Nathan Fuakala (born 13 March 2001) is a French professional

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who plays as a defender.

Club career

Born in

Roubaix Roubaix ( , ; ; ; ) is a city in northern France, located in the Lille metropolitan area on the Belgian border. It is a historically mono-industrial Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, depar ...

, Fuakala made his debut for

Club NXT Club NXT is the youth academy of Belgian football club Club Brugge. The most senior team of Club NXT acts as Club Brugge's reserve team, and competes in the Challenger Pro League, the second flight of Belgian football. History On 1 July 2020 ...

, the reserve team for

Club Brugge (), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,042. They pl ...

, in the

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on 22 August 2020 against

RWDM47 Daring Brussels, formerly known as Racing White Daring Molenbeek or RWDM, is a Belgian professional football club based in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels. The club plays in the Challenger Pro League (second tier). The club is seen in Belgium as ...

. He started and played the whole match as the match ended in a 0–2 defeat. On 21 May 2021, he signed a two-year contract with

Deinze Deinze () is a city and a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders. It comprises the city of Deinze, and the towns of Astene, Bachte-Maria-Leerne, Gottem, Grammene, Hansbeke, Landegem, Meigem, Merendree, Nevele, Petegem-aan-de-Lei ...

, also in the Belgian second tier. On 5 September 2022, Fuakala was loaned by

Francs Borains Royal Francs Borains is a football club based in Boussu, Hainaut Province, Belgium. It was founded in 1949 and its home ground is Stade Robert Urbain, which has a capacity of 6,000. The club is affiliated to the Royal Belgian Football Associati ...

Personal life

Born in France, Fuakala is of Congolese descent.

Career statistics

References

External links

Profile
at the

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website. {{DEFAULTSORT:Fuakala, Nathan 2001 births Black French sportspeople French sportspeople of Republic of the Congo descent Footballers from Roubaix Living people French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Club NXT players K.M.S.K. Deinze players Francs Borains players Challenger Pro League players Belgian National Division 1 players French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium 21st-century French sportsmen