Glory Nzingo (born 4 November 2004) is an Irish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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side Carolina Core, on loan from club

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Club career

Born in

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, Nzingo played for the youth sides of Mountview Boys, Castleknock Celtic, Home Farm and Cherry Orchard, before a move to

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in January 2019. He made his senior debut for St Pat's in a 4–0 pre-season friendly loss to English side Chelsea, at the age of fourteen. In 2020, he was named

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under-15 player of the year. In June 2021, French side

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launched a bid for Nzingo. However, he went on to join fellow French side

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in July of the same year. On 22 June 2023, it was announced that Nzingo had signed for the academy of

for an undisclosed fee. On 14 February 2025, Nzingo joined

side Carolina Core on loan until 31 December 2025. He made his debut on 2 April 2025, in a 2–1 loss to

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in the

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International career

Nzingo has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth international level. In 2020 Nzingo was named U15 International Player of the Year at the annual FAI International Awards. In November 2024, he received his first call up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad for their two friendlies against Sweden U21 in

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. He made his debut in a 2–0 defeat to Sweden on 14 November 2024.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nzingo, Glory 2004 births Living people Association footballers from Dublin (city) Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers Irish people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Men's association football midfielders Championnat National 2 players Home Farm F.C. players Cherry Orchard F.C. players St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players Stade de Reims players Swansea City A.F.C. players Carolina Core FC players Republic of Ireland expatriate men's association footballers Irish expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Black Irish sportspeople 21st-century Irish sportsmen