Basilio Ndong

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Basilio Ndong
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Ndong in 2022
Personal information
Full name Basilio Ndong Owono Nchama
Date of birth (1999-01-17) 17 January 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Mbini, Equatorial Guinea
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left back, left winger
Team information
Current team
Tirana
Number 3
Youth career
2015–2017 Cano Sport
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Shkupi 44 (0)
2020–2022 Westerlo 4 (0)
2021Start (loan) 8 (0)
2022–2023 Start 26 (1)
2023–2025 Universitatea Craiova 40 (0)
2025– Tirana 2 (0)
International career
2016– Equatorial Guinea 58 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:55, 16 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2025

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

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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]

In late November 2025, Ndong signed with Albanian club Tirana. [4]

International career

He made his debut for the Equatorial Guinea national team on 4 September 2016 in a match against South Sudan. The game, which ended in a decisive 4–0 victory, was part of the qualification campaign for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. [5]

At the beginning of 2018, he took part in the African Nations Championship held in Morocco. He played three matches during the tournament, all of which ended in defeat.

In early 2022, he was selected by coach Juan Micha to participate in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations held in Cameroon. During the competition, he was a regular starter and played every match for his team. Equatorial Guinea was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Senegal.

In December 2023, he was included in the list of twenty-seven Equatorial Guinean players selected to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 August 2025 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shkupi 2017–18 Macedonian First Football League 110110
2018–19 Macedonian First Football League240002 [b] 0260
2019–20 Macedonian First Football League9010100
Total4401020470
Westerlo 2020–21 Belgian First Division B 401050
Start (loan) 2021 Norwegian First Division 8020100
Start 2022 Norwegian First Division26110271
Total34130371
Universitatea Craiova 2022–23 Liga I 150150
2023–24 Liga I120301 [c] 0160
2024–25 Liga I120201 [d] 0150
2025–26 Liga I10001 [d] 020
Total400502010480
Career total122110040101371

International

As of match played 9 June 2025 [7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Equatorial Guinea 201620
201720
201860
201950
202020
202160
2022110
202370
2024130
202540
Total580

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. "E rrallë! Vetëm 10 minuta para ndeshjes me Egnatian, Tirana prezanton transferimin e fundit: Përforcim strategjik".
  5. "Equatorial Guinea 4-0 South Sudan". CAF. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  6. Basilio Ndong at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  7. "Basilio Ndong". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 January 2023.