Desmond N'Ze

Desmond N'Ze

Personal information
Full name	Desmond N'Ze Kouassi
Date of birth	(1989-04-17) 17 April 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Sekondi, Ghana
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
000–2008	Verona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	Verona	1	(0)
2008	Inter Milan	0	(0)
2008–2009	Avellino	10	(0)
2010	Valle del Giovenco	6	(0)
2011–2012	Milazzo	24	(0)
2012–2014	Fujieda MYFC	12	(1)
2013	→ FC Gifu (loan)	25	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Desmond N'Ze Kouassi (born 17 April 1989) known as Desmond N'Ze is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Born in Ghana, he is a naturalized Italian citizen.

Career

Hellas Verona

N'Ze made his debut for Hellas Verona on 18 November 2006, coming on as a 27th-minute substitute in his side's 3–0 loss to Rimini. ^[1] La Gazzetta dello Sport gave a 6 out of 10 score for his debut. ^[2]

Inter Milan

After just one appearance for Hellas Verona first team, N'Ze signed for the reserve team of Inter Milan in January 2008 on an 18-month contract. ^[3]

Avellino

After failing to make any appearances for the Inter Milan first team, Desmond signed for Serie B side Avellino in co-ownership deal. ^[4] His debut was on 20 September 2008, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute is his side's 2–1 loss to AlbinoLeffe. ^[5] N'Ze was an unused bench in 2008–09 Coppa Italia on 20 August; the club was eliminated by Reggiana. ^[6] N'Ze made a total of ten appearances for the side in Serie B. ^[7] In June 2009 Inter gave up the remain 50% registration rights to Avellino. ^[8] However Avellino bankrupted at the start of season.

Valle del Giovenco

In January 2010, Desmond joined Valle del Giovenco. ^{[9] [10]} He made his debut on 17 January 2010, drawing 0–0 to Portosummaga; La Gazzetta rated his debut 7 out of 10 scores. ^[11] However, he only played 5 more times for VdG. The team also bankrupted at the start of next season.

Milazzo

In March 2011 N'Ze joined Milazzo. ^[12] He made his debut on 27 March 2011 against Vibonese. ^[13] In the next season N'Ze played all 4 games in 2011–12 Coppa Italia Lega Pro ^{[14] [15] [16] [17]} and 19 games in 2011–12 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.

Once again Milazzo bankrupted in July 2012.

Fujieda MYCFC

In August 2012, Desmond joined Japan Football League side Fujieda MYFC. ^[18] He made his debut on 16 September 2012, playing the whole ninety minutes as Fujieda MYFC drew 0–0 with Zweigen Kanazawa. ^[19] On 20 January 2014, he left the club. ^{[20] [21]}

FC Gifu

In January 2013, Desmond joined FC Gifu on loan to the end of 2013. ^[22] He made his debut on 3 March 2013 against Yokohama FC, losing the game 2–0. ^[23] On 31 March 2013, he was sent off after receiving two yellow cards in Gifu's 3–0 loss to Tokyo Verdy. ^{[24] [25]} He scored his first goal for the club on 17 April 2013, scoring in a 3–2 loss against Kataller Toyama. ^{[26] [27]}

Return to Fujieda MYFC

On 1 May 2014, Fujieda MYFC announced that they had re-signed Desmond to play in their inaugural season in the J3 League. ^{[28] [29]} On 4 August 2014, it was announced that Desmond had left the club. ^{[30] [31]}

Personal life

He also holds Italian nationality. ^[4] His brother Marcus N'Ze is also a professional footballer.

In 2014, N'Ze began working for his friend Mario Balotelli as a personal assistant. He was notably his personal chauffeur at Liverpool, being frequently spotted sleeping in the passenger seat of Balotelli's Ferrari in Melwood's car park, waiting for his friend to finish training. ^[32]

Career statistics

As of 8 August 2014 ^[33]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League		Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hellas Verona	2006–07	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2007–08	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inter Milan	2007–08	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Avellino	2008–09	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pescina	2009–10	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Milazzo	2010–11	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2011–12	19	0	4	0	0	0	23	0
Fujieda MYFC	2012	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
FC Gifu (loan)	2013	25	2	0	0	0	0	25	2
Fujieda MYFC	2014	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
Career total		73	3	4	0	0	0	77	3

References

1. "Rimini - Hellas Verona 3-0, gara chiusa dopo mezz'ora" (in Italian). Hellas Verona FC. 18 November 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
2. La Gazzetta dello Sport 2006–07 profile (in Italian)
3. "New central defender for Inter Primavera". FC Internazionale Milano. 9 January 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
4. "New clubs for seven players". FC Internazionale Milano. 13 August 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
5. "AlbinoLeffe-Avellino 2-1" (in Italian). UC AlbinoLeffe. 20 September 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
6. "Reggiana avanti con un gol di Stefani L' Avellino è un cantiere aperto". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 21 August 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
7. Lega Serie B profile (in Italian)
8. "Transfer market: co-ownership deals". FC Internazionale Milano. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
9. "Ufficiale l'arrivo di N'Ze, Censori va al Giulianova" (in Italian). Valle del Giovenco.com. 13 January 2010. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
10. "Arriva il terzino ghanese N'Ze". Il Centro (in Italian). 9 January 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
11. "Portogruaro: solito copione Anche il Pescina imbattuto". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 18 January 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
12. "Milazzo, in prova l'ex Inter N'ze". Tutto Lega Pro (in Italian). 1 March 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
13. "Il Milazzo supera la Vibonese" (in Italian). golsicilia.it. 27 March 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
14. "Milazzo, poker alla Vibonese in Coppa Italia" (in Italian). golsicilia.it. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
15. "Ebolitana-Milazzo: il tabellino" (in Italian). golsicilia.it. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
16. "Milazzo-Catanzaro: 0-0 condizionato dal caldo" (in Italian). golsicilia.it. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
17. "Vigor Lamezia-Milazzo: un pari beffa" (in Italian). golsicilia.it. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
18. 新加入記者会見開催のご報告 [New Signings Press Conference] (in Japanese). Fujieda MYFC. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
19. "JFL第25節 対ツエーゲン金沢の結果報告" [Japan Football League Round 25 against Zweigen Kanazawa, the result] (in Japanese). Fujieda MYFC. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
20. Four more players leave Fujieda including Kerlon
21. of contract expiration player
22. デズモンド選手（藤枝ＭＹＦＣ）、期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ [player Desmond (Fujieda MYFC) joins the club in temporary deal] (in Japanese). FC Gifu. 11 January 2013. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
23. ３/３（日）開幕戦１３：００ｖｓ横浜ＦＣ戦、試合結果＆レポート [The result of opening match on 13:00 against Yokohama FC] (in Japanese). FC Gifu. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
24. ３/３１（日）１６：００ｖｓ東京ヴェルディ戦、試合結果＆レポート [The result of the match on 16:00 against Tokyo Verdy] (in Japanese). FC Gifu. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
25. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
26. Match report: FC Gifu 2-3 Kataller Toyama Archived 2 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
27. ４/１７（水）第９節１９:００ｖｓカターレ富山戦、試合結果＆レポート [17 April Round 9 (19:00) against Kataller Toyama, the result] (in Japanese). FC Gifu. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
28. デズモンド選手 復帰のお知らせ (Notice of Desmond players return)
29. DESMOND IS BACK!
30. Desmond leaves Fujieda MYFC
31. デズモンド選手退団のお知らせ (Notice of Desmond resigning)
32. "Birthday boy Balotelli gets no Liverpool happy return". Independent.co.uk . 13 August 2015.
33. Desmond N'Ze at Soccerway

External links

• AIC profile (data by football.it) (in Italian)
• Desmond N'Ze at Soccerway
• Desmond N'Ze at J.League ( archive ) (in Japanese)