Alexis Adelin Beka Beka (born 29 March 2001) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

Belgian Pro League The Belgian Pro League (; ; ), officially the Jupiler Pro League () for sponsor Jupiler, is a professional association football league in Belgium and the highest level of the Belgian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023 ...

club

La Louvière La Louvière (; ) is a city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Hainaut Province, province of Hainaut, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Boussoit, Haine-Saint-Paul, Haine-Saint-Pie ...

Club career

Beka Beka made his debut with

Caen Caen (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune inland from the northwestern coast of France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Calvados (department), Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inha ...

in a 0–0

Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Prof ...

tie with Clermont on 20 December 2019. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 9 June 2020. On 23 August 2021, Beka Beka signed a five-year contract with

Russian Premier League The Russian Premier League (RPL; , ''Rossiyskaya premyer-liga''; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is a professional association football league in Russia and the highest level of the Russian football league system. It was establis ...

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Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow (, ) is a Russian professional association football, football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three occasions; the Soviet Cup twice; and the Russian Cup (football), Russian Cup a record ...

. On 1 August 2022, Beka Beka signed for

Ligue 1 Ligue 1 (; ), officially known as Ligue 1 McDonald's France, McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in France and the highest level of the French football league system. Administered by the Ligue de ...

club

Nice Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one million Championnat National 3 The Championnat National 3, commonly referred to as simply National 3 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur 2, is a football league competition. The league serves as the fifth division of the French football league system behind ...

International career

Beka Beka is a youth international for France. He was part of the France Olympic team that competed at the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

Personal life

Born in France, Beka Beka holds French and Congolese nationalities. On 29 September 2023, Beka Beka made headlines for threatening to commit suicide by jumping from the Magnan viaduct in Nice. Negotiations with a club psychologist were ongoing while emergency services, firemen, and the military were involved in the operation. The viaduct is approximately 100 meters high, causing traffic disruptions on the

A8 autoroute The A8 autoroute, also known as La Provençale, is a -long highway in France that runs between Aix-en-Provence and the A7 to the Côte d'Azur. Route The A8 is an extension of the A7 starting to the west of Aix-en-Provence at La Fare-les-Oli ...

. Beka Beka was safely removed from the scene by emergency services.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Beka Beka, Alexis 2001 births Footballers from Paris French sportspeople of Republic of the Congo descent Black French sportspeople Living people French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Stade Malherbe Caen players FC Lokomotiv Moscow players OGC Nice players RAAL La Louvière players Championnat National 3 players Ligue 2 players Russian Premier League players Ligue 1 players Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for France French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia French expatriate sportspeople in Russia 21st-century French sportsmen