Félix Nzouango

{{Short description|French footballer (born 2003)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Félix Nzouango

| image = UEFA Youth League Zenit-Juventus, 2021-10-20 05 (cropped2).jpg

| caption = Nzouango in 2021

| full_name = Félix Victor Anlong Nzouango Bikien{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce89/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: France (FRA) |publisher=FIFA |page=8 |date=22 May 2023 |access-date=30 May 2023}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|1|7|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Creil, France

| height = 1.88 m

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Beerschot

| clubnumber = 55

| youthyears1 = 2009–2018

| youthclubs1 = AFC Creil

| youthyears2 = 2018–2020

| youthclubs2 = Amiens

| youthyears3 = 2020–2022

| youthclubs3 = Juventus

| years1 = 2022–2023

| clubs1 = Juventus Next Gen

| caps1 = 10

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2023–

| clubs2 = Beerschot

| caps2 = 7

| goals2 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2018–2019

| nationalteam1 = France U16

| nationalcaps1 = 10

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2019

| nationalteam2 = France U17

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2022

| nationalteam3 = France U19

| nationalcaps3 = 3

| nationalgoals3 = 1

| nationalyears4 = 2023

| nationalteam4 = France U20

| nationalcaps4 = 1

| nationalgoals4 = 1

| pcupdate = 1 April 2025

| ntupdate =

}}

Félix Victor Anlong Nzouango Bikien (born 7 January 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian Pro League club Beerschot.

Club career

In 2018, Nzouango joined Amiens's youth sector, having been noticed by the youth set-up coordinator who had seen him play in Creil.{{Cite web |last=Alessandro Mastroluca |date=2020-07-13 |title=Felix Nzouango, chi è il giovane difensore della Juve: storia e caratteristiche |url=https://www.calciotoday.it/2020/07/13/felix-nzouango-chi-e-il-giovane-difensore-della-juve-storia-e-caratteristiche/ |access-date=2022-09-04 |website=CalcioToday.it |language=it-IT}} In September 2020, he was bought by Juventus for a fee of 3 million euros. He made his professional debut on 3 September 2022, in a 2–0 win against Trento, playing for Juventus Next Gen.{{Cite web |last=JuventusNews24 |first=Redazione |date=2022-09-03 |title=Juventus Next Gen: esordio tra i professionisti per tre giovani |url=https://www.juventusnews24.com/juventus-next-gen-esordio-professionisti-mulazzi-nzouango-bonetti-trento-serie-c-2022-23/ |access-date=2022-09-04 |website=Juventus News 24 |language=it-IT}}

On 12 July 2023, Nzouango signed a two-year contract with Beerschot in Belgium.{{cite web|publisher=Beerschot|url=https://beerschot.be/en/news/two-year-contract-felix-nzouango|title=TWO YEAR CONTRACT FOR FELIX NZOUANGO|date=12 July 2023|access-date=9 September 2023}}

International career

Nzouango was called up to the France U20s for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fff.fr/article/10228-le-groupe-pour-la-coupe-du-monde.html|title=Le groupe pour la Coupe du monde|website=www.fff.fr}}

Personal life

Son of a Cameroonian father and of French mother, Nzouango has two sisters and two brothers, one of which is twin.

Style of play

Nzouango is a defender who can play either as a centre-back or full-back.

Honours

Career statistics

{{Updated|match played 26 March 2023}}

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|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{Soccerway|id=640595|accessdate=4 September 2022}}

! rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Season

! colspan="3" |League

! colspan="2" |Coppa Italia

! colspan="2" |Other

! colspan="2" |Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventus Next Gen

|2022–23

|Serie C

|10

0colspan="2" |—1{{Efn|Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C}}0110
colspan="3" |Career total

!10

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