Their 2026 World Cup
Four matches and an assist, with 289 minutes in the Brazilian attack.
Match by match
Rayan played 3 matches for Brazil: 2 as a starter and 1 off the bench.
Who he is
- Born
- 3 August 2006 · aged 19 at the World Cup
- Birthplace
- Rio de Janeiro
- Height
- 1.85 m
Data: Wikidata (CC0).
Biography
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. Born in Belgium, he represented Morocco, Belgium, and Chile as a junior internationally, before switching allegiance on the senior level to 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. He signed his first professional contract with Anderlecht on 18 December 2019. On 18 January 2022, he moved to Kortrijk, signing a 3.5 year contract. He made his professional debut with Kortrijk in a 3–2 Belgian First Division A loss to Union Saint-Gilloise on 5 March 2022. On 20 June 2025, Mehssatou joined Standard Liège on a three-year contract. He moved back to KV Kortrijk on 16 July 2026.
International career Born in Belgium to a Moroccan father and a Chilean mother, Mehssataou was eligible to play for Belgium, Morocco and Chile.
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