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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lionnel Mpasi Nzau | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-08-01)1 August 1994 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Meaux, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Le Havre | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| 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) |
| 2016–2025 | Rodez | 128 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | →Rodez II (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2025– | Le Havre | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | France U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | France U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | France U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | DR Congo | 12 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 January 2024 | |||
Lionnel Mpasi Nzau (born 1 August 1994) is a professionalfootballer who plays asgoalkeeper forLigue 1 clubLe Havre. Born in France, he plays for theDR Congo national team.
Mpasi was born inMeaux, in the eastern suburbs of Paris, toCongolese parents.[1][2] He acquiredFrench nationality on 31 August 2000, through the collective effect of his father'snaturalization.[3]
A youth product ofPSG, Mpasi signed his first professional contract withToulouse before moving toRodez in 2016.[4] Mpasi made his professional debut with Rodez in a 0–0Ligue 2 tie withLe Mans FC on 14 February 2020.[5]
On 13 July 2025, Mpasi signed a two-season contract withLe Havre.[6]
Mpasi is a former youth international for France.[7] However, he decided to represent the home country of his parents, DR Congo. Being selected without appearing on the pitch, he finally debuted for theDR Congo national team in a 1–0 friendly loss toBahrain on 1 February 2022.[8]
On 27 December 2023, he was selected from the list of 24 Congolese players selected bySébastien Desabre to participate in the2023 Africa Cup of Nations. As a full goalkeeper, he contested the three first-round matches, all ended in a tie againstZambia 1–1 andMorocco 1–1 andTanzania 0–0, respectively. In the eighth final, against theEgypt team, he scored the last shot at the goal, with the game ending in a 1–1 draw.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| PSG II | 2010–11 | CFA | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Toulouse II | 2012–13 | CFA 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 2014–15 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||||
| Rodez | 2016–17 | CFA | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | National | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
| 2024–25 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 128 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 137 | 1 | ||||
| Rodez II (loan) | 2018–19 | National 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Career total | 174 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 1 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | |
