Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 June 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Poitiers, France | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back / defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lokeren | ||
Number | 41 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2004 | Grenoble Foot 38 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2009 | Grenoble | 106 | (2) |
2009–2012 | Tours | 81 | (0) |
2012–2019 | Charleroi | 157 | (1) |
2019 | Ermis Aradippou | 8 | (0) |
2019– | Lokeren | 5 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2008– | Congo | 41 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2018 |
Francis N'Ganga (born 16 June 1985) is a Congolese footballer who plays as a left back in Belgium for Lokeren.
His debut in the national team was on 7 September 2008 in Brazzaville vs. Mali.
He represented the national team at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, where his team advanced to the quarterfinals. [2] [3]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Grenoble | 2005–06 [4] | Ligue 2 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
2006–07 [4] | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
2007–08 [4] | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
2008–09 [4] | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Grenoble total | 99 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 99 | 2 | ||||
Tours | 2009–10 [4] | Ligue 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
2010–11 [4] | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
2011–12 [4] | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
Tours total | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 80 | 0 | |||
Charleroi | 2012–13 [4] | Pro League | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
2013–14 [4] | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
2014–15 [4] | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
2015–16 [4] | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |||
2016–17 [4] | First Division A | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||
2017–18 [4] | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||
Charleroi total | 157 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 2 | ||
Career total | 332 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 349 | 4 |
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 15 November 2011 | Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire, Congo | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 19 November 2014 | Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
3. | 17 November 2015 | Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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