{{Short description|Ivorian footballer (born 2006)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Levy Nene |image = |image_size = |caption = |fullname = Bi Youan Levy Zacharia Nene<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/partidos-jugador.html?id=145670|title=Matches Levy Nene, Bi Youan Levy Zacharia Néné | BDFutbol|website=www.bdfutbol.com}}</ref> |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|03|17|df=y}} |birth_place = Kayes, Mali |height = |position = Centre forward |currentclub = Nordsjælland |clubnumber = 17 |youthyears1 = 20??–2024 |youthclubs1 = Right to Dream |years1 = 2024– |clubs1 = Nordsjælland |caps1 = 39 |goals1 = 7 |nationalyears1 = 2026– |nationalteam1 = Ivory Coast U23 |nationalcaps1 = 1 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |pcupdate = 17 May 2026 |ntupdate = 15:09, 27 March 2026 (UTC) }}
'''Bi Youan Levy Zacharia Nene''' (born 17 March 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for FC Nordsjælland. Born in Mali, he is a youth international for the Ivory Coast.
==Club career== ===FC Nordsjælland=== Born in Mali, Nene later became a part of the Right to Dream Academy in Ghana, before joining FC Nordsjælland in the summer 2024.<ref>[https://fcn.dk/nyheder/2024/maj/fc-nordsjaelland-skriver-kontrakt-med-levy-nene FC Nordsjælland skriver kontrakt med Levy Nene], fcn.dk, 21 May 2024</ref>
On July 19, 2024, Nene made his official debut for FC Nordsjælland when he replaced Marcus Ingvartsen in a Danish Superliga match against AaB with just under six minutes remaining.<ref>[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/07/19/denmark/superliga/fc-nordsjalland/aalborg-bk/4362623/ NORDSJÆLLAND VS. AAB 3 - 0], soccerway.com, 19 July 2024</ref><ref>[https://fcn.dk/nyheder/2024/juli/fonsskov-olsen-efter-premiere-sejren-tre-flotte-mal Fønsskov Olsen efter premiere-sejren: Tre flotte mål], fcn.dk, 19 July 2024</ref>
==International career== Nene was born in Kayes, Mali, to Ivorian parents and holds dual-citizenship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique-foot/20240203-can-2024-mali-c%C3%B4te-d-ivoire-un-match-entre-fr%C3%A8res-mais-une-demi-finale-en-jeu|title=CAN 2024: Mali-Côte d’Ivoire, un match «entre frères» mais une demi-finale en jeu|date=3 February 2024|website=RFI}}</ref>
In October 2023, Nene was selected for the Mali U-17 national team's gross squad for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup,<ref>[https://www.afrik-foot.com/mali-u17-coupe-du-monde-liste Mali : la liste pour la Coupe du monde U17 avec un Messin], afrik-foot.com, 30 October 2023</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20240727091924/http://www.depechesdumali.com/sport/40485-coupe-du-monde-u17-les-aiglonnets-effectueront-leur-stage-a-djeddah.html Coupe du monde U17 : Les Aiglonnets effectueront leur stage à Djeddah]}}, depechesdumali.com, 20 October 2023</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20240727091924/http://www.depechesdumali.com/sport/40592-coupe-du-monde-u17-les-aiglonnets-en-ordre-de-bataille.html Coupe du monde U17 : Les Aiglonnets en ordre de bataille]}}, depechesdumali.com, 7 November 2023</ref> but he did not play in either match.
On 27 May 2025, he was called up to the Ivory Coast U23s for a friendly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mondialsport.ci/amical-u23-issa-fofana-abakar-sylla-malick-yalcouye-richard-kone-la-liste-des-elephanteaux-face-a-la-hollande-28847.sport|title=Amical U23 : Issa Fofana, Abakar Sylla, Malick Yalcouyé, Richard Koné, … la liste des Eléphanteaux face à la Hollande|first=NAS|last=SARL|date=24 May 2025|website=Mondialsport.ci}}</ref> which match he did not play.
==Personal life== Levy Nene is also the younger brother of Dorgeles Nene, who plays for Fenerbahçe and the Mali national team.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/infofootmali_/p/C7PreHetpmV/?img_index=1 Info Foot Mali {{!}} OFFICIEL : Néne Lévy Zacharia signe son ...], instagram.com, 21 May 2024</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 17 May 2026}}<ref name="SW">{{Soccerway|974012|access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Danish Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="2"|Nordsjælland |2024-25 |Danish Superliga |19||3||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||20||4 |- |2025-26 |Danish Superliga |20||4||4||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||24||6 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !39!!7!!4!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!44!!10 |} {{notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|levy-nene/974012}}
{{FC Nordsjælland squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nene, Levy}} Category:2006 births Category:Living people Category:People from Kayes Category:Ivorian men's footballers Category:Ivory Coast men's youth international footballers Category:Malian men's footballers Category:Malian people of Ivorian descent Category:Men's association football wingers Category:Right to Dream Academy players Category:FC Nordsjælland players Category:Danish Superliga players Category:Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Category:Malian expatriate men's footballers Category:Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Category:Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Ghana Category:Malian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Category:Malian expatriate sportspeople in Ghana Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ghana