Nesta Elphege

Nesta Elphege
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001
Place of birth Saint-Denis, France
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Parma
Number 23
Youth career
–2009 CA Romainville
2009–2010 FC Romainville
2010–2019 Torcy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Tours
2022 Sète 5 (0)
2022–2024 Chamois Niortais 35 (14)
2022–2023 Chamois Niortais B 10 (9)
2024–2025 Grenoble 26 (4)
2026– Parma 9 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026

Nesta Elphege (born 9 January 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Parma.

Early life

Elphege was born on 9 January 2001. Born in Saint-Denis, France, he is a native of the city.[1] He is of Cameroonian descent.[2]

Career

Elphege started his career with French side Tours. During the summer of 2022, he signed for fellow French side Sète, where he made five league appearances and scored zero goals.

The same year, he signed for French side Chamois Niortais, where he made thirty-five league appearances and scored fourteen goals. Ahead of the 2024–25 season, he signed for French side Grenoble, where he made twenty-six league appearances and scored four goals. Following his stint there, he signed for Italian side Parma in 2026.[3]

Style of play

Elphege plays as a forward. Italian news website ParmaToday wrote in 2026 that he is "a powerful striker capable of playing with his back to goal and shielding the ball".[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Que sont devenus les anciens Chamois: un deuxième train à saisir pour Elphège" [What happened to the former Chamois players: a second opportunity for Elphège to seize] (in French). La Nouvelle République. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Mercato : Nesta Elphège s'engage officiellement avec Parme". camerfoot-infos.com. February 1, 2026.
  3. ↑ Nesta Elphege at WorldFootball.net
  4. ↑ "Parma, ecco Nesta Elphege: l'attaccante è in città" [Parma, here's Nesta Elphege: the striker is in town] (in Italian). ParmaToday. 28 January 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.