Johan N'Zi
 N'Zi in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bnei Sakhnin | ||
| Number | 75 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Strasbourg | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Chambly II | 8 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Altglienicke | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Vilaverdense | 20 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | UR La Louvière Centre | 16 | (3) |
| 2023 | Sozopol | 14 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Spartak Varna | 17 | (3) |
| 2024 | Hebar | 13 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 7 | (0) |
| 2025 | Hebar | 12 | (0) |
| 2025– | Bnei Sakhnin | 11 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Madagascar | 12 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:00, 18 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Johan N'Zi (born 23 January 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Bnei Sakhnin. Born in France, he plays for the Madagascar national team.
Club career
[edit]A youth product of the French club Strasbourg, N'Zi began his senior career with the reserves of Chambly in 2017 in the Championnat National 2. In 2019, he moved to the German Regionalliga club Altglienicke. The following season, he had a stint in the Campeonato de Portugal with Vilaverdense.[1] The following season, he moved over to UR La Louvière Centre in the Belgian Division 2.[2] In 2023 he moved to Bulgaria with Sozopol in the Second Professional Football League, followed by a move in Spartak Varna where he became captain.[3] In 2024 he moved to Hebar, followed by a stint to Lokomotiv Plovdiv, before returning to Hebar on 5 March 2025.[4]
International career
[edit]Born in France, N'Zi is of Malagasy and Ivorian descent. In August 2024, he was called up to the Madagascar national team for a set of 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches.[5]
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Madagascar's goal tally first.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 October 2025 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali |  Mali | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 17 November 2025 | Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Manavgat, Turkey |  Equatorial Guinea | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
References
[edit]- 1 2 коментари, Труд-Новини, анализи и (13 February 2019). "Спартак Варна привлече юноша на Страсбург". trud.bg.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "D2 | Les bulletins de La Louvière Centre en première partie de saison: Zenadji, N'Zi et Ba ont fortement plu". sudinfo.be. 2 January 2023.
- ↑ Трендафилов, Пламен (14 September 2023). "Йохан Н`Зи - скритият коз на Спартак Варна".
- ↑ "Полузащитникът Йохан Н'зи се завърна в тима на Хебър". www.bta.bg.
- ↑ Adnews, Ecrit par (19 August 2024). "Fifanintsanana « Can 2025»: hiampy telo ireo mpilalao hanatevina ny Barea de Madagascar – Newsmada".
- ↑ "Johan N'Zi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
External links
[edit]- Johan N'Zi at Soccerway
- Johan N'Zi at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Paris
- Malagasy men's footballers
- Madagascar men's international footballers
- French men's footballers
- Malagasy people of Ivorian descent
- French sportspeople of Malagasy descent
- French sportspeople of Ivorian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC Chambly Oise players
- VSG Altglienicke players
- Vilaverdense F.C. players
- UR La Louvière Centre players
- FC Spartak Varna players
- FC Sozopol players
- FC Hebar Pazardzhik players
- Bnei Sakhnin F.C. players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Regionalliga players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- Belgian Division 2 players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Israeli Premier League players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Malagasy expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
- French expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- French expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
- French expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Malagasy expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Malagasy expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Malagasy expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Malagasy expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
- Malagasy expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- 21st-century Malagasy sportsmen
- 21st-century French sportsmen