Glory Nzingo

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Glory Nzingo
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-11-04) 4 November 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Swansea City
Youth career
Mountview Boys
Castleknock Celtic
–2016 Home Farm
2016–2019 Cherry Orchard
2019–2021 St Patrick's Athletic
2021–2023 Stade de Reims
2023–2025 Swansea City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Stade de Reims B 10 (0)
2023– Swansea City 0 (0)
2025Carolina Core (loan) 25 (8)
International career
2019 Republic of Ireland U15 5 (0)
2020 Republic of Ireland U16 4 (1)
2022 Republic of Ireland U19 3 (0)
2024– Republic of Ireland U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:23, 12 January 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:13, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

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

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Club career

Early 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]

Stade de Reims

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] He played 10 games for the club's B side in the France's fourth tier, the Championnat National 2. [6]

Swansea City

On 22 June 2023, it was announced that Nzingo had signed for the academy of Swansea City for an undisclosed fee. [7]

Carolina Core loan

On 14 February 2025, Nzingo joined MLS Next Pro side Carolina Core on loan until 31 December 2025. [8] He made his debut on 2 April 2025, in a 2–1 loss to Charlotte Independence in the U.S. Open Cup. [9] He made a total of 27 appearances in all competitions during his loan spell, scoring 9 goals. [10] Having returned to Swansea after his loan spell, he went on trial with his former club St Patrick's Athletic, scoring in a 4–1 win over Wexford in a pre-season friendly on 12 January 2026. [11]

International career

Nzingo has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth international level. [12] In 2020 Nzingo was named U15 International Player of the Year at the annual FAI International Awards. [1] In November 2024, he received his first call up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad for their two friendlies against Sweden U21 in Marbella, Spain. [13] He made his debut in a 2–0 defeat to Sweden on 14 November 2024. [14]

Career statistics

As of matches played 20 October 2025 [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup League cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stade de Reims B 2021–22 Championnat National 2 600060
2022–23 400040
Total10000100
Swansea City 2023–24 EFL Championship 0000002 [a] 020
2024–25 0000001 [a] 010
2025–26 000000
Total0000003030
Carolina Core (loan) 2025 MLS Next Pro 258101 [b] 1279
Career total358100041409
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Welsh League Cup
  2. Appearance in the 2025 MLS Next Pro Playoffs

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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. "Exclusive report : The Swansea City player getting noticed across the pond - Swansea City News". Swansea Independent.
  7. "Glory Nzingo joins Swansea City Academy | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com.
  8. "Glory Nzingo joins Carolina Core FC on loan | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com.
  9. "2025 US Open Cup Round 2: Marou's OT goal gives Charlotte Independence first pro win in 10 years". thecup.us. April 2, 2025.
  10. "Glory Nzingo | MLSsoccer.com". mlsnextpro.
  11. "League of Ireland transfers: St Pat's close in on former Ireland underage cap Glory Nzingo". www.independent.ie. January 12, 2026.
  12. Glory Nzingo at WorldFootball.net
  13. "Jim Crawford names Under-21 squad for Sweden friendlies". www.fai.ie.
  14. "REPORT | Sweden U21 2-0 Ireland U21". www.fai.ie.
  15. Glory Nzingo at Soccerway