Johan Manzambi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 October 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Geneva, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SC Freiburg | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2023 | Servette | ||
| 2023 | SC Freiburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | SC Freiburg II | 19 | (3) |
| 2024– | SC Freiburg | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Switzerland U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Switzerland U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2024– | Switzerland U20 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024 | |||
Johan Manzambi (born 14 October 2005) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for SC Freiburg.
Early life
[edit]Manzami was born on 24 October 2005 in Geneva, Switzerland. He started playing football at the age of four.[1]
Club career
[edit]As a youth player, Manzami joined the youth academy of Swiss side Servette. In 2023, he joined the youth academy of German Bundesliga side SC Freiburg and was promoted to the club's reserve team in 2024 before being promoted to the first team the same year. On 21 August 2024, he debuted for them during a 3–0 away loss to 1. FC Heidenheim in the league.[2]
Style of play
[edit]Manzami plays as a midfielder and is right-footed. Swiss newspaper Blick wrote in 2024 that he is a "fast box-to-box player who is dynamic and energetic".[3]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 1 February 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SC Freiburg II | 2023–24 | 3. Liga | 10 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Regionalliga Südwest | 9 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Total | 19 | 3 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||||
| SC Freiburg | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ ""Genau am richtigen Ort"" ["Exactly in the right place"] (in German). SC Freiburg. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ "L'espoir genevois Johan Manzambi a fait ses débuts en Bundesliga" [Geneva hopeful Johan Manzambi made his Bundesliga debut] (in French). 22 September 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ "Drei junge Schweizer auf dem Weg, die Bundesliga zu erobern" [Three young Swiss on their way to conquering the Bundesliga] (in German). Blick. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Johan Manzambi at Soccerway