Delvin N'Dinga

Delvin N'Dinga

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 36)
Place of birth	Pointe Noire, Republic of the Congo
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2002	CNFF
2003–2005	Diables Noirs
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2008	Auxerre B	57	(3)
2008–2012	Auxerre	78	(2)
2012–2016	Monaco	27	(0)
2013–2015	→ Olympiacos (loan)	36	(1)
2015–2016	→ Lokomotiv 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.

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

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Auxerre	2008–09	Ligue 1	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2009–10		26	1	2	0	0	0	—		28	1
	2010–11		26	0	0	0	2	0	7	0	35	0
	2011–12		23	1	0	0	1	0	—		24	1
	Total		78	2	2	0	3	0	7	0	90	2
Auxerre II	2011–12	Championnat de France Amateur	1	0	—						1	0
Monaco	2012–13	Ligue 2	25	0	1	0	2	0	—		28	0
	2013–14	Ligue 1	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		27	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	30	0
Olympiacos (loan)	2013–14	Super League Greece	19	0	8	1	—		6	0	33	1
	2014–15		17	1	5	0	—		6	1	28	2
	Total		36	1	13	1	0	0	12	1	61	3
Lokomotiv Moscow (loan)	2015–16	Russian Premier League	24	0	1	0	—		8	0	33	0
Lokomotiv Moscow	2016–17	Russian Premier League	9	0	1	0	—				10	0
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	—				0	0
	Total		33	0	2	0	0	0	8	0	43	0
Sivasspor	2017–18	Süper Lig	27	2	2	0	—				29	2
	2018–19		18	1	0	0	—				14	1
	Total		45	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	43	3
Career total			220	6	20	1	5	0	27	1	268	8

International goals

Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 November 2015	Addis-Abeba, Ethiopia	Ethiopia	1–3	3–4	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Monaco

• Ligue 2: 2012–13

Olympiacos

• Super League Greece: 2013–14, 2014–15
• Greek Cup: 2014–15

Lokomotiv Moscow

• Russian Cup: 2016–17

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
2. "La première génération du CNFF". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
3. zerozero.pt (in Portuguese)
4. "Delvin N'Dinga: Lyon terms reportedly agreed". MSN Football. 2 August 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
5. "Ndinga: "I am interested in Lyon"" [Ndinga : "Lyon m'intéresse"] (in French). L' Equipe. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
6. "Ndinga "will not go"" [Ndinga "ne partira pas"] (in French). L' Equipe. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
7. "Ndinga extend the lease" [Ndinga prolonge son bail] (in French). L' Equipe. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
8. "Ndinga "It hurt me"" [Ndinga: "Ça m'a fait mal"] (in French). L' Equipe. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
9. "Ndinga joined Monaco (official)" [Ndinga rejoint Monaco (off.)] (in French). L' Equipe. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
10. "Olympiacos raid Ligue 1 for Yatabaré and Ndinga". UEFA. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
11. Congo's Delvin N'Dinga joins Olympiakos on loan from Monaco
12. "Monaco : Ndinga encore prêté à l'Olympiacos". Archived from the original on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
13. Saint-Etienne in pole position to sign N'Dinga
14. "Delvin Ndinga au Lokomotiv Moscou" (in French). AS Monaco FC. 11 May 2016. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
15. "Delvin N'Dinga joins Sivasspor" (in Turkish). Sivasspor. 7 September 2017.
16. weltfussball.de
17. Okeleji, Oluwashina (8 January 2015). "Nations Cup 2015: LeRoy finalises Congo squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
18. "Congo -DR Congo 2:4". France 24. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
19. Delvin N'Dinga at Soccerway

External links

• Delvin N'Dinga at Soccerway
• Delvin N'Dinga at National-Football-Teams.com
• frenchleague.com ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}