Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 31 October 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Forbach, France | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Metz | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2011–2017 | Forbach | ||||||||||||||||
2017–2021 | Metz | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | Metz B | 41 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Metz | 38 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | France U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 May 2024 |
Joseph Nduquidi Diazongua Nfingui (born 31 October 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Ligue 1 club Metz. Born in France, he represents Angola at international level.
Nduquidi joined the youth academy of his local club Forbach at the age of 7, and moved to Metz in 2013. [2] He started training for their reserves in 2021, and their senior team in 2022. [3] He made his senior debut with Metz as a late substitute in a 3–0 Ligue 2 win over Amiens on 30 July 2022. [4]
Nduquidi was a youth international for France at under-20 level. [5]
In May 2024, Nduquidi received his first call-up to the Angola national team. [6]
Born in France, Nduquidi is of Angolan descent. [2]
Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Metz B | 2021–22 | CFA 2 | 26 | 2 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||
2022–23 | CFA 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
2023–24 | National 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
2024–25 | National 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Total | 41 | 3 | — | — | 41 | 3 | ||||
Metz | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
Career total | 79 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 3 |