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Distel Zola Personal information Full name Distel Zola Date of birth 5 February 1989 Place of birth Paris, France Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Playing position Defensive midfielder Club information Current club Nancy Number 24 Youth career 1994–2002 Champigny-sur-Marne 2002–2004 US Alfortville 2004–2009 Monaco Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2009–2011 Monaco 0 (0) 2010–2011 → Laval (loan) 27 (1) 2011– Nancy 1 (0) National team‡ 2004–2005 France U16 12 (0) 2005–2006 France U17 10 (0) 2006–2007 France U18 6 (0) 2007–2008 France U19 4 (0) 2010– Congo DR 2 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 September 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 February 2011Distel Zola (born 5 February 1989 in Paris) is a French-born Congolese football player who plays for French club Nancy in Ligue 1. He plays as a defensive midfielder and is a former French youth international having earned caps at all levels of youth. In 2010, Zola switched international allegiance to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, his country of origin.[1] He made his debut in May 2010 in a friendly match against Saudi Arabia.
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Career
Early career
Zola began his football career at the age of five at a local football academy in his hometown of Champigny-sur-Marne, a local southeastern Parisian suburb.[2] After spending eight years at the club, he moved to US Alfortville.[2] After a two-year stint in Alfortville, Zola drew interest from professional clubs Paris Saint-Germain, Auxerre, and Monaco. Zola ultimately signed with Monaco describing the club as the "most convincing" of the three.[2]
Monaco
Zola spent one season in Monaco's youth academy, and, in the 2005–06 season, appeared in two matches on the club's Championnat de France amateur team in the fourth division.[3] The following season, he was promoted to the amateur team full-time making 15 appearances.[4] Zola spent two more seasons playing on the amateur team and, prior to the start of the 2008–09 season, turned professional and was, subsequently, promoted to the senior team and assigned the number 29 shirt by manager Ricardo Gomes.[5]
Zola appeared on the bench for the club's first five league matches and continued to play on the club's amateur team in the fifth division. On 25 September 2008, while playing with the amateur team, he suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, which required five months of rehabilitation. He returned to play in February 2009, but did not make any senior team appearances.[6] Zola later suffered an injury setback to his knee and endured significant rehabilitation for much of the 2009–10 season. On 10 August 2010, a healthy Zola was loaned out to Ligue 2 club Stade Lavallois for the entire 2010–11 season in order for the player to get some first-team playing time.[7][8] On 13 August, Zola made his professional debut in a league match against Metz. He appeared as a substitute in a 1–0 victory.[9]
Nancy
On 21 July 2011, Nancy confirmed that it had signed Zola to a three-year contract.[10] Zola ended his career at Monaco without making a senior team appearance for the club.
References
- ^ "Distel Zola avec la RD Congo" (in French). AS Monaco FC. 19 May 2010. http://www.asm-fc.com/filactu.aspx?id=11714. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ a b c "Distel Zola se confie en exclusivité sur Planete-ASM" (in French). Planete ASM. 16 October 2008. http://www.planete-asm.fr/article/86-distel-zola-se-confie-en-exclusivite-sur-planete-asm.html. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ "AS MONACO RESERVE PRO 2005/2006" (in French). Stat 2 Foot. http://www.stat2foot.com/mclubs/monaco20506.htm. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ "AS MONACO RESERVE PRO 2006/2007" (in French). Stat 2 Foot. http://www.stat2foot.com/mclubs/monaco20607.htm. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ "Les numéros officiels pour 2008-2009 !" (in French). AS Monaco FC. 5 August 2008. http://asm-fc.com/article.aspx?id=5997. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ "Distel Zola: "Pas de barrière"" (in French). AS Monaco FC. 25 February 2010. http://asm-fc.com/article.aspx?id=7524. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ "Monaco: D.Zola prêté à Laval" (in French). Mercato 365. 10 August 2010. http://www.mercato365.com/infos-clubs/monaco/article_442348_Monaco-D.Zola-prete-a-Laval.shtml. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ "Distel Zola, "Laval, le choix adéquat"" (in French). Laval Maville. 10 August 2010. http://www.laval.maville.com/sport/detail_-Football-Distel-Zola-Laval-le-choix-adequat-_spo-1471902_actu.Htm. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ "Laval v. Metz Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 13 August 2010. http://new.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuille_match/54032. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ "Distel Zola va signer" (in French). AS Nancy. 21 July 2011. http://www.asnl.net/58/toute_l_actualite/actualites/fiche/2194. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
External links
- Distel Zola club profile
- Distel Zola French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
- Distel Zola at L'Équipe Football (French)
AS Nancy – current squad 1 N'dy Assembé · 2 Helder · 3 Sami · 4 Lotiès · 5 André Luiz · 6 Mangani · 7 Chahechouhe · 9 Moukandjo · 10 Jeannot · 11 Bakar · 12 Traoré · 13 Calvé · 14 Alo'o Efoulou · 16 Grégorini · 17 Haïdara · 18 Karaboué · 19 Jung · 20 Niculae · 21 Diakité · 22 Cuvillier · 23 Brison · 24 Zola · 25 Lemaître · 26 Sané · 30 Pillot · Manager: Fernandez
Categories:- 1989 births
- French footballers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo footballers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo international footballers
- French people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- AS Monaco FC players
- Sportspeople from Paris
- Stade Lavallois players
- AS Nancy players
- Ligue 2 players
- Ligue 1 players
- Living people
- France youth international footballers
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