Lionel Mpasi

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Lionel Mpasi
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Personal information
Full name Lionnel Mpasi Nzau
Date of birth (1994-08-01) 1 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Meaux, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Rodez
Number 16
Youth career
2001–2009 Torcy
2009–2011 PSG
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012 PSG II 3 (0)
2012–2016 Toulouse II 23 (0)
2016– Rodez 107 (0)
2018–2020 → Rodez II (loan) 10 (0)
International career‡
2010 France U16 2 (0)
2011 France U17 7 (0)
2011 France U18 3 (0)
2022– DR Congo 12 (0)

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 January 2024

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Lionnel Mpasi Nzau (born 1 August 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Rodez AF. Born in France, he plays for the DR Congo national team.

Early life

Mpasi was born in Meaux, in the eastern suburbs of Paris, to Congolese parents. [1] [2] He acquired French nationality on 31 August 2000, through the collective effect of his father's naturalization. [3]

Club career

A youth product of PSG, Mpasi signed his first professional contract with Toulouse before moving to Rodez in 2016. [4] Mpasi made his professional debut with Rodez in a 0–0 Ligue 2 tie with Le Mans FC on 14 February 2020. [5]

International career

Mpasi is a former youth international for France. [6] However, he decided to represent the home country of his parents, DR Congo. Being selected without appearing on the pitch, he finally debuted for the DR Congo national team in a 1–0 friendly loss to Bahrain on 1 February 2022. [7]

On 27 December 2023, he was selected from the list of 24 Congolese players selected by Sébastien Desabre to participate in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. As a full goalkeeper, he contested the three first-round matches, all ended in a tie against Zambia 1-1 and Morocco 1-1 and Tanzania 0-0, respectively. In the eighth final, against the Egypt team, he scored the last shot at the goal, with the game ending in a 1-1 draw. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Muko (20 January 2021). "Lionel Mpasi-Nzau (Rodez): "Représenter la patrie ? Ce serait un grand plaisir !"". LEOPARDSFOOT (in French). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Les Échos de Muko: Bolasie démarre fort, Bakagoal frappe pour la reprise, Mpoku décisif". 17 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "JORF n° 0203 du 2 septembre 2000 - Légifrance". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Mpasi: "Redécouvrir le Stadium avec Rodez, c'est juste incroyable"". LesViolets.Com.
  5. ↑ "Le Mans vs. Rodez – 14 February 2020 – Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  6. ↑ Calabresi, Fabien. "Coupe de France – Lionel MPASI (Rodez): " Je me mets en mode compétition "". www.footpy.fr.
  7. ↑ "Bahrain beat DR Congo in friendly | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN". DT News.
  8. ↑ https://twitter.com/MickyJnr__/status/1751756873378791774
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