Neftali Manzambi

Neftali Manzambi (born 23 April 1997) is an Swiss footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Valencia CF Mestalla on loan from Sporting de Gijón.

Neftali Manzambi
Personal information
Full name Neftali Benedic Manzambi
Date of birth (1997-04-23) 23 April 1997
Place of birth Luanda, Angola
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Valencia B
(on loan from Sporting Gijón)
Number 14
Youth career
2004–2008 La Chaux-de-Fonds
2008–2009 Xamax 2007
2009–2010 La Chaux-de-Fonds
2010–2017 Basel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Basel 7 (1)
2018–2019 → Sporting Gijón (loan) 12 (0)
2018–2019 → Sporting B (loan) 7 (1)
2019– Sporting Gijón 2 (0)
2019 → Córdoba (loan) 4 (0)
2020– → Valencia B (loan) 5 (0)
National team
2012 Switzerland U15 2 (0)
2012–2013 Switzerland U16 4 (2)
2014–2015 Switzerland U18 3 (0)
2015–2016 Switzerland U19 11 (2)
2016–2017 Switzerland U20 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2020

Club career

Born in Angola, Manzambi graduated with FC Basel's youth setup, after stints at FC La Chaux-de-Fonds and FC Xamax 2007. He made his Swiss Super League debut on 14 May 2017 in a 3–3 draw against FC Thun.[1]

In July 2018, Manzambi joined Spanish Segunda División side Sporting de Gijón on a trial basis.[2] On 7 August, he agreed to a one-year loan deal, with a buyout clause.[3]

On 30 January 2019, Sporting activated his buyout clause, with Manzambi signing a three-year contract and being immediately loaned to fellow second division side Córdoba CF until the end of the season.[4]

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References
  1. "Debüt für FCB-Youngster Manzambi" [Debut for FCB youngster Manzambi] (in German). Telebasel. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. "El delantero suizo Neftali Manzambi se entrena con el Sporting B" [Swiss forward Neftali Manzambi trains with Sporting B] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. "Neftali Manzambi firma por el Sporting" [Neftali Manzambi signs for Sporting] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  4. "Neftali, cedido por el Sporting al Córdoba" [Neftali, loaned from Sporting to Córdoba] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.


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