Serge N'Gal

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Serge N'Gal
Personal information
Full name	Serge Charles N'Gal
Date of birth	(1986-01-13) 13 January 1986
Place of birth	Nkongsamba, Cameroon
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Free agent
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2003–2004	Villarreal B
2004–2005	Inter Turku	27	(12)
2006	Brest	12	(1)
2006–2008	União Leiria	31	(6)
2008–2010	Gimnàstic	50	(9)
2010–2011	União Leiria	17	(2)
2012	USM Alger	5	(0)
2012	Académica	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 9 October 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Serge Charles N'Gal (born 13 January 1986 in Nkongsamba) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career

N'Gal started his professional career in Spain with Villarreal CF at the age of 17, but could not find a place in the first team. In 2004 he moved to Finnish top division side FC Inter Turku, as he had visited the country before when representing Cameroon in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship. His first season was not a success due to an injury, as he managed to play only in six games, scoring twice.

In his second season, N'Gal was among the top players in the league, and his impressive performances attracted interest from bigger European clubs. Midway through 2005–06 he signed with French second level team Stade Brestois 29 but, after an unsuccessful stint, joined Portuguese League's União Desportiva de Leiria.

In May 2008, N'Gal stated that S.L. Benfica and Deportivo de La Coruña had shown interested in him.^[1] In August 2008, after Leiria's relegation, he moved back to Spain and signed a two-year contract with Gimnàstic de Tarragona, in division two.^[2]

After a poor second season with the Catalans where he played 19 matches and failed to score any goals, he N'Gal returned to União de Leiria. On 15 January 2012 he signed a 18-month contract with Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club USM Alger,^[3] being released four months later.^[4]

International career

N'Gal represented Cameroon at the 2008 Summer Olympics, appearing in four games in an eventual quarterfinal exit.^[5]

References

↑ "N’Gal blasts Leiria for blocking Benfica move". PortuGOAL. 16 May 2008.
↑ "El camerunés Serge N'Gal refuerza el ataque del Nástic" [Cameroonian Serge N'Gal strengthens Nàstic offense] (in Spanish). Marca. 3 August 2008.
↑ Walid Z. (15 January 2012). "Serge N'gal (CAM) s'engage avec l'USM Alger" [Serge N'gal (CAM) committs to USM Alger] (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
↑ Nazim T. (10 May 2012). "N’gal, un flop à 880 millions!" [N’gal, 880 million fiasco!] (in French). Liberté. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
↑ Serge N'Gal – FIFA competition record

External links

v t e Cameroon men's football squad – 2008 Summer Olympics

1 Tignyemb 2 Baning 3 Ghomsi 4 Bikey 5 Song 6 Mbia 7 Mboua 8 Mandjeck 9 Songo'o 10 Bekamenga 11 Bebbe 12 Bebey 13 N'Koulou 14 Chedjou 15 N'Gal 16 Mayebi 17 Ollé Ollé 18 Enam 22 Adiaba Coach: Ntoungou

Persondata
Name	Ngal, Serge
Alternative names
Short description	Cameroonian footballer
Date of birth	13 January 1986
Place of birth	Nkongsamba, Cameroon
Date of death
Place of death

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