Serge Ngoma

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Serge Ngoma
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Ngoma in 2025
Personal information
Full name Serge Patrick Ngoma
Date of birth (2005-07-09) July 9, 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth North Plainfield, New Jersey, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Birmingham Legion
(on loan from New York Red Bulls)
Youth career
2017–2020 New York Red Bulls
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 New York Red Bulls II 23 (3)
2022– New York Red Bulls 35 (4)
2026– → Birmingham Legion (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2025– United States U20 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 7, 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of October 24, 2025

Serge Patrick Ngoma (born July 9, 2005) is an American soccer player who plays as a winger for Birmingham Legion FC in the USL Championship on loan from Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls.

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Career

Youth

Born in North Plainfield, New Jersey, Ngoma joined the Hayden Boys in September 2013, which was his first experience in organized football with a local club. [2] He spent his final year with the team in 2014 before later joining the New York Red Bulls Academy in 2017. Ngoma made his professional debut for New York Red Bulls II, the reserve team of the New York Red Bulls, on September 23, 2020, against Atlanta United 2. He came on as a 69th-minute substitute for Omar Sowe as Red Bulls II were defeated 5–3. [3] On August 20, 2021, he scored his first professional goal in a 3–2 defeat against the Charleston Battery. [4]

New York Red Bulls

On February 17, 2022, the New York Red Bulls signed Ngoma to a four-year homegrown contract deal to play with the first team with an option year in 2026. [5] On February 26, 2022, Ngoma made his debut for the first team, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 victory over San Jose Earthquakes in the opening match of the season. [6] On June 30, 2022, Ngoma scored his first goal for the Red Bulls against Atlanta United in a 2–1 win. On July 24, 2022, Ngoma made his first start for New York in a 4–3 victory over Austin FC, scoring the opening goal of the match at Q2 Stadium. [7]

Birmingham Legion

On March 6, 2026, Birmingham Legion announced they had acquired Ngoma on loan from New York Red Bulls for the 2026 USL Championship season. [8]

Personal life

Born in the United States, Ngoma is of Gabonese descent. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played October 18, 2025 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague U.S. Open Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
New York Red Bulls II 2020 USL Championship 30——30
2021 USL Championship193——193
2022 USL Championship10——10
2024 MLS Next Pro 00110011
Total2331100244
New York Red Bulls 2022 Major League Soccer 72001 [a] 082
2023 Major League Soccer00002 [a] 020
2024 Major League Soccer81—1 [a] 091
2025 Major League Soccer201103 [b] 0241
Total3541070434
Career total5872170678
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in MLS Cup playoffs
  2. ↑ Appearances in Leagues Cup

References

  1. 1 2 Serge Ngoma at Soccerway
  2. ↑ cachorrofox (January 27, 2019). North Plainfield Hayden Boys Team History 2012 - 2019 . Retrieved February 17, 2026– via YouTube.
  3. ↑ "Atlanta United 2 5–3 New York Red Bulls II". Soccerway.
  4. ↑ "Match Recap: NYRB II Defeated at Home by the Charleston Battery, 3-2". newyorkredbulls.com.
  5. ↑ "New York Red Bulls Sign Serge Ngoma to a Homegrown Deal". February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Recap: San Jose Earthquakes 1, New York Red Bulls 3". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Young Red Bulls shock Western Conference giant Austin FC: "This roster is ready"". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Birmingham Legion secure one of the most exciting attacking players in American Soccer: Serge Ngoma". Birmingham Legion FC. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Football : Serge Ngoma, un Gabonais de 16 ans en MLS". February 20, 2022.
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