Nicky Beloko
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicky Stéphane Medja Beloko | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Ebolowa, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Austin FC | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2013 | FC Aigle | ||
| 2013–2014 | Vevey-Sports | ||
| 2014–2015 | Lausanne-Sport | ||
| 2015–2018 | Sion | ||
| 2018–2020 | Fiorentina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Sion II | 33 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Sion | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Fiorentina | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Gent (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 24 | (1) |
| 2022–2025 | Luzern | 77 | (3) |
| 2025– | Austin FC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Switzerland U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Switzerland U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Switzerland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Switzerland U20 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2019 | |||
Nicky Stéphane Medja Beloko (born 16 February 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austin FC. Born in Cameroon, Beloko is a youth international for Switzerland.
Club career
Beloko made his professional debut in a 5–1 loss to BSC Young Boys on 29 October 2017, in the Swiss Super League.[1] He was the first player born in the year 2000 to play in the Super League.[2]
On 18 June 2018, Beloko moved to Fiorentina.[3] He made one appearance for Fiorentina in the Serie A, having played the second half in a 1–0 loss to Sassuolo on 29 April 2019. He played a majority of the time for the reserve squad, in the Campionato Primavera 1, making 41 appearances and scoring five goals across all competitions.
On 21 August 2019 he joined Belgian club Gent on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[4] On 9 January 2020, Gent terminated the loan early after he made no appearances for the club up to that point.[5]
On 16 February 2021, he joined Neuchâtel Xamax on loan for the rest of the 2020–21 season.[6] On 30 June 2021, he joined Neuchâtel Xamax permanently.[7]
On 6 July 2022, he transferred to Luzern with a contract through 2025, thus making his return to the Swiss Super League.[8]
On 30 June 2025, it was announced that Beloko would join Major League Soccer side Austin FC on a deal until the end of their 2028 season.[9]
International career
Beloko was born in Cameroon but moved to Switzerland at a young age, deciding to represent Switzerland internationally at youth levels.[10]
Honours
Individual
- Swiss Super League Best player of the round: 2022–23 (Round 4),[11]
References
- ^ "Young Boys vs. Sion - 29 October 2017". Soccerway.
- ^ "Nicky Beloko, auf ewig der Erste" (in German). Swiss Football League. 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Le jeune Nicky Medja Beloko quitte le FC Sion pour la Fiorentina". www.rhonefm.ch. 18 June 2018.
- ^ "WELCOME NICKY!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Gent. 21 August 2019.
- ^ "NICKY BELOKO KEERT TERUG NAAR FIORENTINA" (Press release) (in Dutch). Gent. 9 January 2020.
- ^ Ch, Option-Web (16 February 2021). "BELOKO REJOINT XAMAX". Offizielle Website des Fussballvereins NEUCHÂTEL XAMAX (in French). Neuchâtel Xamax.
- ^ "BELOKO RISCATTATO DALLO XAMAX". ACF Fiorentina (in Italian). Fiorentina. 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Nicky Beloko per sofort zum FC Luzern". regiofussball.ch. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Austin FC Signs Midfielder Nicky Beloko On a Free Transfer | Austin FC". austinfc.
- ^ RedazioneSB (30 April 2019). "Fiorentina, chi è Nicky Beloko: biografia, caratteristiche tecniche e social".
- ^ "Nicky Beloko, auf ewig der Erste" (in German). Swiss Football League. 10 August 2022.