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

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a defender.

Club career

Born in

Roubaix Roubaix ( or ; nl, Robaais; vls, Roboais) is a city in northern France, located in the Lille metropolitan area on the Belgian border. It is a historically mono-industrial commune in the Nord department, which grew rapidly in the 19th centur ...

, Fuakala made his debut for Club NXT, 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 29,062.

, in the

Belgian First Division B The Challenger Pro League (previously known as ''1B Pro League'') is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian First Division A. It was created by the Royal Belgian Football Association in 2016 ...

on 22 August 2020 against

RWDM47 Racing White Daring de Molenbeek 47, also known as RWD Molenbeek and often referred to as RWDM, is a Belgian professional football club founded in 1951 as Standaard Wetteren. In 2015, Wetteren folded and merged with another club, liberating the ...

. 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 Associat ...

Personal life

Born in France, Fuakala is of Congolese descent.

Career statistics

References

External links

Profile
at the

French Football Federation The French Football Federation ( FFF; french: Fédération Française de Football) is the governing body of football in France. It also includes the overseas departments (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte and Réunion), the over ...

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