Steven Nzonzi

Steven Nzonzi is the kind of footballer I find quietly fascinating: a 197 cm defensive midfielder whose value lives in the spaces between the highlights. From Amiens to Blackburn and onward across Europe, his career is a study in reliability over flash, the unglamorous craft of breaking up play and holding a midfield's shape. Players like him rarely get the headlines, yet teams collapse without them. The 2018 Legion of Honour hints at a year that meant something larger for France. I have a soft spot for the unshowy anchors who make everyone around them better.

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Name (English)

Steven Nzonzi

Name (Japanese)

スティーヴン・エンゾンジ

Reading

すてぃーゔん・えんぞんじ

Born

December 15, 1988 (age 37)

Origin

La Garenne-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Height

197 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Dragon

Awards & achievements

• 2018 Knight of the Legion of Honour

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/iamnzonzi15/
• Xhttps://x.com/iamnzonzi15
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven%20Nzonzi
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BE%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q442492

Tags

• Hauts-de-Seine
• association football player

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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