Fabrice Nsakala Mayélé (born 21 July 1990) is a professional footballer who last played for Beşiktaş.[2] He plays as a box-to-box midfielder, but is also capable of playing as a left-back or centre-back. He is a former French youth international, having represented his nation at under-17, under-18 under-19, and under-21 levels.
![]() Nsakala with Anderlecht in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fabrice Nsakala Mayélé[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 32) | ||
Place of birth | Le Blanc-Mesnil, France | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, defender | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2004 | Bondy | ||
2004–2008 | Troyes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2013 | Troyes | 95 | (0) |
2013–2017 | Anderlecht | 49 | (1) |
2016–2017 | → Alanyaspor (loan) | 27 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Alanyaspor | 89 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Beşiktaş | 33 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2006–2007 | France U17 | 5 | (0) |
2007–2008 | France U18 | 3 | (0) |
2008–2009 | France U19 | 2 | (0) |
2011 | France U21 | 1 | (0) |
2015– | DR Congo | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:55, 24 September 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:21, 10 June 2017 (UTC) |
Born in Le Blanc-Mesnil, Seine-Saint-Denis, Nsakala began his football career at AS Bondy. He spent four years in the club's youth system before departing the Parisian suburbs and joining Troyes AC in Aube. After excelling in the club's academy and earning youth international caps, Nsakala was called up to the senior team by manager Ludovic Batelli. He made his professional debut on 9 September 2008 in the team's Coupe de la Ligue match against Angers. Nsakala appeared as a substitute in the match with Troyes recording a 2–1 victory.[3] Three days later, he made his league debut in the team's 2–1 defeat to Clermont again appearing as a substitute.[4] On 19 September 2008, Nsakala made his first professional start playing 62 minutes in a 1–0 loss to Lens.[5] He remained a fixture in the first-team for the remainder of the season often in a substitute's role. On 7 March 2009, Nsakala signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal until June 2012.[6]
For the 2009–10 season, Troyes were relegated to the Championnat National and, despite playing against mostly semi-professional competition, Nsakala only featured in six league matches. The club immediately returned to the second division and Nsakala featured in the team's opening league match of the season against Vannes. He played the entire match in a 1–0 defeat.[7]
On 29 August 2013, Nsakala joined Belgian Pro League side Anderlecht for an undisclosed fee and signed a three-year contract.[8]
In July 2017 Nsakala joined Süper Lig on a permanent transfer after spending the previous season on loan at the club.[9]
In August 2020, Nsakala joined Beşiktaş in Süper Lig.[2][10]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Troyes | 2008–09[11] | Ligue 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
2009–10[11] | Championnat National | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
2010–11[11] | Ligue 2 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
2011–12[11] | Ligue 2 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
2012–13[11] | Ligue 1 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
2013–14[11] | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 95 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 0 | ||
Anderlecht | 2013–14[11] | Belgian Pro League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
2014–15[11] | Belgian Pro League | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
2015–16[11] | Belgian Pro League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
2016–17[12] | Belgian First Division A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 48 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 1 | ||
Alanyaspor (loan) | 2016–17[12] | Süper Lig | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
Alanyaspor | 2017–18[12] | Süper Lig | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
2018–19[12] | Süper Lig | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
2019–20[12] | Süper Lig | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
Total | 89 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | ||
Beşiktaş | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
2021–22 | Süper Lig | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
Career total | 291 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 349 | 2 |
Anderlecht
Beşiktaş
DR Congo squad – 2017 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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