Basilio Ndong

Basilio Ndong
Ndong in 2022
Personal information
Full name Basilio Ndong Owono Nchama
Date of birth (1999-01-17) 17 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Mbini, Equatorial Guinea
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left back, left winger
Team information
Current team
Universitatea Craiova
Number 12
Youth career
2015–2017 Cano Sport
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Shkupi 44 (0)
2020–2022 Westerlo 4 (0)
2021Start (loan) 8 (0)
2022–2023 Start 26 (1)
2023– Universitatea Craiova 25 (0)
International career
2016– Equatorial Guinea 47 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Basilio Ndong Owono Nchama (born 17 January 1999) is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays for Liga I club Universitatea Craiova and the Equatorial Guinea national team. Mainly a left back, he can also operate as a left winger.

Club career

Ndong is a Cano Sport Academy product. He began playing for them at Cadete (under-16) level as a left back and then in its Juvenil (under-19) side. He was transitioning to more offensive positions, always on the left side. On 30 January 2018, just a week after concluding his participation with Equatorial Guinea at the 2018 African Nations Championship, he signed a three-and-a-half year contract with Macedonian club FK Shkupi.[1][2] In September 2021, he moved to Norwegian club Start, on loan from Westerlo. In November 2021, he joined Start permanently, signing a contract until summer 2024.[3]

International career

Ndong made his international debut in a 4–0 victory over South Sudan in a qualification game for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. He came on as a substitute for Rubén Belima.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 April 2024[5]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shkupi 2017–18 Macedonian First Football League 11 0 11 0
2018–19 24 0 0 0 2[a] 0 26 0
2019–20 9 0 1 0 10 0
Total 44 0 1 0 2 0 47 0
Westerlo 2020–21 Belgian First Division B 4 0 1 0 5 0
Start (loan) 2021 Norwegian First Division 8 0 2 0 10 0
Start 2022 26 1 1 0 27 1
Total 34 1 3 0 37 1
Universitatea Craiova 2022–23 Liga I 15 0 15 0
2023–24 10 0 3 0 13 0
Total 25 0 3 0 28 0
Career total 107 1 8 0 2 0 0 0 117 1
  1. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 26 March 2024[6]
National team Year Apps Goals
Equatorial Guinea 2016 2 0
2017 2 0
2018 6 0
2019 5 0
2020 2 0
2021 6 0
2022 11 0
2023 7 0
2024 6 0
Total 47 0

References

  1. ^ "Basilio Ndong Përforcon Shkupin (foto+video)" (in Albanian). 30 January 2018. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Shkupi shops in Equatorial Guinea". 30 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Signerte permanent avtale med Start". Eurosport (in Norwegian). 10 November 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Equatorial Guinea 4-0 South Sudan". CAF. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  5. ^ Basilio Ndong at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Basilio Ndong". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 January 2023.

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