Obite Evan Ndicka (born 20 August 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Roma. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.
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Full name | Obite Evan Ndicka[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 20 August 1999||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Roma | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2006–2009 | F.C.A. Paris 19ème | ||||||||||||||||
2009–2012 | Solitaires Paris-Est F.C. | ||||||||||||||||
2012–2017 | Auxerre | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Auxerre | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2023 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 134 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Roma | 38 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | France U16 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2016 | France U17 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017 | France U18 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018 | France U19 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | France U20 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019 | France U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Ivory Coast | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:19, 24 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 |
Ndicka is an academy graduate of Auxerre and made his senior debut for the club in January 2017, aged 17. He spent the next season-and-half at the club, making 14 senior appearances before joining Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt in July 2018.
Early life
editNdicka was born in Paris to a Cameroonian father and an Ivorian mother.[4][5]
Club career
editAuxerre
editHaving joined Ligue 2 side Auxerre at the age of 13, Ndicka progressed through the club's academy and made his professional debut on 27 January 2017, starting in a 1–0 win over Clermont.[6][7] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 5 February.[6] He ultimately made 14 appearances for the club over the next season and half before signing for Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt for a reported fee of €5.5m.[8]
Eintracht Frankfurt
editOn 5 July 2018, Ndicka signed for German club Eintracht Frankfurt on a five-year deal.[9] He quickly became an important member of the first-team squad and featured regularly for the club in the league and the Europa League.[citation needed] In February 2019, his performances earned him the Bundesliga Rookie of the Month award, a monthly title awarded to the highest performing under-23 player in a particular month, and saw him also nominated for the Rookie of the Season award.[10][11] From then, he missed only one match for the remainder of the season as the club narrowly missed out on Champions League qualification.[12]
Having been a part of the side that won the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League,[13][14] in June 2023 Ndicka officially left Eintracht after five seasons, following the expiration of his contract.[15][16]
Roma
editOn 21 June 2023, Ndicka signed for Serie A club Roma on a five-year contract.[17] On 14 April 2024, during a match against Udinese in the Serie A at the 73rd minute, Ndicka collapsed due to chest pain; he was eventually taken away on a stretcher, although conscious.[18] The match was abandoned fifteen minutes later with a 1–1 draw.[19] AS Roma's official profile on X (Twitter) stated later that Ndicka was conscious and taken to a hospital for "further checks".[20]
International career
editNdicka represented France at U16 and U17 level and was called up to the U18 team for the first time by manager Bernard Diomède in March 2017.[21][22] He then went on to play for every French youth squad up to the Under-21 national team.[23]
In June 2023, he officially switched his allegiance to Ivory Coast,[24] subsequently receiving his first official call-up by the senior national team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Zambia;[25][26] however, he was eventually forced to withdraw from the squad, due to bureaucratic issues.[27] He finally debuted with the Ivory Coast in a 1–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Lesotho on 9 September 2023.[28]
On 28 December 2023, he was selected from the list of 27 Ivorian players selected by Jean-Louis Gasset to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[29] On 11 February 2024, he won the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations with the Ivory Coast with Coach Emerse Fae.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 28 November 2024[30]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Auxerre | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
Total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
Eintracht Frankfurt | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9[c] | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | ||
2019–20 | Bundesliga | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 8[c] | 1 | — | 34 | 2 | |||
2020–21 | Bundesliga | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||||
2021–22 | Bundesliga | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 11[c] | 0 | — | 44 | 4 | |||
2022–23 | Bundesliga | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 8[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
Total | 134 | 10 | 12 | 1 | — | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 183 | 12 | |||
Roma | 2023–24 | Serie A | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9[c] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
2024–25 | Serie A | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 1 | — | 17 | 1 | |||
Total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | — | 51 | 1 | ||||
Career total | 186 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 250 | 13 |
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal, Coppa Italia
- ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
International
edit- As of match played 19 November 2024[31]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Ivory Coast | 2023 | 5 | 0 |
2024 | 15 | 0 | |
Total | 20 | 0 |
Honours
editEintracht Frankfurt
- UEFA Europa League: 2021–22[14]
- UEFA Super Cup runner-up: 2022
- DFB-Pokal runner-up: 2022–23[32]
Ivory Coast
Individual
- Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2021–22[34]
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Evan Ndicka: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Evan Ndicka". Eintracht Frankfurt. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Obite Evan Ndicka". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Voici pourquoi Evan Ndicka a dit " oui " à la Côte d'Ivoire et " non " au Cameroun". 7 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Evan Ndicka passe professionnel avec Auxerre, Kenji-Van Boto prolonge". L'Equipe. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.(in French)
- ^ "Clermont v Auxerre". Soccerway. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ Billingham, Dan (7 March 2019). "The Frankfurt Way: How the Bundesliga Outfit Continue to Punch Above their Weight". These Football Times. Retrieved 12 March 2019.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ Quarez, Benjamin (5 July 2018). "Officiel - Evan N'Dicka quitte Auxerre pour l'Eintracht Francfort" [Official - Evan N'Dicka leaves Auxerre for Eintracht Frankfurt] (in French). Goal. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Ndicka named Rookie of the Month". Bundesliga. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt defender Evan N'Dicka named Bundesliga Rookie of the Month". Bundesliga. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Bundesliga Rookie Award 2018/19 presented by Tag Heuer". Bundesliga. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Frankfurt 1–1 Rangers (aet, Frankfurt win 5–4 on penalties): Trapp seals shoot-out success". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Rangers suffer Europa League final shootout defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt". The Guardian. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Eine Kante in der Abwehrkette". Eintracht Frankfurt (in German). 7 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Le défenseur Evan Ndicka quitte l'Eintracht Francfort". L'Équipe (in French). 7 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Evan Ndicka rejoint officiellement l'AS Rome et s'engage pour cinq ans". L'Équipe (in French). 21 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ Burton, Chris (14 April 2024). "Roma star Evan Ndicka collapses on pitch after feeling pain in chest as Udinese agree to abandon Serie A clash due to frightening incident". Goal.com. Goal.com. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Udinese v Roma match abandoned after Evan Ndicka collapses". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "AS Roma English on X". X. X. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "L'équipe de France U17 se rôde à Malesherbes cet après-midi". La Republique du Centre. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.(in French)
- ^ Dard, Philippe (14 March 2017). "Quatre jeunes de clubs de Ligue 2 sélectionnés en équipe de France U18". MaLigue2. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.(in French)
- ^ "Evan Ndicka, ce jeune Français révélé à l'Eintracht Francfort et qui va jouer la finale de la Ligue Europa". L'Équipe (in French). 17 May 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Kessie called up for Ivory Coast national team duty amidst vacation plans". Mundo Deportivo USA. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Elim. CAN 2023 (5è j Zambie-Côte d'Ivoire) : Voici les 22 Eléphants sélectionnés". Ivorian Football Federation (in French). 6 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "CAN 2023 : la liste de la Côte d'Ivoire avec Evan Ndicka". Sport News Africa (in French). 7 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Jonathan Bamba va honorer sa première sélection avec la Côte d'Ivoire, Evan Ndicka pas encore". L'Équipe (in French). 17 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ Info, R. T. I. (9 September 2023). "La Côte d'Ivoire bat le Lesotho sur le score de 1 but à 0 au stade Laurent Pokou de San Pedro. Le but ivoirien a été inscrit par Ibrahim Sangaré à la 16e minute". RTI Info.
- ^ Ouest-France (28 December 2023). "CAN 2024. La liste officielle de la Côte d'Ivoire pour la Coupe d'Afrique des Nations". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "O. N'Dicka". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ Evan Ndicka at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Christopher Nkunku-inspired RB Leipzig beat Eintracht Frankfurt to win DFB Cup". Bundesliga. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024). "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "The EA Sports Bundesliga Team of the Season 2021/22 is here!". Bundesliga. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
External links
edit- Profile at the AS Roma website
- Obite Evan N’Dicka at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Obite Evan Ndicka at the French Football Federation (archived 2019-04-18) (in French)
- Evan Ndicka – UEFA competition record (archive)