Didier Ibrahim Ndong

Didier Ibrahim Ndong
Personal information
Full name Didier Ibrahim Ndong[1]
Date of birth (1994-06-17) 17 June 1994
Place of birth Lambaréné, Gabon
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sunderland
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 CS Sfaxien 40 (2)
2015–2016 Lorient 48 (2)
2016– Sunderland 31 (1)
National team‡
2012–2013 Gabon U20 3 (0)
2012– Gabon 18 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:39, 01 May 2017 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:54, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

Didier Ibrahim Ndong (born 17 June 1994) is a Gabonese professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Sunderland and the Gabon national team.

Club career

CS Sfaxien

Born in Lambaréné, Gabon, Didier Ibrahim moved to Tunisia, where he made his professional debut playing for CS Sfaxien during the 2011–12 CLP-1 season.[2] He made his first appearance under then manager Nabil Kouki on 26 September 2012, starting and playing 80' minutes against JS Kairouan before being substituted off, marking his only appearance for the first team that year.[3] The following season, Didier made more appearances for the first team under newly appointed manager Ruud Krol, while receiving training by former Ajax defender Hatem Trabelsi, Didier made 12 appearances during the regular season, scoring once against Stade Tunisien on 14 April 2013, playing as an attacking right midfielder for the club from Sfax.[4] He made six further appearances for CS Sfaxien during the playoffs helping his side to win the national championship and their 8th title overall.[5]

FC Lorient

On 3 January 2015, Didier signed for Ligue 1 side FC Lorient on a four-and-a-half year contract. [6]

Sunderland

On 31 August 2016, he joined English side Sunderland on a permanent five-year deal, for a fee of £13.6m breaking their previous transfer record.[7] He scored his first Premier League goal which was also his first for Sunderland, on 4 February 2017 in a 4–0 win over Crystal Palace.

Career Statistics

As of match played 01 April 2017.[8]
Club Season League Cup[9] Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CS Sfaxien 2011–12 10000010
2012–13 1810000181
2013–14 1618100242
2014–15 50000050
Total 4028100483
Lorient 2014–15 1200000120
2015–16 3425000392
2016–17 20000020
Total 4825000532
Sunderland 2016–17 3111000321
Total 3111000321
Career Total 1095141001336

International career

In 2013, Anicet Yala, coach of the Gabon national U-20 team, called him up to be a member of the squad for the 2013 African Youth Championship in Algeria.[10]

Honours

Club

CS Sfaxien

References

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