Nicky Beloko

Nicky Stéphane Medja Beloko (born 16 February 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Neuchâtel Xamax. Born in Cameroon, Beloko is a youth international for Switzerland.

Nicky Beloko
Personal information
Full name Nicky Stéphane Medja Beloko
Date of birth (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000
Place of birth Ebolowa, Cameroon
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Neuchâtel Xamax
Number 16
Youth career
2012–2013 FC Aigle
2013–2014 Vevey-Sports
2014–2015 Lausanne
2015–2018 Sion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Sion 1 (0)
2018– Fiorentina 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Gent (loan) 0 (0)
2021 → Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) 12 (0)
2021– Neuchâtel Xamax 0 (0)
National team‡
2015 Switzerland U15 1 (0)
2017–2018 Switzerland U18 4 (0)
2018–2019 Switzerland U19 4 (0)
2019 Switzerland U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 April 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2019

Club career

Beloko made his professional debut in a 5-1 Swiss Super League loss to BSC Young Boys on 29 October 2017.[1] On 18 June 2018, Beloko moved to ACF Fiorentina.[2]

On 21 August 2019 he joined Belgian club Gent on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[3] On 9 January 2020, Gent terminated the loan early after he made no appearances for the club up to that point.[4]

On 16 February 2021, he joined Neuchâtel Xamax on loan for the rest of the 2020–21 season.[5]

On 30 June 2021 he joined Neuchâtel Xamax permanently.[6]

International career

Beloko was born in Cameroon but moved to Switzerland at a young age, deciding to represent Switzerland internationally at youth levels.[7]

References
  1. "Young Boys vs. Sion - 29 October 2017 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  2. "Le jeune Nicky Medja Beloko quitte le FC Sion pour la Fiorentina". www.rhonefm.ch.
  3. "WELCOME NICKY!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Gent. 21 August 2019.
  4. "NICKY BELOKO KEERT TERUG NAAR FIORENTINA" (Press release) (in Dutch). Gent. 9 January 2020.
  5. "BELOKO REJOINT XAMAX" (in French). Neuchâtel Xamax. 16 February 2021.
  6. "BELOKO RISCATTATO DALLO XAMAX" (in Italian). Fiorentina. 30 June 2021.
  7. RedazioneSB (30 April 2019). "Fiorentina, chi è Nicky Beloko: biografia, caratteristiche tecniche e social".
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