Chrisnovic Isemoli N'sa (born January 28, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Swedish club Östersunds FK in the Superettan.
 N'sa with York United in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chrisnovic Isemoli N'sa | ||
| Date of birth | January 28, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Östersunds FK | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AS Concordia | |||
| CS Panellinios | |||
| 2016–2018 | Montreal Impact | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | CS Longueuil | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | HFX Wanderers | 27 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | York United | 53 | (3) |
| 2023 | Huntsville City | 25 | (2) |
| 2023 | → Nashville SC (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Östersunds FK | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 9, 2023 | |||
Early life
N'sa began playing youth soccer at age nine with AS Concordia.[1] Afterwards, he played for CS Panellinios.[2] In 2016, he joined the Montreal Impact Academy,[3] where he played for two years, before departing in 2018, after he aged out of the program.[2]
Club career
In 2018, he joined CS Longueuil in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec.[4]
In February 2019, N'sa signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers.[5][6] In December 2019, N'sa re-signed with Wanderers for the 2020 season.[7][8] He was only one of seven returning players for the side in 2020, from the 2019 season.[9] He helped the Wanderers reach the 2020 CPL Championship final, where they were defeated by Forge FC.[10] After the 2020 season, he was nominated for the CPL U-21 Player of the Year award.[11][12]
In November 2020, N'sa signed with York United, joining his brother Felix who had signed with the club the day before.[13][14] He declined an extension from the Wanderers, as well as offers from other CPL clubs and foreign clubs in order to sign with York.[15][16] He made his debut for York in their 2021 season opener against Cavalry FC on June 27, 2021.[17][18] N'Sa scored his first goal for York on October 24 against Atlético Ottawa.[19] After the end of the season, York exercised his club option for the 2022 season.[20] In December 2022, York revealed they could not agree to terms over a new contract, and that N'Sa would be departing the club.[21]
In February 2023, he joined Huntsville City FC in MLS Next Pro.[22] He made his debut on March 26 against Crown Legacy FC.[23] He joined the first team, on a short-term loan, for a US Open Cup match in April, but did not appear in the match.[24][25]
In January 2024, N'sa signed with Superettan club Östersunds FK on a two-year contract.[26][27]
International career
In 2014, he made his debut in the Canadian youth program at an identification camp for the Canada U15 team.[1]
In 2017, he was called up to a Quebec-Canada U20 team to play friendlies against Haiti U20, who were preparing for the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie.[28] He was then named to the Quebec U20 team for the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie.[29]
Personal life
His younger brother, Felix, is also a professional soccer player.[30][31] N'sa has a big presence on the social media app TikTok, with him being nicknamed 'Tik Tok Man' by his HFX Wanderers coach Stephen Hart.[32]
References
External links
- Chrisnovic N'sa at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Chrisnovic N'sa at Soccerway