Steven Nzonzi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Steven Nzonzi
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 15, 1988(1988-12-15)
Age	36
Birthplace	La Garenne-Colombes
Country	France
Birth City	Île-de-France
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Steven Nzonzi Biography

Steven Nzonzi is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on December 15, 1988 in La Garenne- Colombes, Île-de-France, France. Steven Nkemboanza Mike Christopher Nzonzi (born 15 December 1988) is a French professional footballer who is a defensive midfielder with French club Rennes who are with a loan deal from Italian club Roma and also for the French national team.

On August 15, 2009 Nzonzi was made debut at Blackburn in his debut in a 2-0 defeat against Manchester City and since making his debut, was integral to Sam Allardyce’s team. He scored his debut strike for Rovers on October 4, 2009 in the match against Arsenal during the 6-2 loss. After scoring the first goal of his career, Nzonzi admitted he had been amazed at how quickly he was able to establish himself as a player, but was determined to maintain his spot as a starter in the XI. The second goal of his career for the club came in an effort of 30 yards against Everton on the 17th of April, 2010 during a 3-2 defeat in Ewood Park. On May 3, 2010, in the build-up to the Arsenal game, he declared one of the Blackburn Rovers Player of the Year for the 2009-10 season. picked by supporters.

Nzonzi was given the starting defensive midfielder role for the 2008–09 season and appeared in 36 total matches. He also scored his first professional goal in a 2–1 defeat to Strasbourg on 8 May 2009. The defeat to Strasbourg led to Amiens going winless in their final four matches, which led to the club suffering relegation to the Championnat National, France’s third division of football. Despite the relegation, Nzonzi was applauded for his play and he was linked with a move to the English Premier League, with Blackburn Rovers and Portsmouth showing a serious interest in the young Frenchman, who many hailed as the next Patrick Vieira.

He began his career with Ligue 2 side Amiens, impressing enough to earn a move to Premier League side Blackburn Rovers in 2009 for £650,000. He spent three years at Ewood Park which ended with Rovers being relegated at the end of the 2011–12 season. He remained in the Premier League however, joining Stoke City for £3 million. At Stoke, Nzonzi established himself as a key member of the squad under Tony Pulis and then under Mark Hughes, where his performances during the 2014–15 earned him the Player of the Year award. He joined Spanish side Sevilla for a fee of £7 million in July 2015, and won the UEFA Europa League in his first season.

Nzonzi was first called in the France U-21 team under coach Erick Mombaerts, on the 1st of October 2009, for the European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Malta and Belgium. The player made debut just eight days after the match’s first game in the 58th minute, playing as a substitute for Younousse Sakhare in the 2-0 win. He got his first international debut for under-21s during the match against Belgium that ended in a 0-0 draw.

Steven Nzonzi Net Worth

Steven Nzonzi is one of the richest Association Football Player from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Steven Nzonzi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Born in La Garenne Colombes, France with an Congolese father and a French mother. He started his career by playing for his hometown Club Racing Paris. In 1999 Nzonzi was a member of the youth program at Paris Saint-Germain playing at the Camp des Loges, the club’s academy for youth. When he was at Paris Saint-Germain, Nzonzi, because of his height, was initially put in the academy of the club as a striker. Later, he was re-instated to play as an attack midfielder. After a stint of three years in the Ligue 1 club, he was transferred into the Basse-Normandie region to join CA Lisieux. After that, he was a one-year player with the clubs of SM Caen and AS Beauvais Oise before finally joining at Amiens SC in 2005.

After having played at the Championnat de France amateur 2 for his first two seasons at Amiens, Nzonzi made his professional debut on the 24th of November, 2007 in the Coupe de France match against amateur club AS Raismes appearing as a substitute in the 74th minute. Amiens defeated the match 7-0. Nzonzi made his debut on the 15th of April, 2008, for the full 90 minutes of the 1-0 defeat to Bastia. After the season when he got his first contract as a professional, and was then promoted to the senior squad.

On 28 June 2009, it was reported that Blackburn Rovers had agreed a deal with Amiens to sign Nzonzi. The move was completed on 30 June, signing for a fee of £650,000, on a four-year contract.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Steven Nzonzi Dating?

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In September 2013 Nzonzi was interviewed by police after he was involved in a collision with a cyclist in Hale, Greater Manchester. In October 2015 Nzonzi was ordered to stand trial after allegedly assaulting his wife. He was cleared of the charges in December 2015.

Facts & Trivia

Steven Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. Steven Nzonzi celebrates birthday on December 15 of every year.

Nzonzi was an ever-present in 2014–15, playing 42 times as Stoke finished in ninth position for a second consecutive campaign. He also scored a career best of four goals which were against Southampton, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and in a 6–1 victory over Liverpool on the final day of the season. Nzonzi’s performances during the campaign earned him the Player of the Year award. In June 2015, with Nzonzi entering his final year on his contract, manager Mark Hughes tried to convince him to agree to sign a new contract. However his efforts were unsuccessful and the club ‘reluctantly’ accepted a £7 million offer from Sevilla. In total Nzonzi spent three seasons at Stoke making 120 appearances scoring seven goals.

Top Facts about Steven Nzonzi

1. Steven Nzonzi is a French professional footballer.
2. He was born on December 15, 1988 in Colombes, France.
3. Nzonzi stands at 6 feet 5 inches tall (196 cm).
4. He primarily plays as a defensive midfielder.
5. Nzonzi has played for several clubs including Blackburn Rovers, Stoke City, Sevilla and Roma.
6. He won the Europa League with Sevilla in the 2015-16 season.
7. Nzonzi has made over 200 appearances in the English Premier League.
8. He has also represented the French national team since 2017.
9. Nzonzi was part of France’s squad that won the FIFA World Cup in 2018.
10. His current club is Stade Rennais FC where he plays on loan from Roma.

How old is Steven Nzonzi?

33 years (December 15, 1988)

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