Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 October 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Geneva, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | SC Freiburg | ||
Number | 44 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2023 | Servette | ||
2023 | SC Freiburg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2024– | SC Freiburg II | 19 | (3) |
2024– | SC Freiburg | 12 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2023 | Switzerland U18 | 7 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Switzerland U19 | 11 | (0) |
2024– | Switzerland U20 | 5 | (0) |
2025– | Switzerland | 2 | (1) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2025 |
Johan Manzambi (born 14 October 2005) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg and the Switzerland national team.
Manzambi was born on 14 October 2005 in Geneva, Switzerland. He started playing football at the age of four. [1] His parents are from Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo.
As a youth player, Manzambi joined the youth academy of Swiss side Servette. In 2023, he joined the youth academy of German Bundesliga side SC Freiburg and was promoted to the club's reserve team in 2024 before being promoted to the first team the same year. On 21 August 2024, he debuted for them during a 3–0 away loss to 1. FC Heidenheim in the league. [2]
Manzambi plays as a midfielder and is right-footed. Swiss newspaper Blick wrote in 2024 that he is a "fast box-to-box player who is dynamic and energetic". [3]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
SC Freiburg II | 2023–24 | 3. Liga | 10 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
2024–25 | Regionalliga Südwest | 9 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
Total | 19 | 3 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||||
SC Freiburg | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | |
2025–26 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||
Career total | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Switzerland | 2025 | 2 | 1 |
Total | 2 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 10 June 2025 | Geodis Park, Nashville, United States | ![]() | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |