Delvin N'Dinga

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Delvin N'Dinga
Delvin N'Dinga 2016.jpg
N'Dinga with Lokomotiv in 2016
Personal information
Full name Delvin Chanel N'Dinga [1]
Date of birth (1988-03-14) 14 March 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Pointe Noire, Republic of the Congo
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2002 CNFF
2003–2005 Diables Noirs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2008 Auxerre B 57 (3)
2008–2012 Auxerre 78 (2)
2012–2016 Monaco 27 (0)
2013–2015Olympiacos (loan) 36 (1)
2015–2016Lokomotiv Moscow (loan) 24 (0)
2016–2017 Lokomotiv Moscow 9 (0)
2017–2019 Sivasspor 49 (3)
2020 Antalyaspor 6 (0)
2021 Panetolikos 14 (1)
2023 Balzan 8 (1)
International career
2005–2007 Congo U21 8 (1)
2007–2021 Congo 56 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:13, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

Delvin Chanel N'Dinga (born 14 March 1988) is a Congolese professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Maltese Premier League club Balzan.

Contents

Club career

Auxerre

N'Dinga began his career with CNFF then joined Diables Noirs in 2003. [2] In July 2005, he Diables Noirs to sign in Europe with French club Auxerre. [3]

In the 2011–12 season, N'Dinga was linked with a move to Lyon as the replacement for Jérémy Toulalan, who joined Spanish side Málaga. Auxerre and Lyon were in the process of negotiating a transfer for Ndinga for €7 million, with Ndinga to sign a four-year contract with Lyon. [4] N'Dinga said a move to Lyon interested him: "It would be a good challenge for me, the opportunity to pass a course, While there is a chance that I play in this club, I will not hesitate. There is Lyon who has, then yes, it m? Interested!" [5] However, Auxerre club president Gérard Bourgoin refused to sell Ndinga, having rejected several offers from Lyon. [6] The negotiations continued throughout the summer transfer window until N'Dinga signed a contract extension set to keep him at Auxerre until 2015. [7] Shortly after, N'Dinga expressed sadness of not join Lyon, saying, "It takes time, honestly thought I leave. It hurt me. I try to focus quickly find my level." [8]

Monaco

Following Auxerre's relegation from Ligue 1 after the 2011–12 season, N'Dinga joined Ligue 2 side Monaco in July 2012 in a €6 million transfer deal. [9]

Olympiacos

Following his two league appearances at Monaco in the 2013–14 season, but on 31 August 2013, N'Dinga left the club to join Greek champions Olympiacos on loan, with an option to make the move permanent next summer with a fee of €3 million. [10] He started a second loan spell with Olympiacos in July 2014. [11] [12] Olympiacos will buy Delvin with a mark of €3.2 million from the Monegasque team. N'Dinga is likely to head back to France over the summer, after spending the last two seasons on loan at Olympiakos from Monaco but according to reports in France he will possibly to return to League 1 in the summer transfer window. N'Dinga will not renew his contract with Monaco and it looks like that Saint-Étienne is in pole position to sign him. Apart from Saint-Etienne, Rennes, Lille and Caen also expressed their interested in the Congolese defensive midfielder. [13]

Lokomotiv Moscow

After joining Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow on loan for the 2015–16 season, N'Dinga's move from Monaco was made permanent on 11 May 2016. [14]

Sivasspor

On 7 September 2017, N'Dinga signed a two-year contract with Turkish club Sivasspor. [15]

International career

He made his first cap for Congo national football team at the WCQ match against Sudan on 8 June 2007. [16] He represented the national team at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, where his team advanced to the quarterfinals. [17] [18]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 March 2019 [19]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Auxerre 2008–09 Ligue 1 30000030
2009–10 2612000281
2010–11 260002070350
2011–12 2310010241
Total782203070902
Auxerre II 2011–12 Championnat de France Amateur 1010
Monaco 2012–13 Ligue 2 2501020280
2013–14 Ligue 120000020
Total270102000300
Olympiacos (loan) 2013–14 Super League Greece 1908160331
2014–15 1715061282
Total36113100121613
Lokomotiv Moscow (loan) 2015–16 Russian Premier League 2401080330
Lokomotiv Moscow 2016–17 Russian Premier League9010100
2017–18 000000
Total330200080430
Sivasspor 2017–18 Süper Lig 27220292
2018–19 18100141
Total453200000433
Career total2206201502712688

International goals

Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 November 2015 Addis-Abeba, Ethiopia Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1–33–4 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Monaco

Olympiacos

Lokomotiv Moscow

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