Mohamed Alì Zoma eyes Nuremberg promotion push after Italy debut
· Bundesliga-Official
Bundesliga 2 leading scorer Mohamed Alì Zoma aims to use his senior international debut for Italy as a springboard to pose even more of a goal threat for Nuremberg in their push for promotion this season.
The 22-year-old’s goal-a-game strike rate so far this term has raised hopes Miroslav Klose ’s side can return to the German top flight for the first time since 2019.
It has also raised Zoma ’s profile to the point where Italy coach Roberto Mancini made him one of nine new faces in the Azurri ’s squad for the September-October international window.
That put him on the training pitch with established stars such as Gianluigi Donnarumma, Sandro Tonali, Riccardo Calafiori and Moïse Kean, a daunting prospect but one that also served to spur him on.
> “I was very tense before the first training session. Everything was new, so I just tried to perform to the best of my ability,” said the forward, who joined Nuremberg in 2025. “Of course, the standard is very high. I’m now even more motivated to keep working and get better so that I can get to that level.”