Nathan Zézé
Nathan Zézé (born 18 June 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Nantes. Early life 
Having grown up in La Varenne, just North-East of the Nantes Metropolis, Nathan Zézé joined the Nantes Academy as an under-9. Club career 
Growing through the youth ranks of the team from Brittany, Zézé came to captain its under-17 and under-19 sides, despite being the youngest on the pitch when he first captained the latter in 2021. During the 2021–22 season he helped the under-19s to a national title, qualifying them for the European Youth League. At the start of the 2022–23 season, Zézé moved to the reserve National 2 team, whilst also playing the UEFA Youth League. Having already appeared on the team sheet in Ligue 1 against Auxerre during the previous encounter, Zézé made his professional debut for Nantes on the 7 January 2023, during the 2–0 away Coupe de France win to . He replaced an injured Nicolas Pallois before half-time, as his team had just scored its first goal, Zézé helping them to keep a clean-sheet for the rest of the game. International career 
Zézé is a youth international for France, having played with France under-17s until 2021, before being selected with the under-18 for the Tournoi de Limoges the following year. Style of play 
A left-footed centre-back, Zézé is described as a tall and strong defender with good placement and anticipation, able to frequently win aerial duels and score headers, while also having many ball-playing qualities, confortable with both short and long passes. References

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2005 births
Living people
Footballers from Nantes
French men's footballers
France men's youth international footballers
French sportspeople of Ivorian descent
Men's association football defenders
FC Nantes players
Championnat National 2 players