Patrick Nzuzi

Last updated

Patrick Nzuzi
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-10-24) 24 October 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Lubumbashi, Zaire
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Fullback, midfielder
Youth career
2008–2010 Newcastle United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011 Newcastle United
2013–2014 Limerick F.C.
2015–2015 Sligo Rovers
2018–2020 Herne Bay [1]
International career
2012–2014 DR Congo 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Patrick Nzuzi born (24 October 1992) is a Congolese footballer who represented the DR Congo national football team. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Early life and education

Nzuzi was born in Lubumbashi, DR Congo to Pascal Longelo Nzuzi and Philomène Ibwata Wa Kucha. Patrick Nzuzi moved to the United Kingdom in 2005. He got into football at an early age and was signed by the academy of Newcastle United F.C. [5] [6]

He has a Bachelor's degree in Sport and Exercise Management from the University of Kent which was completed during his footballing career and a Master's in High performance sport completed in Barcelona, Spain. [7]

Career

Nzuzi joined the Newcastle United academy aged 13 in 2005 and signed his first professional contract at Newcastle United aged 18 in 2010. [8] [9] [10] [11]

Newcastle United

Nzuzi made his reserve team debut aged 16 against Rotherham, and impressed the first team manager, Chris Hughton. [12]

He captained the Under-18 team during the 2009–10 season and was part of the Newcastle United team that reached the FA Youth Cup semi-final in 2009–10. [13] [14] [15]

He scored his first Newcastle United Reserves goal against Bedlington on 1 February 2012. [16]

Limerick F.C.

His debut for Limerick F.C. came in a 1–1 Munster derby draw against Cork city. [17]

Nzuzi became a regular at Limerick F.C. He made over 50 appearances in two seasons for the newly promoted Munster side. [18] [19] [20] [21]

He was named as one of the top five young players in Ireland by goal.com in his first season. [22]

Sligo Rovers

Nzuzi was handed a one-year contract by interim boss and former Cameroon International, Joseph N'Do, however injuries saw him end his Sligo journey early in December 2015. [23] [24] [25]

DR Congo

Nzuzi made his debut for the DR Congo national football team in a U21 friendly against Austria. He went on to represent DR Congo at the Toulon Tournament held in 2014 in Toulon France where he faced the likes of France, Colombia, US and South Korea.

He was handed a first team debut in a friendly against Cameroon by Claude Le Roy.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joseph N'Do</span> Cameroonian footballer (born 1976)

Joseph Cyrille N'Do is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward. He made 21 appearances for the Cameroon national team, scoring twice.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gavin Peers</span> Irish footballer

Gavin Peers is an Irish football coach and former player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pádraig Amond</span> Irish footballer

Pádraig Amond is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for League of Ireland Premier Division club Waterford.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ian Bermingham</span> Irish professional footballer

Ian Bermingham is an Irish former professional footballer who spent 13 seasons with League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patricks Athletic, where he was club captain and is the all-time appearance record holder. He previously spent two seasons at UCD and a season at Shamrock Rovers.

Daryl "Dil" Kavanagh is an Irish footballer who last played for Drogheda United in the League of Ireland Premier Division. His former clubs include Carrick United, Waterford United, Cobh Ramblers, Limerick, St Patrick's Athletic, Shamrock Rovers, Cork City and Sligo Rovers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vinny Faherty</span> Irish professional footballer

Vincent Faherty is an Irish former professional footballer.

Seán 'Socky' O'Connor is an Irish former professional footballer who played for St. Patrick's Athletic over two spells, Limerick & Shamrock Rovers over two spells. He is currently coach with League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kieran Djilali</span> English footballer

Kieran Stephen Larbi Allen-Djilali, more commonly known as Kieran Djilali, is an English footballer who plays for Three Bridges.

Christopher Joseph Fagan, known as Chris or Christy Fagan, is a retired Irish footballer who played as a forward. He last played for St Patrick's Athletic in the League of Ireland Premier Division.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Forrester</span> Irish footballer (born 1992)

Christopher Stephen Forrester is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for St Patrick's Athletic in the League of Ireland Premier Division. He has also previously played for Bohemians, Peterborough United, Aberdeen and the Republic of Ireland under-21's. In March 2016 he was called up to the Republic of Ireland senior squad but has yet to be capped.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lee Lynch (footballer)</span> Irish association footballer

Lee Lynch is an Irish footballer who plays for League of Ireland First Division side Treaty United.

The 2014 season was St. Patrick's Athletic F.C.'s 85th year in existence and was their 63rd consecutive season in the League of Ireland top division. It was the third year that Liam Buckley is the team's manager, following replacing Pete Mahon in December 2011. The Saints finished the previous season as the 2013 champions. The season was very successful on the field as the Saints began by winning the inaugural President's Cup and the Leinster Senior Cup. The biggest triumph of all however was when top scorer Christy Fagan wrote himself into the club's history books by scoring twice in a 2–0 win over Derry City in the 2014 FAI Cup Final, ending a 53-year hoodoo with the cup for the club. Pats also competed in the UEFA Champions League, the Setanta Cup and the League of Ireland Cup.

Jonah Ananias Paul Ayunga is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership club St. Mirren. Born in England, he represents the Kenya national team.

Jamie Terence McGrath is an Irish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen and the Republic of Ireland national team. He started his career with St Patrick's Athletic and has since played for Dundalk, St Mirren, Wigan Athletic, Dundee United and Aberdeen.

The 2017 season was St. Patrick's Athletic F.C.'s 88th year in existence and was the Supersaint's 66th consecutive season in the top-flight of Irish football. It was the sixth year that Liam Buckley is the team's manager, following replacing Pete Mahon in December 2011. With the new change to the League of Ireland structure, 3 clubs were set to be relegated from the Premier Division, which has created an intense relegation between many clubs, including Pats' due to their lower budget than previous years following a poor 2016 season in which they finished 7th in the league, making 2017 the first year in 7 years without European football. The relegation battle went right down to the last day of the season, where Pat's secured the necessary point to stay up following a 1–1 draw away to Derry City.

Aidan Keena is an Irish footballer who plays as a forward for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic. He has previously played for Heart of Midlothian, Hartlepool United, Queen's Park, Dunfermline Athletic, Falkirk, Sligo Rovers and Cheltenham Town.

The 2018 Season was St Patrick's Athletic F.C.'s 89th year in existence and was the Supersaints' 67th consecutive season in the top flight of Irish football. It was the seventh year that Liam Buckley is the team's manager, following replacing Pete Mahon in December 2011. Buckley resigned from his post as manager on 25 September with assistant Ger O'Brien taking over for the remainder of the season. It was the first year of the new format of the League of Ireland Premier Division where by there will be 10 teams playing each other four times, twice home and twice away. On 19 December 2017 the fixtures were announced with Pat's down to play champions Cork City on the opening day of the season on 16 February 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dean Clarke (Irish footballer)</span> Irish association footballer

Dean Clarke is an Irish professional footballer who most recently played for League of Ireland club, St Patrick's Athletic, where he spent two and a half seasons. He started his career with UCD, and had two seasons with Limerick, one either side of a year spent at Shamrock Rovers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brandon Miele</span> Irish footballer

Brandon Miele is an Irish former professional footballer. A midfielder, he last played for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic, having previously played for his first senior club Shamrock Rovers for four years.

Ronan Liam Coughlan is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League Two club Fleetwood Town.

References

  1. ↑ "Patrick Nzuzi – Herne Bay FC First Team".
  2. ↑ "Congo DR – P. Nzuzi – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Patrick Nzuzi | Football Stats | Sligo Rovers | Age 29 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Patrick Nzuzi | Stats | History | Career Details | Images | extratime.com - The Home of Irish Football - Extratime.com". www.extratime.com. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Two defenders for Bay – The Pitching In Isthmian Football League". www.isthmian.co.uk. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Nzuzi Earns Pat On The Back". Newcastle United Football Club. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  7. ↑ The Red Card. "An Education Pack Challenging Contemporary Racisms and Educating About the Dangers of Far Right Groups" (PDF). Department for Communities and Local Government. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  8. ↑ FIFPlay. "Patrick Nzuzi – FIFA 16 (57 RB)". FIFPlay. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Patrick Nzuzi - Midfielder of Nova Venécia, match statistics, goals, assists, history games, all seasons on Tribuna.com". Tribuna.com. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "Patrick Nzuzi: Statistics and Goals". Football Today. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  11. ↑ Brand, Elaine (25 November 2009). "Gazza Delight For Toon Youngsters". League Football Education (LFE). Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "Academy Pair Debut For Reserves". league Football Education. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  13. ↑ "Invicta close in on former Newcastle United player". Kent Online. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  14. ↑ Ridley, Ian (3 October 2011). There's a Golden Sky: How Twenty Years of the Premier League Have Changed Football Forever. A&C Black. ISBN   978-1-4081-6536-2.
  15. ↑ Ryder, Lee; Updated (1 February 2012). "EXCLUSIVE: Ashley to invest in young talent". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  16. ↑ "Pat's Magic!". Newcastle United Football Club. February 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  17. ↑ "Patrick Nzuzi". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  18. ↑ "Limerick given huge reception on return to Airtricity Premier League". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  19. ↑ "Crushing blow to Dundalk's title hopes as Limerick take the points". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  20. ↑ "Vinny Faherty strikes twice to help Limerick FC to first league win". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  21. ↑ "Limerick complete signing of former Newcastle United player Patrick Nzuzi | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  22. ↑ "Limerick defender Patrick Nzuzi looking forward to Sligo Rovers clash | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  23. ↑ "Sligo keep their hopes alive". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  24. ↑ "Sheppard pounces to give Rovers the points". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  25. ↑ "Hughes and Lehane join Sligo Rovers". 28 July 2015.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.