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 25)
Place of birth Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Straubing
Number 2
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)
International career‡
2014 Canada U17 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 20, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2022

Ndzemdzela Langwa (born 5 March 1998), sometimes known as "Zoom" Langwa, [1] is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a left-back for German club SV Donaustauf in the Regionalliga Nord.

Contents

Club career

Youth

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. 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]

Triestina

On 28 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 24 September 2017 against Mestre. [7]

Loan to Palmese

On 5 January 2018, Langwa was loaned to Serie D side Palmese until the end of the season. [8]

Socuéllamos

In summer 2018, Langwa trialled with Spanish Tercera División side UD Socuéllamos during preseason. [9] After impressing during a friendly, he signed with the club on 6 August 2018. [9]

HFX Wanderers

On 5 February 2019 Langwa returned to Canada, signing with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers. [1] On 14 December 2019, the club announced that Langwa would not be returning for the 2020 season. [10]

Ocean City Nor'easters

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]

Strubing

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]

SV Donaustauf

In 2023, he joined SV Donaustauf

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]

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

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References

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  2. ↑ "Ndzemdzela Langwa Canada profile". Canadian Soccer Association .
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Ndzemdzela "Zoom" Langwa". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "New League1 Ontario Club Profile: OSU Force". League1 Ontario. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Kingston Cataraqui Clippers 1 - ANB Futbol 1". League1 Ontario . 15 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Calcio: Ndzemdzela Langwa "zoom" e' un giocatore della Triestina" [Football: Ndzemdzela Langwa "Zoom" is a player from Triestina] (in Italian). Trieste Prima. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 24 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Triestina Calcio: Langwa 'Zoom' in prestito alla Palmese" [Triestina Calcio: Langwa 'Zoom' on loan to Palmese] (in Italian). Trieste Prima. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  9. 1 2 "Noticia: Langwa Nueva Fichaje" [Langwa New Signing] (in Spanish). UD Socuéllamos. 6 August 2018. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  10. ↑ Gareth Hampshire (14 December 2019). "HFX Wanderers FC thank non-returning players". HFX Wanderers FC. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  11. ↑ Jacques, John (26 January 2021). "Langwa: 'I've Reached Out To Every CPL Team'". Northern Tribune.
  12. ↑ Jacques, John (8 May 2021). "Langwa Lands In USL2 With Ocean City Nor'easters". Northern Tribune.
  13. ↑ Jacques, John (12 September 2021). "Langwa Signs For VfB Straubing In German Sixth Tier". Northern Tribune.
  14. ↑ Seidl, Thomas (6 September 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). 4 September 2021.
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  17. ↑ "Force Academy Alumni: National Teams and Professional Players". Ottawa South United .
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