| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clinton Nsiala-Makengo | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Rennes, France | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rangers | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2019 | CPB Bréquigny | ||
| 2019–2021 | Nantes | ||
| 2021–2024 | AC Milan | ||
| 2024– | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024- | Rangers | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | France U16 | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 January 2024 | |||
Clinton Nsiala-Makengo (born 17 January 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Scottish Premiership club Rangers.
Born in Rennes, Nsiala started playing football with Cercle Paul Bert de Bréquigny, [1] [2] before joining the youth academy of Nantes in 2019. [1] [3]
On 2021, he joined Italian club AC Milan on a free transfer, [4] [5] signing his first professional contract. [1] He was subsequently assigned to the under-19 team, where he established himself as a regular starter, playing both in the Campionato Primavera 1 and the UEFA Youth League; [5] [6] in this last competition, he helped the team reach the semi-finals in the 2022–23 season, [7] before reaching the final the following season. [8] During his spell at AC Milan, he also trained with and received several call-ups to the first team, under manager Stefano Pioli. [5] [6] In June 2024, Nsiala announced his departure from AC Milan after turning down an offer to extend his expiring contract. [9] [10]
On 10 June 2024, Scottish Premiership club Rangers announced that Nsiala had agreed to sign a pre-contract with the club, being set to join them on a free transfer on 1 July. [3] [11] He made his debut for Rangers B on 14 August 2024, starting on a 2024–25 Scottish Challenge Cup second round 3-2 away match against Clyde. [12]
He scored his first goal for Rangers on 19 January 2025 against Fraserburgh in the Scottish Cup at Ibrox. [13]
Nsiala represented France at youth international level, featuring for the under-16 national team in 2020. [1] [2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AC Milan | 2023–24 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rangers B | 2024–25 | — | — | — | — | 4 [a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Rangers | 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 9 | 0 | 1 [b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Career total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
Nsiala is a left-footed centre back, who has been mainly praised for his physicality, his anticipation skills, his jumping reach in aerial duels and his technique. [2] [5] He can also be deployed as a defensive midfielder.
Born in Rennes, [1] [2] Nsiala is of Congolese descent.[ citation needed ]