| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pius Sielenu N'Diefi [1] [2] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Kumba, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Saint-Quentin (Player, forward coach & sporting director) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992 | PWD Bamenda | ||
| 1993–1995 | Lens | 1 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | ASOA Valence | 37 | (9) |
| 1996–2003 | Sedan | 187 | (48) |
| 2004–2005 | Al-Gharafa | 3 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Germinal Beerschot | 6 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Paris FC | 59 | (18) |
| 2007–2008 | Stella Club | ||
| 2008–2010 | JS Saint-Pierroise | ||
| 2011–2012 | AS Frenoy-St Quentin | ||
| International career | |||
| 2000–2005 | Cameroon | 34 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2012 [3] | AS Frenoy-St Quentin (forward coach) | ||
| 2012– | Saint-Quentin (forward coach) | ||
| 2016– | Saint-Quentin (sporting director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pius Sielenu N'Diefi (born 5 July 1975) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He later worked as a forward coach and sporting director at Saint-Quentin. [4]
N'Diefi learned of the death of his father the day before Germinal Beerschot was to play the second leg of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup against Olympique de Marseille. He was nevertheless part of the starting eleven for that match.
N'Diefi was part of the Cameroon national team for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2004 African Cup of Nations, [5] as well as at the victorious 2000 and 2002 African Cup of Nations. [6] He scored the winner in the infamous 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final between Cameroon and Colombia, where teammate Marc-Vivien Foé died on the pitch.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 January 2000 | Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |  Burkina Faso | 2–2 | Friendly | |
| 2 | ||||||
| 3 | 14 July 2001 | Independence Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia |  Zambia | 2–2 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 4 | 26 June 2003 | Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France |  Colombia | 1–0 | 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup |
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