Lionel 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.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lionel Mpasi-Nzau | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-08-01) 1 August 1994 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Meaux, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rodez | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2009 | Torcy | ||
| 2009–2011 | PSG | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | PSG II | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Toulouse II | 23 | (0) |
| 2016– | Rodez | 63 | (0) |
| 2018-2020 | → Rodez II (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | France U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | France U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | France U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | DR Congo | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:34, 25 July 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:45, 29 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
A youth product of PSG, Mpasi signed his first professional contract with Toulouse before moving to Rodez in 2016.[1] Mpasi made his professional debut with Rodez in a 0-0 Ligue 2 tie with Le Mans FC on 14 February 2020.[2]
Mpasi was born in France, and is of Congolese descent.[3] He is a former youth international for France.[4] 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.[5]
Rodez AF – current squad | |
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