Francis N'Ganga

Francis N'Ganga

Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-06-16) 16 June 1985 (age 40)
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 as of 26 October 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals 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.

Club career

On 12 July 2019, he signed with Lokeren. ^[1]

International career

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]}

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 January 2019

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		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 [a]	0	32	0
	2010–11 [4]		24	0	0	0	—		1 [a]	0	25	0
	2011–12 [4]		22	0	0	0	—		1 [a]	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 [b]	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

1. Appearances in the Coupe de la Ligue
2. Appearances in the Europa League

International

Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first. ^[5]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 November 2011	Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire, Congo	São Tomé and Príncipe	1–1	1–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	19 November 2014	Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan	Sudan	1–0	1–0	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.	17 November 2015	Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo	Ethiopia	1–1	2–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

1. "Sporting Lokeren haalt verdediger N'Ganga" (Press release) (in Dutch). Lokeren. 12 July 2019.
2. Okeleji, Oluwashina (8 January 2015). "Nations Cup 2015: LeRoy finalises Congo squad". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
3. "Congo -DR Congo 2:4". France24. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
4. Francis N'Ganga at Soccerway . Retrieved 24 July 2017.
5. "N'Ganga, Francis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 March 2018.

External links

• Francis N'Ganga at National-Football-Teams.com
• Francis N'Ganga – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Francis N'Ganga – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Francis N'Ganga at L'Équipe Football (in French)