Abdenego N'Lola Nankishi (born 6 July 2002) is a German professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
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for club
Werder Bremen. He has represented Germany internationally at youth levels U17, U19 and U20.
Club career
A youth product of TV Loxstedt and LTS Bremerhaven, Nankishi moved to the academy of
Werder Bremen in 2014 and worked his way up through all their youth categories. In 2020, he was promoted to
their reserves and in 2021 to their senior team. He made his professional debut with Werder Bremen in a 2–0
DFB-Pokal win over
VfL Osnabrück
VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, and tennis but is by far best known for its football section.
History Foundation to WW2
The cl ...
on 7 August 2021.
On 17 August 2022, Nankishi joined
Heracles Almelo
Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941. Heracles won the Eerste Divisie title during the 2004–05 season, gaining promotion to th ...
in the Netherlands on a season-long loan. The loan was renewed for the 2023–24 season.
On 31 January 2024, Nankishi moved on a new loan to
1860 Munich
, commonly known as TSV 1860 München (; lettered as ) or 1860 Munich, is a sports club based in Munich. The club's football team currently plays in the 3. Liga, the third tier of German football.
1860 Munich was one of the founding members of ...
.
International career
Born in Germany, Nankishi is of Angolan descent. He is a youth international for Germany, having represented the country at youth levels
U17,
U19 and
U20 U20 or U-20 may refer to:
Naval vessels
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* , a sloop of the Royal Navy
* , a submarine of the Austro-Hungarian Navy
Other uses
* Great truncated cuboctahedron
* Meizu U20, a smartphone
* Roland U-20, a synthesizer
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Career statistics
References
External links
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2002 births
Living people
Footballers from Bremerhaven
German men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Germany men's youth international footballers
German people of Angolan descent
SV Werder Bremen players
SV Werder Bremen II players
Heracles Almelo players
TSV 1860 Munich players
2. Bundesliga players
Regionalliga players
Eerste Divisie players
Eredivisie players
3. Liga players
German expatriate men's footballers
German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands