Personal information | |||
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Full name | Junior Rukondo Ndagano | ||
Date of birth | 25 October 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Kigali, Rwanda | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back / Left-winger | ||
Youth career | |||
K.V. Turnhout | |||
K.R.C. Genk | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2002 | K.V. Turnhout | ? | (?) |
2002–2004 | K.R.C. Genk | ? | (?) |
2004–2005 | KV Mechelen | ? | (?) |
2005–2009 | K.F.C. Dessel Sport | ? | (?) |
2009–2010 | Paris FC | ? | (?) |
2011–2013 | K.V. Turnhout | ? | (?) |
International career | |||
2011 | Rwanda | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 July 2014 |
Ndagano Junior (born 25 October 1985) is a Rwandan-born Belgian football player who is currently out of contract.
Ndagano is a versatile left-sided forward or defender. He began his career at youth level with K.V. Turnhout before being signed by K.R.C. Genk as a 16-year-old. After two seasons at Genk he moved to KV Mechelen but did not managed to break into the first team. [1] Since then he has played for a range of European clubs, including a spell with Paris FC, his most consistent period coming with Dessel Sport in the second division.
In 2011 Ndagano Junior was selected as part of a group of European players with Rwandan heritage to make a friendly tour of Rwanda. [2] [3] This led to him eventually being called up to the Rwandan National team. [4]
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