Sammy Ndjock

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Sammy Ndjock
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Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-25) February 25, 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2005–2009 Lille
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2010 Lille II 25 (0)
2010–2014 Antalyaspor 30 (0)
2013–2014Fethiyespor (loan) 30 (0)
2015–2016 Minnesota United 52 (0)
2018–2020 MP 35 (0)
2020 RoPS 4 (0)
2021–2023 Atlantis 37 (0)
International career
2013–2014 Cameroon 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 February 2023 Atlantis
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 May 2015

Sammy Ndjock (born 25 February 1990) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

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Club career

Born in Yaoundé, Ndjock graduated from Lille's youth categories, and made his senior debuts with the club's B-side in the 2006–07 campaign, in Championnat de France amateur. He joined Turkish Süper Lig side Antalyaspor in August 2010, [1] and made his professional debut late in the month, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Trabzonspor. [2] He played 7 games in his debut season, and repeated the same amount in his second.in his third, he made 15 games.

In August 2013, Ndjock moved to Fethiyespor, and played in TFF First League, in a season-long loan deal. [3] He was an undisputed starter during the campaign, also playing the full 90 minutes in a 2-1 Turkish Cup success against country giants Fenerbahçe.[ citation needed ]

Ndjock signed with Minnesota United on 9 March 2015. [4]

Ndjock joined Mikkelin Palloilijat [ by what? ] in January 2018 and played for the club until the summer. After living in Cameroon, he moved back to Finland and signed for the same club again on 24 November 2018. [5]

Ndjock and Palloilijat mutually cancelled the contract in 2020 and he signed with RoPS playing in Veikkausliiga. [6]

In July 2023 his contract with Atlantis FC was terminated after conceding three suspicious goals against Grankulla IFK. [7]

International career

Ndjock made his Cameroon senior international debut on 2 June 2013 in a 0–0 friendly draw with Ukraine, [8] playing the full match. He was part of Cameroon’s squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, [9] initially selected in the provisional 28-man squad and later in the final list. [10]

He earned 3 international caps for Cameroon. [11]

References

  1. "'10-'11 İncelemeleri: Medical Park Antalyaspor" ['10-'11 Reviews: Medical Park Antalyaspor] (in Turkish). Uzun Paslar. 3 August 2010. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  2. "MP Antalyaspor 0-0 Trabzonspor" (in Turkish). Hürriyet Spor. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  3. "Fethiyespor'da transfer ataği" [Fethiyespor's transfer attacks] (in Turkish). Yeni Asir. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  4. "United Signs Goalkeeper Sammy N'Djock". Minnesota United FC. 9 March 2015. Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  5. EDUSTUS: Sammy Ndjock palaa MP:n maalille kaksivuotisella sopimuksella, mikkelinpalloilijat.fi, 24 November 2018
  6. RoPS ja Martin Kompalla purkivat sopimuksen. Sammy N'Djock astuu tilalle., rops.fi, 13 August 2020
  7. "Video näyttää miten maalivahti hölmöili Kauniaisissa kolme kertaa – seuralta tyly reaktio". 3 July 2023.
  8. "Ukraine 0–0 Cameroon". UEFA. 2 June 2013. Archived from the original on June 10, 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  9. "Cameroon unveil 28-man provisional squad". FIFA.com. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original on May 14, 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  10. "World Cup 2014: Idrissou dropped from Cameroon". BBC Sport. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  11. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Sammy Ndjock (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2025-10-06.