Alexis Beka Beka
![]() Beka Beka with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexis Adelin Beka Beka[1] | ||
Date of birth | 29 March 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2008 | Verson | ||
2008–2019 | Caen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | Caen B | 16 | (1) |
2019–2021 | Caen | 30 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 21 | (0) |
2022–2024 | Nice | 14 | (0) |
International career | |||
2017 | France U17 | 1 | (0) |
2019 | France U18 | 6 | (0) |
2019 | France U19 | 2 | (0) |
2021 | France Olympic | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 June 2023 |
Alexis Adelin Beka Beka (born 29 March 2001) is a French professional footballer who last played as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nice.
Club career
[edit]Caen
[edit]Beka Beka made his debut with Caen in a 0–0 Ligue 2 tie with Clermont on 20 December 2019.[3] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 9 June 2020.[4]
Lokomotiv Moscow
[edit]On 23 August 2021, Beka Beka signed a five-year contract with Russian Premier League club Lokomotiv Moscow.[5]
Nice
[edit]On 1 August 2022, Beka Beka signed for Ligue 1 club OGC Nice on a five-year deal, for a reported fee of €14 million.[6][7]
His contract with the club was terminated on 16 August 2024.[8]
International career
[edit]Beka Beka is a youth international for France.[9] He was part of the France Olympic team that competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Born in France, Beka Beka holds French and Congolese nationalities.[10][11]
On 29 September 2023, Beka Beka made headlines for threatening to commit suicide by jumping from the Magnan viaduct in Nice. Negotiations with a club psychologist were ongoing while emergency services, firemen, and the military were involved in the operation. The viaduct is approximately 100 meters high, causing traffic disruptions on the A8 autoroute.[12] Beka Beka was safely removed from the scene by emergency services.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 3 June 2023[14]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Caen B | 2018–19 | Championnat National 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Championnat National 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
Total | 16 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
Caen | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | ||
Total | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
Lokomotiv Moscow | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 26 | 0 |
2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
Nice | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[b] | 1 | 22 | 1 |
2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 81 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 99 | 3 |
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
References
[edit]- ^ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 6. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Alexis Beka Beka". OGC Nice. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Caen vs. Clermont - 20 December 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ^ "Caen : un contrat professionnel annoncé (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Алексис Бека Бека – игрок "Локомотива"!" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Beka Beka is Niçois". OGC Nice. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Official | Nice sign midfielder Alexis Beka Beka – Get French Football News". Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Alexis Beka Beka: "The moment to move forward"". OGC Nice. 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Football. Pros, nouveau poste et équipe de France : l'automne chargé d'Alexis Beka Beka". actu.fr.
- ^ "Alexis Beka Beka : Le franco congolais signe son premier contrat pro à Caen". 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Alexis BEKA BEKA". UNFP. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "OGC Nice midfielder Alexis Beka Beka threatening to commit suicide by standing on edge of Magnan Bridge: Reports". Sportskeeda. 29 September 2023. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "OGC Nice player Beka Beka is safe after threatening to commit suicide whilst sat on edge of viaduct". MARCA. 29 September 2023. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ Alexis Beka Beka at Soccerway
External links
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- Alexis Beka Beka at Soccerway.com
- Alexis Beka Beka at WorldFootball.net
- Alexis Beka Beka at Soccerbase.com
- Alexis Beka Beka at BDFutbol
- Alexis Beka Beka at kicker (in German)
- Alexis Beka Beka at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Alexis Beka Beka – French league stats at Ligue 2 (in French) – English translation
- 2001 births
- Footballers from Paris
- French sportspeople of Republic of the Congo descent
- Black French sportspeople
- Living people
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Stade Malherbe Caen players
- FC Lokomotiv Moscow players
- OGC Nice players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Russian Premier League players
- Ligue 1 players
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for France
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- French expatriate sportspeople in Russia