Lionel Mpasi

Lionel Mpasi-Nzau (born 1 August 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Rodez AF. Born in France, he plays for the DR Congo national team.

Lionel Mpasi

Personal information
Full name	Lionel Mpasi-Nzau
Date of birth	(1994-08-01) 1 August 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth	Meaux, France
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Rodez
Number	16
Youth career
2001–2009	Torcy
2009–2011	PSG
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	PSG II	3	(0)
2012–2016	Toulouse II	23	(0)
2016–	Rodez	63	(0)
2018-2020	→ Rodez II (loan)	10	(0)
International career^‡
2010	France U16	2	(0)
2011	France U17	7	(0)
2011	France U18	3	(0)
2022–	DR Congo	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:34, 25 July 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:45, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Professional career

A youth product of PSG, Mpasi signed his first professional contract with Toulouse before moving to Rodez in 2016.^[1] Mpasi made his professional debut with Rodez in a 0-0 Ligue 2 tie with Le Mans FC on 14 February 2020.^[2]

International career

Mpasi was born in France, and is of Congolese descent.^[3] He is a former youth international for France.^[4] However, he decided to represent the home country of his parents, DR Congo. Being selected without appearing on the pitch, he finally debuted for the DR Congo national team in a 1–0 friendly loss to Bahrain on 1 February 2022.^[5]

References

1. "Mpasi : "Redécouvrir le Stadium avec Rodez, c'est juste incroyable"". LesViolets.Com.
2. "Le Mans vs. Rodez - 14 February 2020 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
3. "Les Échos de Muko : Bolasie démarre fort, Bakagoal frappe pour la reprise, Mpoku décisif". September 17, 2019.
4. Calabresi, Fabien. "Coupe de France - Lionel MPASI (Rodez) : « Je me mets en mode compétition »". www.footpy.fr.
5. "Bahrain beat DR Congo in friendly | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN". DT News.

External links

• Lionel Mpasi at Soccerway
• FFF Profile