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{{short description|French footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Melvin Zinga
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|3|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Montivilliers]], France
| height = 1.87 m
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| currentclub = [[Angers SCO|Angers]]
| clubnumber = 16
| youthyears1 = 2008–2019
| youthclubs1 = [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]]
| years1 = 2019–2020
| clubs1 = [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre B]]
| caps1 = 8
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020–
| clubs2 = [[Angers SCO|Angers B]]
| caps2 = 16
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2023–
| clubs3 = [[Angers SCO|Angers]]
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 0
| club-update = 01:40, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
| nationalyears1 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam1 = [[France national under-16 football team|France U16]]
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam2 = [[France national under-17 football team|France U17]]
| nationalcaps2 = 12
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2019–2020
| nationalteam3 = [[France national under-18 football team|France U18]]
| nationalcaps3 = 10
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2021–2022
| nationalteam4 = [[France national under-20 football team|France U20]]
| nationalcaps4 = 5
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalteam-update =
}}
'''Melvin Zinga''' (born 16 March 2002) is a French professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for {{French football updater|Angers}} club [[Angers SCO|Angers]].<ref>{{Soccerway|id=melvin-zinga/578459}}</ref>
== Club career ==
On 11 July 2020, Zinga signed for [[Angers SCO|Angers]] for a transfer fee of €200,000.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=RAGUIN |first=Antoine |date=2023-11-18 |title=Coupe de France - Angers Sco. Le gardien Melvin Zinga, un feu intérieur à canaliser |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/f...analiser-86eab632-8535-11ee-9611-92c86d4d078f |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=Ouest-France.fr |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-11 |title=Melvin Zinga joins Angers - Get French Football News |url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2020/melvin-zinga-joins-angers/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |language=en-US}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Houilles vs. Angers - 18 November 2023 - Soccerway |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/20...illes/angers-sporting-club-de-louest/4267517/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=us.soccerway.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Angers Sco. Zinga titulaire, Capelle incertain face à Houilles en Coupe de France |url=https://www.oxygeneradio.com/angers...-incertain-face-a-houilles-en-coupe-de-france |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=www.oxygeneradio.com |language=fr}}</ref> Replacing [[Yahia Fofana]] during his absence due to the [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parisot |first=Julien |date=2024-01-08 |title=Angers SCO - Zinga sur le remplacement de Fofana pendant la CAN : « Il m'a tapé sur l'épaule et m'a dit "maintenant, c'est à toi de jouer" » |url=https://maligue2.fr/2024/01/08/ange...ule-et-ma-dit-maintenant-cest-a-toi-de-jouer/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=MaLigue2 |language=fr-FR}}</ref> Zinga played in his first match against a professional side on 6 January 2024, a 1–0 loss away to [[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]] in the Coupe de France round of 64.<ref>{{Cite web |last=BOUTON |first=Jordan |date=2024-01-08 |title=Football. Angers-SCO : Pour Melvin Zinga, tout commence dans les buts angevins |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/f...angevins-3a36bf68-ad60-11ee-8ce5-c353cc4f1a17 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=Courrier de l'Ouest |language=fr}}</ref>
== International career ==
Zinga is a France youth international. He won [[Lafarge Foot Avenir]] in 2019 and the [[Maurice Revello Tournament]] in 2022 with the [[France national under-18 football team|under-18]] and [[France national under-20 football team|under-20]] teams respectively.<ref name=":1">{{FFF player|id=9535-zinga-melvin}}</ref>
== Player profile ==
Zinga has earned the nickname "[[Kamikaze|''kamikaze'']]" among his teammates for his tendency to make daring challenges.<ref>{{Cite web |last=QUINTARD |first=Théo |date=2022-02-04 |title=Angers Sco. Mâchoire cassée, sortie kamikaze : Melvin Zinga, un fort caractère qui veut s’adoucir |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/f...-adoucir-e600ae7c-85c0-11ec-aa64-5720103cf42a |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=Ouest-France.fr |language=fr}}</ref> 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".<ref name=":0" />
In 2019, Zinga stated that he was a fan of Spanish club [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], and that his football role model was [[Marc-André ter Stegen]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zinga, entre modèle allemand et exemple normand |url=https://inside.fifa.com/fr/tourname...inga-entre-modele-allemand-et-exemple-normand |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=inside.fifa.com |language=fr}}</ref>
== Honours ==
'''France U18'''
* [[Lafarge Foot Avenir]]: 2019<ref name=":1" />
'''France U20'''
* [[Maurice Revello Tournament]]: [[2022 Maurice Revello Tournament|2022]]<ref name=":1" />
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Angers SCO squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zinga, Melvin}}
[[Category:2002 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:French men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Seine-Maritime]]
[[Category:Le Havre AC players]]
[[Category:Angers SCO players]]
[[Category:Championnat National 3 players]]
[[Category:Championnat National 2 players]]
[[Category:Ligue 2 players]]
[[Category:France men's youth international footballers]]
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{{short description|French footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Melvin Zinga
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|3|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Montivilliers]], France
| height = 1.87 m
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| currentclub = [[Angers SCO|Angers]]
| clubnumber = 16
| youthyears1 = 2008–2019
| youthclubs1 = [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]]
| years1 = 2019–2020
| clubs1 = [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre B]]
| caps1 = 8
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020–
| clubs2 = [[Angers SCO|Angers B]]
| caps2 = 16
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2023–
| clubs3 = [[Angers SCO|Angers]]
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 0
| club-update = 01:40, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
| nationalyears1 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam1 = [[France national under-16 football team|France U16]]
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam2 = [[France national under-17 football team|France U17]]
| nationalcaps2 = 12
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2019–2020
| nationalteam3 = [[France national under-18 football team|France U18]]
| nationalcaps3 = 10
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2021–2022
| nationalteam4 = [[France national under-20 football team|France U20]]
| nationalcaps4 = 5
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalteam-update =
}}
'''Melvin Zinga''' (born 16 March 2002) is a French professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for {{French football updater|Angers}} club [[Angers SCO|Angers]].<ref>{{Soccerway|id=melvin-zinga/578459}}</ref>
== Club career ==
On 11 July 2020, Zinga signed for [[Angers SCO|Angers]] for a transfer fee of €200,000.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=RAGUIN |first=Antoine |date=2023-11-18 |title=Coupe de France - Angers Sco. Le gardien Melvin Zinga, un feu intérieur à canaliser |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/f...analiser-86eab632-8535-11ee-9611-92c86d4d078f |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=Ouest-France.fr |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-11 |title=Melvin Zinga joins Angers - Get French Football News |url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2020/melvin-zinga-joins-angers/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |language=en-US}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Houilles vs. Angers - 18 November 2023 - Soccerway |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/20...illes/angers-sporting-club-de-louest/4267517/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=us.soccerway.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Angers Sco. Zinga titulaire, Capelle incertain face à Houilles en Coupe de France |url=https://www.oxygeneradio.com/angers...-incertain-face-a-houilles-en-coupe-de-france |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=www.oxygeneradio.com |language=fr}}</ref> Replacing [[Yahia Fofana]] during his absence due to the [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parisot |first=Julien |date=2024-01-08 |title=Angers SCO - Zinga sur le remplacement de Fofana pendant la CAN : « Il m'a tapé sur l'épaule et m'a dit "maintenant, c'est à toi de jouer" » |url=https://maligue2.fr/2024/01/08/ange...ule-et-ma-dit-maintenant-cest-a-toi-de-jouer/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=MaLigue2 |language=fr-FR}}</ref> Zinga played in his first match against a professional side on 6 January 2024, a 1–0 loss away to [[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]] in the Coupe de France round of 64.<ref>{{Cite web |last=BOUTON |first=Jordan |date=2024-01-08 |title=Football. Angers-SCO : Pour Melvin Zinga, tout commence dans les buts angevins |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/f...angevins-3a36bf68-ad60-11ee-8ce5-c353cc4f1a17 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=Courrier de l'Ouest |language=fr}}</ref>
== International career ==
Zinga is a France youth international. He won [[Lafarge Foot Avenir]] in 2019 and the [[Maurice Revello Tournament]] in 2022 with the [[France national under-18 football team|under-18]] and [[France national under-20 football team|under-20]] teams respectively.<ref name=":1">{{FFF player|id=9535-zinga-melvin}}</ref>
== Player profile ==
Zinga has earned the nickname "[[Kamikaze|''kamikaze'']]" among his teammates for his tendency to make daring challenges.<ref>{{Cite web |last=QUINTARD |first=Théo |date=2022-02-04 |title=Angers Sco. Mâchoire cassée, sortie kamikaze : Melvin Zinga, un fort caractère qui veut s’adoucir |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/f...-adoucir-e600ae7c-85c0-11ec-aa64-5720103cf42a |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=Ouest-France.fr |language=fr}}</ref> 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".<ref name=":0" />
In 2019, Zinga stated that he was a fan of Spanish club [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], and that his football role model was [[Marc-André ter Stegen]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zinga, entre modèle allemand et exemple normand |url=https://inside.fifa.com/fr/tourname...inga-entre-modele-allemand-et-exemple-normand |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=inside.fifa.com |language=fr}}</ref>
== Honours ==
'''France U18'''
* [[Lafarge Foot Avenir]]: 2019<ref name=":1" />
'''France U20'''
* [[Maurice Revello Tournament]]: [[2022 Maurice Revello Tournament|2022]]<ref name=":1" />
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Angers SCO squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zinga, Melvin}}
[[Category:2002 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:French men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Seine-Maritime]]
[[Category:Le Havre AC players]]
[[Category:Angers SCO players]]
[[Category:Championnat National 3 players]]
[[Category:Championnat National 2 players]]
[[Category:Ligue 2 players]]
[[Category:France men's youth international footballers]]
Okumaya devam et...