Glory Nzingo

Glory Nzingo
Nzingo during a pre-match warmup with St Patrick's Athletic in 2026.
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-11-04) 4 November 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Positions
Youth career
Mountview Boys
Castleknock Celtic
–2016 Home Farm
2016–2019 Cherry Orchard
2019–2021 St Patrick's Athletic
2021–2023 Stade de Reims
2023–2025 Swansea City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Stade de Reims B 10 (0)
2023–2026 Swansea City 0 (0)
2025 → Carolina Core (loan) 25 (8)
2026 St Patrick's Athletic 7 (0)
International career‡
2019 Republic of Ireland U15 5 (0)
2020 Republic of Ireland U16 4 (1)
2022 Republic of Ireland U19 3 (0)
2024 Republic of Ireland U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:04, 27 July 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:28, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Glory Nzingo (born 4 November 2004) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Early career

A native of Blanchardstown, County Dublin, Nzingo played for the youth sides of Mountview Boys, Castleknock Celtic, Home Farm and Cherry Orchard. He moved to St Patrick's Athletic in January 2019. He made his senior debut for St Pat's in a 4–0 pre-season friendly loss to English side Chelsea, at the age of fourteen in July 2019. In 2020, he was named Football Association of Ireland under-15 player of the year.

Stade de Reims

In June 2021, French side Stade Rennais launched a bid for Nzingo. However, he went on to join fellow French side Stade de Reims in July of the same year. He played 10 games for the club's B side in the France's fourth tier, the Championnat National 2.

Swansea City

On 22 June 2023, it was announced that Nzingo had signed for the academy of Swansea City for an undisclosed fee. He made three appearances in the Welsh League Cup during his time with the club.

Carolina Core loan

On 14 February 2025, Nzingo joined MLS Next Pro side Carolina Core on loan until 31 December 2025. He made his debut on 2 April 2025, in a 2–1 loss to Charlotte Independence in the U.S. Open Cup. He made a total of 27 appearances in all competitions during his loan spell, scoring 9 goals. Having returned to Swansea after his loan spell, he went on trial with his former club St Patrick's Athletic in January 2026, scoring in a 4–1 win over Wexford in a pre-season friendly on 12 January.

St Patrick's Athletic

On 29 January 2026, Nzingo signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic after a successful trial period, having previously spent time in the club's academy between 2019 and 2021. On 8 February 2026, he made his debut for the club in the opening game of the season, a 0–0 draw with Bohemians at the Aviva Stadium. On 28 March 2026, he scored twice in a 5–3 win over Montpelier in the Leinster Senior Cup. On 27 July 2026, Nzingo departed the club by mutual consent, having made just 10 appearances in all competitions, with all 7 of his league appearances coming from the bench.

International career

Nzingo has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth international level. In 2020 Nzingo was named U15 International Player of the Year at the annual FAI International Awards. In November 2024, he received his first call up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad for their two friendlies against Sweden U21 in Marbella, Spain. He made his debut in a 2–0 defeat to Sweden on 14 November 2024.

Career statistics

As of matches played 29 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stade de Reims B 2021–22 Championnat National 2 60——0060
2022–23 40——0040
Total 100——00100
Swansea City 2023–24 EFL Championship 0000002020
2024–25 0000001010
2025–26 0000——00
Total 0000003030
Carolina Core (loan) 2025 MLS Next Pro 25810—11279
St Patrick's Athletic 2026 LOI Premier Division 7000–32102
Career total 4281000735011
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Welsh League Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in the 2025 MLS Next Pro Playoffs
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Leinster Senior Cup

References

  1. 1 2 "Glory Nzingo Returns To The Saints". St Patrick's Athletic FC. 29 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Fallon, John (26 June 2021). "French club Rennes make offer for St Pat's star". irishexaminer.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-26. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  3. ↑ Dempsey, Andrew (9 July 2021). "Highly-Regarded St Patrick's Athletic Teenager Makes Intriguing Ligue 1 Move". balls.ie. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Nzingo, 15 [sic], makes Saints debut in defeat to Chelsea". rte.ie. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Donnelly, David (7 February 2022). "France-based former Saint Glory Nzingo among 24 called up for Ireland under-19 training camp". dublinlive.ie. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Glory Nzingo intègre l'Académie SDR" [Glory Nzingo joins the SDR Academy]. stade-de-reims.com (in French). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Exclusive report : The Swansea City player getting noticed across the pond - Swansea City News". Swansea Independent.
  8. ↑ "Glory Nzingo joins Swansea City Academy | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com.
  9. ↑ "Glory Nzingo leaves Swansea City | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com.
  10. ↑ "Glory Nzingo joins Carolina Core FC on loan | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com.
  11. ↑ "2025 US Open Cup Round 2: Marou's OT goal gives Charlotte Independence first pro win in 10 years". thecup.us. April 2, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Glory Nzingo | MLSsoccer.com". mlsnextpro.
  13. ↑ "League of Ireland transfers: St Pat's close in on former Ireland underage cap Glory Nzingo". www.independent.ie. January 12, 2026.
  14. ↑ "'I'm blessed' - Former St Pat's academy star secures League of Ireland return". Irish Mirror. January 29, 2026.
  15. ↑ Buttner, Paul (8 February 2026). "Anang stands tall as Bohs and Pat's share the spoils" – via www.rte.ie.
  16. ↑ "St Patrick's Athletic (5) – Montpelier (0)". www.stpatsfc.com.
  17. ↑ McCadden, Mark (July 27, 2026). "St Patrick's Athletic confirm departure of young midfielder". Irish Mirror.
  18. ↑ Glory Nzingo at WorldFootball.net
  19. ↑ "Jim Crawford names Under-21 squad for Sweden friendlies". www.fai.ie.
  20. ↑ "REPORT | Sweden U21 2-0 Ireland U21". www.fai.ie.
  21. ↑ Glory Nzingo at Soccerway