Obite Evan Ndicka (born 20 August 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for German club Eintracht Frankfurt.
Ndicka with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Obite Evan Ndicka[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 20 August 1999||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2009 | F.C.A. Paris 19ème | ||
2009–2012 | Solitaires Paris-Est F.C. | ||
2012–2017 | Auxerre | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Auxerre | 14 | (0) |
2018– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 72 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
2014–2015 | France U16 | 5 | (0) |
2016 | France U17 | 1 | (0) |
2017 | France U18 | 2 | (0) |
2018 | France U19 | 1 | (0) |
2017–2019 | France U20 | 10 | (0) |
2019 | France U21 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:39, 22 May 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2019 |
Ndicka is an academy graduate of Auxerre and made his senior debut for the club in January 2017, aged 17. He spent the next season-and-half at the club, making 14 senior appearances before joining Bundesliga side Eintracht in July 2018.
Early life
Club career
Auxerre
Having joined Ligue 2 side Auxerre at the age of 13, Ndicka progressed through the club's academy and made his professional debut on 27 January 2017, starting in a 1–0 win over Clermont.[5][6] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 5 February.[5] He ultimately made 14 appearances for the club over the next season and half before signing for Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt for a reported fee of €5.5m.[7]
Eintracht Frankfurt
On 5 July 2018, Ndicka signed for Eintracht on a five-year deal.[8] He quickly became an important member of the first-team squad and featured regularly for the club in the league and the Europa League. In February 2019, his performances earned him the Bundesliga Rookie of the Month award, a monthly title awarded to the highest performing under-23 player in a particular month, and saw him also nominated for the Rookie of the Season award.[9][10] From then, he missed only one match for the remainder of the season as the club narrowly missed out on Champions League qualification.[11]
International career
Ndicka was born in France and is of Cameroonian descent.[12] He represented France at U16 and U17 level and was called up to the U18 team for the first time by manager Bernard Diomède in March 2017.[13][14]
Career statistics
- As of 22 May 2021[15]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Auxerre | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
Total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
Eintracht Frankfurt | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9[a] | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | ||
2019–20 | Bundesliga | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 8[a] | 1 | — | 34 | 2 | |||
2020–21 | Bundesliga | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||||
Total | 72 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | — | 95 | 5 | ||||
Career total | 86 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 5 |
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Evan Ndicka: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Evan Ndicka". Eintracht Frankfurt. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Obite Evan Ndicka". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Evan Ndicka passe professionnel avec Auxerre, Kenji-Van Boto prolonge". L'Equipe. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.(in French)
- ^ "Clermont v Auxerre". Soccerway. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ Billingham, Dan (7 March 2019). "The Frankfurt Way: How the Bundesliga Outfit Continue to Punch Above their Weight". These Football Times. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ Quarez, Benjamin (5 July 2018). "Officiel - Evan N'Dicka quitte Auxerre pour l'Eintracht Francfort" [Official - Evan N'Dicka leaves Auxerre for Eintracht Frankfurt] (in French). Goal. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Ndicka named Rookie of the Month". Bundesliga. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt defender Evan N'Dicka named Bundesliga Rookie of the Month". Bundesliga. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Bundesliga Rookie Award 2018/19 presented by Tag Heuer". Bundesliga. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Evan N´Dicka :: Obite Evan N'Dicka :: Auxerre". www.leballonrond.fr.
- ^ "L'équipe de France U17 se rôde à Malesherbes cet après-midi". La Republique du Centre. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.(in French)
- ^ Dard, Philippe (14 March 2017). "Quatre jeunes de clubs de Ligue 2 sélectionnés en équipe de France U18". MaLigue2. Retrieved 19 March 2017.(in French)
- ^ "O. N'Dicka". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
External links
- Obite Evan N’Dicka at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Obite Evan Ndicka at the French Football Federation (archived 2019-04-18) (in French)