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Nicky Beloko
Cameroonian-Swiss footballer (born 2000)
Nicky Stéphane Medja Beloko (born 16 February 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Luzern. Born in Cameroon, Beloko is a youth international for Switzerland.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicky Stéphane Medja Beloko | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Ebolowa, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Luzern | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2013 | FC Aigle | ||
| 2013–2014 | Vevey-Sports | ||
| 2014–2015 | Lausanne | ||
| 2015–2018 | Sion | ||
| 2018–2020 | Fiorentina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Sion II | 33 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Sion | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Fiorentina | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Gent (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 24 | (1) |
| 2022– | Luzern | 46 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Switzerland U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Switzerland U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Switzerland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Switzerland U20 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2019 | |||
Beloko made his professional debut in a 1–5 loss to BSC Young Boys on 29 October 2017, in the Swiss Super League.[1] He was the first player born in the year 2000 to play in the Super League.[2]
On 18 June 2018, Beloko moved to ACF Fiorentina.[3] He made one appearance for Fiorentina in the Serie A, having played the second half in a 0–1 loss to Sassuolo on 29 April 2019. He played a majority of the time for the reserve squad, in the Campionato Primavera 1, making 41 appearances and scoring five goals across all competitions.
On 21 August 2019 he joined Belgian club Gent on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[4] On 9 January 2020, Gent terminated the loan early after he made no appearances for the club up to that point.[5]
On 16 February 2021, he joined Neuchâtel Xamax on loan for the rest of the 2020–21 season.[6]
On 30 June 2021 he joined Neuchâtel Xamax permanently.[7]
On 6 July 2022, he transferred to Luzern with a contract through 2025, thus making his return to the Swiss Super League.[8]
Beloko was born in Cameroon but moved to Switzerland at a young age, deciding to represent Switzerland internationally at youth levels.[9]
Individual
- Swiss Super League Best player of the round: 2022–23 (Round 4),[10]
- "Young Boys vs. Sion - 29 October 2017 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- "Nicky Beloko, auf ewig der Erste" (in German). Swiss Football League. 2022-08-10.
- "WELCOME NICKY!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Gent. 21 August 2019.
- "NICKY BELOKO KEERT TERUG NAAR FIORENTINA" (Press release) (in Dutch). Gent. 9 January 2020.
- "BELOKO REJOINT XAMAX" (in French). Neuchâtel Xamax. 16 February 2021.
- "BELOKO RISCATTATO DALLO XAMAX" (in Italian). Fiorentina. 30 June 2021.
- "Nicky Beloko per sofort zum FC Luzern". regiofussball.ch. 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
- RedazioneSB (30 April 2019). "Fiorentina, chi è Nicky Beloko: biografia, caratteristiche tecniche e social".
- "Nicky Beloko, auf ewig der Erste" (in German). Swiss Football League. 2022-08-10.
- Nicky Beloko at Soccerway
- SFL Profile
- SFV U19 Profile