Fabrice Nsakala Mayélé (born 21 July 1990) is a professional
footballer
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who plays for Swiss club
Neuchâtel Xamax
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. He plays as a
box-to-box midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
, but is also capable of playing as a
left-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
or
centre-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
. He is a former
French youth international, having represented his nation at
under-17,
under-18 under-19, and
under-21 levels.
Career
Troyes
Born in
Le Blanc-Mesnil
() is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris, between Charles de Gaulle Airport and le Bourget Airport.
Name
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,
Seine-Saint-Denis
() is a department of France located in the Grand Paris metropolis in the region. In French, it is often referred to colloquially as ' or ' ("ninety-three" or "nine three"), after its official administrative number, 93. Its prefecture is Bob ...
, Nsakala began his football career at AS Bondy. He spent four years in the club's youth system before departing the Parisian
suburbs and joining
Troyes AC
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in
Aube
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Ludovic Batelli
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. He made his professional debut on 9 September 2008 in the team's
Coupe de la Ligue
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match against
Angers
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. Nsakala appeared as a substitute in the match with Troyes recording a 2–1 victory. Three days later, he made his league debut in the team's 2–1 defeat to
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again appearing as a substitute. On 19 September 2008, Nsakala made his first professional start playing 62 minutes in a 1–0 loss to
Lens
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. He remained a fixture in the first-team for the remainder of the season often in a substitute's role. On 7 March 2009, Nsakala signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal until June 2012.
For the
2009–10 season, Troyes were relegated to the
Championnat National
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and, despite playing against mostly semi-professional competition, Nsakala only featured in six league matches. The club immediately returned to the second division and Nsakala featured in the team's opening league match of the season against
Vannes
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. He played the entire match in a 1–0 defeat.
Anderlecht
On 29 August 2013, Nsakala joined
Belgian Pro League
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side
Anderlecht
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for an undisclosed fee and signed a three-year contract.
Alanyaspor
In July 2017 Nsakala joined
Süper Lig
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on a permanent transfer after spending the previous season on loan at the club.
Beşiktaş
In August 2020, Nsakala joined
Beşiktaş
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in
Süper Lig
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.
Career statistics
Honours
Anderlecht
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Belgian Pro League
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2013–14
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Belgian Super Cup
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:
2014
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Beşiktaş
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Süper Lig
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:
2020–21
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Türkiye Kupası
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2020–21
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1990 births
Living people
People from Le Blanc-Mesnil
Footballers from Seine-Saint-Denis
Men's association football defenders
Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers
Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers
France men's youth international footballers
France men's under-21 international footballers
2017 Africa Cup of Nations players
French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
French men's footballers
ES Troyes AC players
R.S.C. Anderlecht players
Alanyaspor footballers
Beşiktaş J.K. footballers
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Championnat National players
Belgian Pro League players
Süper Lig players
French expatriate men's footballers
Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people
French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Turkey