Melvin Zinga
Melvin Zinga (born 16 March 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Angers.[1] Club careerOn 11 July 2020, Zinga signed for Angers for a transfer fee of €200,000.[2][3] On 18 November 2023, he made his senior debut for the club in a 2–0 win over Houilles AC in the seventh round of the Coupe de France.[4][5] Replacing Yahia Fofana during his absence due to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations,[6] Zinga played in his first match against a professional side on 6 January 2024, a 1–0 loss away to Brest in the Coupe de France round of 64.[7] International careerBorn in France, Zinga is of partial Republic of the Congo and Malagasy descent and has both French,Congolese and Malagasy nationalities.[8] He was a France youth international. He won Lafarge Foot Avenir in 2019 and the Maurice Revello Tournament in 2022 with the under-18 and under-20 teams respectively.[9] In August 2024, Zinga was called up to the Republic of the Congo national team.[10] Player profileZinga has earned the nickname "kamikaze" among his teammates for his tendency to make daring challenges.[11] In 2023, Angers goalkeeping coach Olivier Tingry said that he is "dynamic, tonic, and rather skillful with his feet", adding that "he is good on his line and has a good vision of the game".[2] In 2019, Zinga stated that he was a fan of Spanish club Barcelona, and that his football role model was Marc-André ter Stegen.[12] HonoursFrance U18
France U20 References
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