In May 2018, Didier Deschamps unveiled his list of 23 players summoned for the World Cup in Russia. This had a single surprise. But a big surprise!
Indeed, the tricolor coach had called to
Steven Nzonzi, then midfielder of the Sevilla FC, aged 29 at the time. Preferred to Adrien Rabiot, this player trained in Amiens was crowned world champion with the Blues, less than two months later.
A few weeks after this coronation, Steven Nzonzi engaged in favor of AS Roma, for four seasons. The Italian club will lend him twice, in Galatasaray then at Stade Rennais. The native of the Garenne-Colombes will then wear the colors ofAl-rayyan (Qatar) then Konyaspor (TĂĽrkiye).
Nzonzi, a real globetrotter
During the summer of 2024, the French international joined the Iranian club of Sepahan SC. With this one, he played 33 games and scored three goals. Except that he will no longer wear the colors, for security reasons.
“My family and I decided that it was better for us not to come back, mainly for security reasons. I tried to find the strength but I couldn't ”he said in a story published on Instagram. A decision that comes on the sidelines of the armed conflict launched by Israel on June 13, opposing Israel and then the United States and Iran.
