Charles Ondo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Nduwuisiand the second or maternal family name is Ondo.

Charles Ondo

Personal information
Full name	Charles Nduwuisi Ondo
Date of birth	(2003-10-22) 22 October 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Welling United
Youth career
2011–2020	Millwall
2020–2024	Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022	Huddersfield Town	2	(0)
2023	→ Waterford (loan)	2	(0)
2024	Ebbsfleet United	1	(0)
2024	→ Hemel Hempstead Town (loan)	3	(0)
2025–	Welling United	0	(0)
International career‡
2023–	Equatorial Guinea	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:41, 15 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024

Charles Nduwuisi Ondo (born 22 October 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for National League South club Welling United. Born in Spain, he plays for the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Early life

Ondo was born in Madrid, Spain and moved to England at a young age. ^[1] He was born to a Nigerian father and an Equatorial Guinean mother. ^[2]

Club career

Ondo is a youth product of Millwall starting at U8 levels, and moved to Huddersfield Town's youth side in 2020. ^[3] He was promoted to Huddersfield Town's B-team shortly after, and signed his first professional contract with the club on 25 February 2022 until 2023. ^[4] and was first called up to their senior side in October 2022. ^[1] He made his professional and EFL Championship debut as a late substitute with Huddersfield Town in a 2–0 win to Hull City on 9 October 2022. ^[5]

On 15 February 2023, Ondo signed for League of Ireland First Division club Waterford on loan. ^[6]

On 31 August 2024, Ondo joined National League club Ebbsfleet United. ^[7] In October 2024, he joined National League South side Hemel Hempstead Town on an initial twenty-eight day loan. ^[8] On 9 December 2024, he departed Ebbsfleet United by mutual consent. ^[9]

On 14 January 2025, he joined National League South side Welling United. ^[10]

International career

On 9 March 2023, Ondo was called up to the Equatorial Guinea national football team for their Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Botswana. ^[11] He made his debut on 6 September 2023.

Career Statistics

Club

As of match played 26 October 2024 ^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League Cup [b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Huddersfield Town	2022-23	Championship	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
Waterford (loan)	2023	LOI First Division	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
Ebbsfleet United	2024-25	National League	1	0	0	0	1	1	—		2	1
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan)	2024-25	National League North	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
Career total			8	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	9	1

1. Includes FA Cup, FAI Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup, League of Ireland Cup, National League Cup

International

As of match played 10 June 2024 ^[13]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Equatorial Guinea	2023	2	0
	2024	2	0
Total		4	0

References

1. Chicken, Steven (9 October 2022). "Charles Ondo in profile after eyebrow-raising Huddersfield Town first-team call". YorkshireLive.
2. "Official : Versatile Spanish-Nigerian left-back signs pro deal with Huddersfield Town :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
3. "CHARLES NDUWUISI-ONDO PLEASED WITH RETURN FROM INJURY". www.htafc.com.
4. Bennett, George (8 September 2022). "Huddersfield Town B starlet Charles Ondo 'loving' new striker role". YorkshireLive.
5. "Huddersfield 2-0 Hull City: Michal Helik on target as Mark Fotheringham leads Terriers to victory in his first home game". Sky Sports.
6. White, Brendan (15 February 2023). "Waterford FC". Waterford FC.
7. "Ondo's onto the Kuflink". ebbsfleetunited.co.uk. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
8. @hemelfc (19 October 2024). "COYT ✊ As one of two changes, Charles Ondo joins up with the squad on loan from Ebbsfleet and goes straight into today's XI! #COYT" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 October 2024– via Twitter.
9. "Ondo's time at Fleet comes to an end". ebbsfleetunited.co.uk. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
10. "Wings sign left-sided defender Charles Ondo". wellingunited.com. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
11. "Nzalang Nacional: En la lista de los convocados para enfrentarse a Botsuana hay dos bajas muy importantes".
12. Charles Ondo at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
13. "Charles Ondo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 December 2024.

External links

• Charles Ondo at ESPN FC
• Charles Ondo at Soccerbase
• Charles Ondo at Soccerway
• Charles Ondo at WorldFootball.net
• Charles Ondo on Instagram
• Charles Ondo on Twitter