Nayel Mehssatou
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nayel Rayan Mehssatou Sepúlveda | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back, Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kortrijk | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Toekomst Relegem | ||
| 2009–2022 | Anderlecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Anderlecht | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | Kortrijk | 61 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Morocco U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Belgium U15 | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | Chile U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Belgium U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2022– | Chile | 8 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:42, 9 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Nayel Rayan Mehssatou Sepúlveda (born 8 August 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back or as a defensive midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Kortrijk and the Chile national team.
Career[edit]
Mehssatou is a youth product of Toekomst Relegem and Anderlecht, having stayed in Anderlecht's youth academy for 13 years.[1] He signed his first professional contract with Anderlecht on 18 December 2019.[2] On 18 January 2022, he moved to Kortrijk, signing a 3.5 year contract.[3] He made his professional debut with Kortrijk in a 3–2 Belgian First Division A loss to Union Saint-Gilloise on 5 March 2022.[4]
International career[edit]
Born in Belgium to a Moroccan father and a Chilean mother, Mehssataou was eligible to play for Belgium, Morocco and Chile. Mehssatou first represented Morocco and Belgium at under-15 level in 2017, switching to the Chile under-U17 in October 2019. He then switched back to Belgium, representing the Belgium under-18 that same year, scoring once in 4 appearances.[5]
Mehssatou was called up to the senior Chile national team for friendlies and the 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer tournament in June 2022.[6]
He made his debut for Chile on 6 June 2022, starting in a 2–0 loss to South Korea.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Mehssatou was born in Belgium to a Moroccan father and a Chilean mother.[8] His mother, Michelle Sepúlveda, was born in Santiago and moved to Brussels in 1975 along with her Chilean family.
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played on 21 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Anderlecht | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kortrijk | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 66 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 61 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | ||
International[edit]
- As of match played 9 September 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
References[edit]
- ^ "Nayel Mehssatou ne regrette pas d'avoir quitté Anderlecht : "C'était une décision très difficile"". Walfoot.be. April 7, 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ "Met Nayel Mehssatou legt RSCA opnieuw jeugdproduct onder contract". Officiele website Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht. Archived from the original on 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ "Anderlecht: Nayel Mehssatou et… Bryan Reynolds vers Courtrai". Édition digitale de Bruxelles. January 18, 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ "Mehssatou na debuut: "Het was de juiste keuze om naar Kortrijk te komen"". www.voetbalprimeur.be. Archived from the original on 2022-03-06. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ S.A.P, El Mercurio (October 3, 2019). "Quién es el futbolista que deslumbra en Bélgica y que fue convocado por la "Roja" Sub 17 | Emol.com". Emol. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ "La Roja viaja a Asia para disputar tres partidos preparatorios". www.laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. 1 June 2022. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Chile 0 - Corea del Sur 2: Resultado, goles y crónica del debut de Eduardo Berizzo". 7 June 2022. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Nayel Mehssatou can stay with the A-core of Anderlecht". www.archysport.com. 15 July 2021. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
External links[edit]
- Nayel Mehssatou at Soccerway
- Nayel Mehssatou at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Pro League Profile
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Brussels
- Chilean men's footballers
- Chile men's international footballers
- Chile men's youth international footballers
- Belgian men's footballers
- Belgium men's youth international footballers
- Moroccan men's footballers
- Morocco men's youth international footballers
- Chilean people of Moroccan descent
- Belgian sportspeople of Moroccan descent
- Belgian people of Chilean descent
- Moroccan people of Chilean descent
- Sportspeople of Moroccan descent
- Sportspeople of Chilean descent
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Men's association football midfielders
- K.V. Kortrijk players
- Belgian Pro League players