Chilean footballer (born 2002)
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Mehssatou and the second or maternal family name is
Sepúlveda.
Nayel Mehssatou|
Full name |
Nayel Rayan Mehssatou Sepúlveda |
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Date of birth |
(2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 22) |
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Place of birth |
Brussels, Belgium |
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Height |
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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Position(s) |
Right-back, Midfielder |
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|
Current team |
Kortrijk |
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Number |
6 |
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2008–2009 |
Toekomst Relegem |
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2009–2022 |
Anderlecht |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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2019–2022 |
Anderlecht |
0 |
(0) |
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2022– |
Kortrijk |
58 |
(0) |
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2017 |
Morocco U15 |
1 |
(0) |
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2017 |
Belgium U15 |
0 |
(0) |
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2019 |
Chile U17 |
2 |
(0) |
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2019 |
Belgium U18 |
4 |
(1) |
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2022– |
Chile |
6 |
(0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:42, 6 May 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
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
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
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.
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