Rabby Nzingoula

Rabby Nzingoula
Nzingoula with Montpellier in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-11-25) 25 November 2005
Place of birth Lille, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 West Bromwich Albion
Youth career
2011–2020 Grigny
2020–2022 Orléans
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Strasbourg B 24 (3)
2024–2026 Strasbourg 10 (0)
2024–2025 → Montpellier (loan) 27 (1)
2026 → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 15 (1)
2026– West Bromwich Albion 1 (0)
International career‡
2024–2025 France U20 16 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:30, 15 October 2025 (UTC)

Rabby Nzingoula (born 25 November 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion.

Club career

Born in Lille, Nzingoula grew up playing for Grigny in the Paris region.[1] After a spell at Orléans, he joined the youth of academy of Strasbourg in 2022, at the age of 16.[2] On 18 February 2024, Nzingoula made his professional and Ligue 1 debut in a 3–1 loss to Lorient.[2][3] He signed his first professional contract with Strasbourg on 15 May 2024, a deal until 2027.[1]

On 28 August 2024, Nzingoula signed for fellow Ligue 1 club Montpellier on a season-long loan.[4][5] He made his debut as a substitute in a 3–1 defeat to Nantes.[6]

On 27 January 2026, Nzingoula was loaned to 1. FC Nürnberg in Germany's 2. Bundesliga.[7]

On 11 August 2026, Nzingoula signed for West Bromwich Albion.[8]

International career

Nzingoula made his France U20 debut in a 1–1 friendly draw against Denmark on 16 November 2024.[9]

He represented France at the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where France finished in fourth place.[10]

Personal life

Born in France, Nzingoula is of Congolese descent from the Republic of the Congo.[11] His younger brother Rudy Matondo is also a professional footballer.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coupe de France Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Strasbourg B 2022–23 National 3 140——140
2023–24 National 3 103——103
Total 243——243
Strasbourg 2023–24 Ligue 1 6010—70
2025–26 Ligue 1 40004[a]080
2026–27 Ligue 1 0000—00
Total 1001040150
Montpellier (loan) 2024–25 Ligue 1 27100—271
1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 2025–26 2. Bundesliga 151——151
Career total 7651040815
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

France U20

References

  1. 1 2 "Racing : Rabby Nzingoula ou les fruits de la formation bleue". L'Alsace (in French). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Rabby Nzingoula signs his first professional contract". RC Strasbourg Alsace. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Strasbourg vs. Lorient". Soccerway. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  4. ↑ Silva, Damien Da. "Strasbourg : Nzingoula prêté au MHSC (off.)". news.maxifoot.fr (in French). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "MHSC : Rabby Nzingoula est la première recrue du mercato estival". midilibre.fr (in French). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "MHSC : Savanier trop brouillon, Sagnan solide derrière, Nzingoula prometteuse première… les notes du match face à Nantes". midilibre.fr (in French). 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Rabby Nzingoula wechselt zum Club" [Rabby Nzingoula joins the club] (in German). 1. FC Nürnberg. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "Albion recruit French midfielder Rabby Nzingoula". 1. West Bromwich Albion F.C. 11 August 2026. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  9. ↑ Rabby Nzingoula at the French Football Federation (in French)
  10. ↑ "Morocco U20 v France U20". FIFA. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "Rabby Nzingoula (RCSA) en route pour Montpellier, première recrue ?". OneFootball. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "Mercato, l'OM veut piocher en Ligue 1 | Goal.com Français". www.goal.com (in French). 19 April 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  13. ↑ "La France surclasse l'Arabie saoudite et remporte le Tournoi Maurice-Revello pour la 14e fois". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 24 August 2025.
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