Ndzemdzela Langwa

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Ndzemdzela Langwa
Ndzemdzela Langwa of Halifax Wanderers.jpg
Langwa playing for HFX Wanderers in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ndzemdzela Langwa
Date of birth (1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back, midfielder
Youth career
Goulbourn SC
2007–2012 Ottawa South United
2012–2013 Toronto FC
2014 Ottawa South United
2014–2015 Ottawa Fury FC
2015–2016 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014 Cataraqui Clippers 4 (0)
2015 Ottawa Fury FC Academy 5 (1)
2017–2018 Triestina 2 (0)
2018 → Palmese (loan) 13 (2)
2018–2019 Socuéllamos
2019 HFX Wanderers 19 (0)
2021 Ocean City Nor'easters 0 (0)
2021–2022 VfB Straubing 11 (0)
2022 SV Donaustauf 5 (0)
2025– FC Palm City 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 Canada U17 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 20, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 September 2022

Ndzemdzela Langwa (born March 5, 1998), sometimes known as "Zoom" Langwa, [1] is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a left-back for FC Palm City in the UAE Second Division League.

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Early life

Born in Ottawa, to parents of Cameroonian descent, he began playing soccer at age 3 with Goulbourn SC. [2] In 2009, Langwa began playing at Ottawa South United. [3] In 2012, he joined Toronto FC Academy, where he spent two seasons. In 2014, he returned to Ottawa South United for their U17 team in the OYSL.

Club career

Semi-pro

Late in 2014, he played for the Cataraqui Clippers in League1 Ontario, [4] [5] before returning to Ottawa to play for the Ottawa Fury Academy's U19 team in 2014 and their Première Ligue de soccer du Québec side in 2015. [3] In 2015 he switched academy programs again, this time joining Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy. [3]

Italy

In March 2017, after months of difficulty acquiring a visa, Langwa officially signed with Italian Serie C club Triestina. [6] He made his league debut on September 24, 2017 against Mestre. [7]

In January 2018, Langwa was loaned to Serie D side Palmese until the end of the season. [8]

Spain

In the summer of 2018, Langwa trialled with Spanish Tercera División side UD Socuéllamos during preseason. [9] After impressing during a friendly, he signed with the club in August 2018. [9]

North America

In February 2019 Langwa returned to Canada, signing with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers. [1] After the 2019 season, the club announced that Langwa would not be returning for the 2020 season. [10]

Following trials with Romanian second division side Pandurri, Spanish fourth division club Alhaurín de la Torre, and German Bundesliga club Schalke, [11] Langwa eventually signed with Ocean City Nor'easters in the American fourth tier USL League Two, on May 7, 2021. [12]

Germany

In 2021, he joined VfB Straubing in the German sixth tier Landesliga Bayern-Mitte. [13] He made his debut on September 3 against SpVgg SV Weiden. [14] [15]

In 2022, he joined SV Donaustauf in the Regionalliga Nord.

UAE

In October 2025, Langwa signed with UAE Second Division League side FC Palm City.

International career

Langwa is eligible to represent Canada and Cameroon internationally.

Langwa was called up to the Canadian U17 team for the 2014 Tournoi Montaigu and made four appearances. [16] [17]

Personal life

Langwa grew up in Stittsville, a suburb south-west of Ottawa, Ontario and attended Sacred Heart Catholic High School. [3] He received the nickname 'Zoom due to his pace down the left side. [18] Zela is the owner of Rendezvous Resto Bar, a restaurant in Ottawa, Ontario that temporarily closed in August 2025 and was under fire for allegedly not paying its workers and cancelling paid reservations without reimbursing customers.

Career statistics

As of September 10, 2022 [19]
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsDomestic CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cataraqui Clippers 2014 League1 Ontario 40––??40
Ottawa Fury FC Academy 2015 [20] PLSQ 51––0051
Triestina 2017–18 Serie C 40–20–40
Palmese (loan) 2017–18 Serie D 132–00–132
Socuéllamos 2018–19 Tercera División 000000–00
HFX Wanderers 2019 Canadian Premier League 190–50–240
VfB Straubing2021–22 [21] Landesliga Bayern-Mitte 110–00–110
SV Donaustauf2022–23 [21] Regionalliga Nord 50–00–50
Career total613007000683

References

  1. 1 2 "Wanderers add speed, athleticism to defence with pair of new signings". HFX Wanderers FC. January 5, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Ndzemdzela Langwa Canada profile". Canadian Soccer Association .
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Ndzemdzela "Zoom" Langwa". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  4. ↑ "New League1 Ontario Club Profile: OSU Force". League1 Ontario. March 21, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Kingston Cataraqui Clippers 1 - ANB Futbol 1". League1 Ontario . September 15, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Calcio: Ndzemdzela Langwa "zoom" e' un giocatore della Triestina" [Football: Ndzemdzela Langwa "Zoom" is a player from Triestina] (in Italian). Trieste Prima. March 28, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. September 24, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Triestina Calcio: Langwa 'Zoom' in prestito alla Palmese" [Triestina Calcio: Langwa 'Zoom' on loan to Palmese] (in Italian). Trieste Prima. January 5, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  9. 1 2 "Noticia: Langwa Nueva Fichaje" [Langwa New Signing] (in Spanish). UD Socuéllamos. August 6, 2018. Archived from the original on February 7, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  10. ↑ Gareth Hampshire (December 14, 2019). "HFX Wanderers FC thank non-returning players". HFX Wanderers FC. Archived from the original on December 14, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  11. ↑ Jacques, John (January 26, 2021). "Langwa: 'I've Reached Out To Every CPL Team'". Northern Tribune.
  12. ↑ Jacques, John (May 8, 2021). "Langwa Lands In USL2 With Ocean City Nor'easters". Northern Tribune.
  13. ↑ Jacques, John (September 12, 2021). "Langwa Signs For VfB Straubing In German Sixth Tier". Northern Tribune.
  14. ↑ Seidl, Thomas (September 6, 2021). "Ein ehemaliger kanadischer U-Nationalspieler für die VfB-Defensive" [A former Canadian national team player for the VfB defense]. FuPa (in German).
  15. ↑ "Der VfB Straubing tritt Heimreise ohne einen Punkt an – Weiden siegt mit 3:1" [VfB Straubing returned home without a point - Weiden won 3-1]. Regio-Aktuell 24 (in German). September 4, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Ndzemdzela Langwa". Canada Soccer. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Force Academy Alumni: National Teams and Professional Players". Ottawa South United .
  18. ↑ "OSU products on path to the pros". Ottawa Sportspage. March 12, 2019.
  19. ↑ Ndzemdzela Langwa at Soccerway
  20. ↑ "PTS-Ligue Archive" (in French). TSI Sports. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  21. 1 2 "Ndzemdzela Langwa FuPa profile". FuPa.
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