Serif Nhaga
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-09-01) 1 September 2005
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Paris Saint-Germain
Youth career
Years Team
2019–2023 Porto
2023– Paris Saint-Germain

Serif Nhaga (born 1 September 2005) is a Bissau-Guinean footballer who plays as a left-back for Paris Saint-Germain.[1]

Club career

A member of the Porto academy since 2019,[2][3][4] Nhaga joined the Paris Saint-Germain Academy in January 2023, after he refused to sign his first professional contract with the Portuguese club.[5][6][7][8] He joined the club on a contract until 2025, and was initially assigned to the under-19 squad.[9] Nhaga was first selected by first team manager Christophe Galtier in the match day squad on 21 April 2023, for a Ligue 1 game against Angers, where he appeared on the bench.[6][7][10]

International career

Born in Guinea-Bissau, Nhaga holds Portuguese nationality and has been called up to Portuguese youth national teams.[11][2][5][7]

Style of play

An offensive-minded left-back with remarkable physical abilities,[5] Nhaga's style of play very soon earned him comparisons to his PSG teammate Nuno Mendes.[5][7][10] PSG manager Christophe Galtier described Nhaga as a "left-footed, very explosive, powerful [player], with good technical abilities".[7][12]

References

  1. ↑ Serif Nhaga at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 Béal, Xavier (6 May 2023). "Poste, nationalité, parcours : Qui est Serif Nhaga, la nouvelle pépite du PSG ?". Goal (in French). Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Serif Nhaga ruma ao PSG e despede-se do FC Porto: ″Foi o cumprir de um sonho″". O Jogo (in European Portuguese). 26 January 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "FC Porto dá tudo para segurar Nhaga". SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Delom, Hugo; Tanzi, Loïc (27 February 2023). "Youth League : focus sur cinq U19 du PSG opposés au Borussia Dortmund". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Angers-PSG: Serif Nhaga, petit nouveau dans le groupe parisien". RMC Sport (in French). 20 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Occhipinti, Steeven (21 April 2023). "Portrait : Qui est Serif Nhaga, le jeune latéral gauche du PSG convoqué face au SCO Angers ?". 90min (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "Mercato : Le PSG s'offre une pépite du FC Porto". beIN Sports (in French). 26 January 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Le PSG signe un jeune arrière gauche venu du FC Porto". CulturePSG (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  10. 1 2 Mechenoua, Marc (20 April 2023). "Angers-PSG : avec Nuno Mendes et Serif Nhaga à Angers ?". Goal (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Serif Nhaga". Ligue1 (in French). Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "PSG : Christophe Galtier s'estime « légitime » pour rester l'entraîneur la saison prochaine". Le Parisien (in French). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.