M'Bala

Nzola

CF Fiorentina #8

Centre-Forward · Forward

M'Bala Nzola

Fiorentina Serie A

Top 6% of strikers in the world
#106 striker aged 30+

Score

58/100

#325 in the world

Market value

€1.8M

above 33% of Serie A

Top speed

35.2km/h

faster than 92% of forwards

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Date of birth / Age: 18 Aug 1996 (30)
Passports: AngolaFrance
National team: 14 caps · 3 goals
Height: 1.85 m
Weight: 91 kg
Foot: Left
Main position: Centre-Forward
Contract until: 2027

Benchmarks

strikers with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank

#325

striker in the world by TSH Score

In his age group

#106

among strikers aged 30+

In his league

49%

of Serie A strikers rank below him

Finishing

−6.4

goals below expected · better than 3% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons (no penalties)

Goals

10 Expected

16.4

93 shots. He scores fewer than the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

3 Expected

3.3

Teammates converted his chances about as expected.

Season 2025/26

AppsAppearances: 30
StartsStarting eleven: 15
GoalsGoals: 4
AssistsAssists: –
YellowYellow cards: 3
2nd yellowSecond yellows: –
RedRed cards: 1
MinutesMinutes: 1,549

Starting eleven50%

15 of 30 appearances

Minutes played1,549

52 per appearance

Goal involvement4

4 goals

Positions played

220 matches · since 2017/18

CMLWAMRWCF

Position	Apps	G	A
Centre-Forward	200	47	12
Right Winger	14	2	0
Attacking Midfield	3	1	0
Left Winger	2	0	0
Central Midfield	1	0	0

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2025/2625/26	Serie ASerie A	Pisa	16	11	3	–	1	–	1	1,054
2025/2625/26	Serie ASerie A	Sassuolo	13	4	1	–	1	–	0	447
2025/2625/26	Coppa ItaliaCoppa Italia	Pisa	1	0	0	–	1	–	0	48
20252025	CAF Africa Cup of NationsCAF Africa Cup of Nations	Angola	3	2	0	–	0	–	0	154
2024/2524/25	Ligue 1Ligue 1	Lens	21	16	6	0	3	0	1	1,461
2024/2524/25	UEFA Europa Conference LeagueEuropa Conference League	Lens	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	3
2024/2524/25	Coupe de FranceCoupe de France	Lens	1	1	1	–	0	–	0	120
2023/2423/24	Serie ASerie A	Fiorentina	33	15	3	2	2	0	0	1,545
2023/2423/24	UEFA Europa Conference LeagueEuropa Conference League	Fiorentina	11	4	3	–	1	–	0	467
2023/2423/24	Coppa ItaliaCoppa Italia	Fiorentina	2	1	1	–	1	–	0	180
2023/2423/24	Super CupSuper Cup	Fiorentina	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	33
20262026	CAF World Cup QualifiersCAF World Cup Qualifiers	Angola	2	1	1	–	0	–	0	90
20252025	Africa Cup of Nations QualificationAfrica Cup of Nations Qualification	Angola	2	1	0	–	1	–	0	82
2022/2322/23	Serie ASerie A	Spezia	32	30	13	2	8	0	0	2,742
2022/2322/23	Coppa ItaliaCoppa Italia	Spezia	2	2	2	–	0	–	0	167
2021/2221/22	Serie ASerie A	Spezia	21	10	2	1	2	0	0	1,092
2021/2221/22	Coppa ItaliaCoppa Italia	Spezia	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	70
20232023	Africa Cup of Nations QualificationAfrica Cup of Nations Qualification	Angola	3	1	1	–	1	–	0	111
2020/2120/21	Serie ASerie A	Spezia	25	21	11	3	5	0	0	1,898
2019/2019/20	Serie BSerie B	Spezia	21	17	7	–	4	–	0	1,581
2019/2019/20	Serie BSerie B	Trapani	12	9	1	–	2	–	1	863
2019/2019/20	Coppa ItaliaCoppa Italia	Trapani	2	1	1	–	0	–	0	122
20212021	Africa Cup of Nations QualificationAfrica Cup of Nations Qualification	Angola	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	174
20222022	CAF World Cup QualifiersCAF World Cup Qualifiers	Angola	1	1	1	–	0	–	0	90
2018/1918/19	Serie CSerie C	Trapani	33	16	8	–	5	–	1	1,696
2018/1918/19	Coppa Italia Serie CCoppa Italia Serie C	Trapani	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	231
2017/1817/18	Serie BSerie B	Carpi (OLD)	14	10	0	2	1	0	0	939
2017/1817/18	Coppa ItaliaCoppa Italia	Carpi (OLD)	1	1	1	–	1	–	0	120
2017/1817/18	Coppa ItaliaCoppa Italia	Virtus Francavilla	1	1	1	–	0	–	0	90
2016/1716/17	Serie CSerie C	Virtus Francavilla	35	29	11	–	9	–	1	2,623
2016/1716/17	Coppa Italia Serie CCoppa Italia Serie C	Virtus Francavilla	3	2	1	–	0	–	0	239
2015/1615/16	Campeonato de PortugalCampeonato de Portugal	Sertanense	25	16	7	–	4	–	0	1,591
2014/1514/15	Taça da LigaTaça da Liga	Académica	2	0	1	–	0	–	0	32
2013/1413/14	National 3National 3	Troyes II	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	23

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			347	229	88	10^*	54	0^*	5	22,178

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Serie A	140	33	8
Serie C	68	19	–
Serie B	47	8	2
Campeonato de Portugal	25	7	–
Ligue 1	21	6	0
Angola	13	3	–
UEFA Europa Conference League	12	3	–
Coppa Italia	10	6	–
Coppa Italia Serie C	6	1	–
Taça da Liga	2	1	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

DateMoveFee
Jun 2026 Jun 2026 · Back from Loan Sassuolo Fiorentina Back from Loan
Jan 2026 Jan 2026 · Loan Fiorentina Sassuolo Loan Loan
Jan 2026 Jan 2026 · Back from Loan Pisa Fiorentina Back from Loan
Aug 2025 Aug 2025 · Loan Fiorentina Pisa Loan Loan
Jun 2025 Jun 2025 · Back from Loan Lens Fiorentina Back from Loan
Aug 2024 Aug 2024 · Loan Fiorentina Lens Loan Loan
Aug 2023 Aug 2023 · Transfer Spezia Fiorentina Transfer
Oct 2020 Oct 2020 · Transfer Trapani Spezia Transfer
Aug 2020 Aug 2020 · Back from Loan Spezia Trapani Back from Loan
Jan 2020 Jan 2020 · Loan Trapani Spezia Loan Loan
Jul 2019 Jul 2019 · Transfer Carpi (OLD) Trapani Transfer
Jun 2019 Jun 2019 · Back from Loan Trapani Carpi (OLD) Back from Loan

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
Pisa 2025 17 3
Sassuolo 2025 13 1
Lens 2024 23 7
Fiorentina 2023 47 7
Spezia 2019–2023 102 35
Trapani 2018–2020 50 10
Virtus Francavilla 2016–2018 39 13
Carpi (OLD) 2017 15 1

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