Ezechiel Banzuzi

About

Ezechiel Banzuzi (born 16 February 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig. Born in the Netherlands, he is of Congolese descent.

Banzuzi progressed through VVGZ and NAC Breda’s youth teams, joining the latter at age eleven. He made his professional debut for the club on 26 October 2021, in a cup match against VVV-Venlo, which NAC won on penalties. Banzuzi entered the match as a substitute in the 75th minute, replacing Pjotr Kestens. At the age of sixteen, he appeared in ten matches for NAC without signing a professional contract, attracting interest from other clubs. On 8 January 2022, prior to a match against Eindhoven, Banzuzi hinted at a possible departure through a Snapchat post, which led to his demotion back to the youth team. However, in February 2022, he was reinstated to the first team.
Following this, Banzuzi saw increased playing time in league matches during the 2021–22 season, making a total of 20 appearances, nine of which were as a starter. NAC Breda qualified for the promotion play-offs, where they were eliminated in the first round by ADO Den Haag. In the subsequent…