Shiva N'Zigou

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Shiva N'Zigou
Personal information
Full nameShiva-Star N'Zigou
Date of birth (1983-10-24) 24 October 1983
Place of birthTchibanga, Gabon
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
1992-1994USM Libreville
1994-1997Orambaka Nom Bakélé
1997-1998SCO Angers
1998-1999Nantes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999-2003Nantes B39(11)
2001-2005Nantes33(3)
2004-2005FC Gueugnon (loan)18(5)
2005-2010Reims64(9)
2011Virton1(1)
National team
2000-2008Gabon18(4[1])
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Shiva N'Zigou (born 24 October 1983 in Tchibanga) is a Gabonese football player.

Career

A striker he arrived in the famous Nantes youth system in 1998 and played his first senior match in 2002. He spent the 2004/05 season on loan to FC Gueugnon, but after only one season he was transferred to Reims. In 2011 he joined Belgium Third Division Team Royal Excelsior Virton as a free agent after his contract at Reims expired.

Background

N'Zigou is the youngest player who ever play in the Africa Cup of Nations. With 16 years and 93 days, he scored on his debut for Gabon in a 3-1 loss to South Africa at 2000 Africa Cup of Nations and is also the youngest player ever to score in the competition.[2]

References

  1. Shiva N'Zigou at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. Mbola rückt auf Rang 2

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