Nayel Rayan Mehssatou Sepúlveda (born 8 August 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Kortrijk. Born in Belgium, he represents the Chile national team.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Nayel Rayan Mehssatou Sepúlveda | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kortrijk | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Toekomst Relegem | ||
| 2009–2022 | Anderlecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Kortrijk | 12 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | Chile U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Belgium U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2022– | Chile | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:44, 19 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:39, 6 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Mehssatou is a youth product of Toekomst Relegem and Anderlecht, having stayed in Anderlecht's youth academy for 13 years.[1] He signed his first professional contract with Anderlecht on 18 December 2019.[2] On 18 January 2022, he transferred to Kortrijk signing a 3.5 year contract.[3] He made his professional debut with Kortrijk in a 3–2 Belgian First Division A loss to Union Saint-Gilloise on 5 March 2022.[4]
He represented the Chile U17s for a pair of friendlies in October 2019. He then switched to represent Belgium U18s that same year, with 1 goal in 4 appearances.[5]
Mehssatou was called up to the senior Chile national team for a friendly and the 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer tournament in June 2022.[6]
He debuted with Chile in a friendly 2–0 loss to South Korea on 6 June 2022.[7]
Mehssatou was born in Belgium to a Moroccan father and a Chilean mother.[8] His mother, Michelle Sepúlveda, was born in Santiago and moved to Brussels in 1975 along with her Chilean family.
He has an older brother called Yassine Elías.
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