Glory Nzingo

Glory Nzingo
Personal information
Date of birth	4 November 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Swansea City
Youth career
	Mountview Boys
	Castleknock Celtic
	Home Farm
2016-2019	Cherry Orchard
2019–2021	St Patrick's Athletic
2021–2023	Stade de Reims
2023–	Swansea City
Senior career*
Years	Team
2022–2023	Stade de Reims B
2023–	Swansea City
International career‡
2019	Republic of Ireland U15
2020	Republic of Ireland U16
2022	Republic of Ireland U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:32, 6 June 2023 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:38, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

Last updated February 22, 2024

Glory Nzingo (born 4 November 2004) is an Irish professional footballer currently playing as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Swansea City.

Club career

Born in Dublin, Nzingo played for the youth sides of Mountview Boys, Castleknock Celtic, Home Farm and Cherry Orchard, before a move to St Patrick's Athletic in January 2019.^[1]^[2] He made his senior debut for St Pat's in a 4–0 pre-season friendly loss to English side Chelsea, at the age of fourteen.^[3]^[4] In 2020, he was named Football Association of Ireland under-15 player of the year.^[1]

In June 2021, French side Stade Rennais launched a bid for Nzingo.^[1] However, he went on to join fellow French side Stade de Reims in July of the same year.^[5]

On 22 June 2023, it was announced that Nzingo had signed for the academy of Swansea City for an undisclosed fee.^[6]

International career

Nzingo has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth international level.^[7] In 2020 Nzingo was named U15 International Payer of the Year at the annual FAI International Awards.

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 20 January 2024^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stade de Reims B	2021–22	Championnat National 2	6	0	—		—		0	0	6	0
	2022–23	Championnat National 2	4	0	—		—		0	0	4	0
	Total		10	0	—		—		0	0	10	0
Swansea City	2023–24	EFL Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	2^{[lower-alpha 1]}	0	2	0
Career total			10	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12	0

Notes

↑ Appearances in the Welsh League Cup

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References

1 2 3 Fallon, John (26 June 2021). "French club Rennes make offer for St Pat's star". irishexaminer.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
↑ Dempsey, Andrew (9 July 2021). "Highly-Regarded St Patrick's Athletic Teenager Makes Intriguing Ligue 1 Move". balls.ie. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
↑ "Nzingo, 15 [sic], makes Saints debut in defeat to Chelsea". rte.ie. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
↑ Donnelly, David (7 February 2022). "France-based former Saint Glory Nzingo among 24 called up for Ireland under-19 training camp". dublinlive.ie. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
↑ "Glory Nzingo intègre l'Académie SDR" [Glory Nzingo joins the SDR Academy]. stade-de-reims.com (in French). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
↑ "Glory Nzingo joins Swansea City Academy | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com.
↑ Glory Nzingo at WorldFootball.net
↑ Glory Nzingo at Soccerway

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[9] Appearances in the Welsh League Cup

[ie-1] 1 2 3 Fallon, John (26 June 2021). "French club Rennes make offer for St Pat's star". irishexaminer.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[2] Dempsey, Andrew (9 July 2021). "Highly-Regarded St Patrick's Athletic Teenager Makes Intriguing Ligue 1 Move". balls.ie. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[3] "Nzingo, 15 [sic], makes Saints debut in defeat to Chelsea". rte.ie. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[4] Donnelly, David (7 February 2022). "France-based former Saint Glory Nzingo among 24 called up for Ireland under-19 training camp". dublinlive.ie. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[5] "Glory Nzingo intègre l'Académie SDR" [Glory Nzingo joins the SDR Academy]. stade-de-reims.com (in French). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[6] "Glory Nzingo joins Swansea City Academy | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com.

[7] Glory Nzingo at WorldFootball.net

[8] Glory Nzingo at Soccerway

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Personal information
Date of birth	(2004-11-04) 4 November 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Swansea City
Youth career
	Mountview Boys
	Castleknock Celtic
	Home Farm
2016-2019	Cherry Orchard
2019–2021	St Patrick's Athletic
2021–2023	Stade de Reims
2023–	Swansea City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2023	Stade de Reims B	10	(0)
2023–	Swansea City	0	(0)
International career^‡
2019	Republic of Ireland U15	5	(0)
2020	Republic of Ireland U16	4	(1)
2022	Republic of Ireland U19	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:32, 6 June 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:38, 6 June 2023 (UTC)