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Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui
Ngadeu-Ngadjui withSlavia Praguein 2018
Personal information
Full name Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui
Date of birth (1990-11-23)23 November 1990(age 34)
Place of birth Bafang,Cameroon
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Beijing Guoan
Number 32
Youth career
Diables Rouges Maroua
2007–2008 Canon Yaoundé
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Canon Yaoundé
2010–2011 Kirchhörder SC
2011–2012 SV Sandhausen II 18 (1)
2012–2014 1. FC Nürnberg II 54 (4)
2014–2016 Botoșani 53 (7)
2016–2019 Slavia Prague 76 (7)
2019–2023 Gent 119 (9)
2023– Beijing Guoan 57 (4)
International career‡
2016– Cameroon 60 (5)
Medal record
Men'sfootball
RepresentingCameroon
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2017 Gabon
Third place 2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024

Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui(born 23 November 1990) is a Cameroonian professionalfootballerwho plays as acentre-backforChinese Super LeagueclubBeijing GuoanandcaptainstheCameroon national team.

Club career

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Ngadeu trained as a youth withCanon Yaoundé.After graduating in Cameroon, he spent six months learning German in order to study Civil Engineering in Germany.[1]Whilst in Germany, he played forSV Sandhausen IIand1. FC Nürnberg II,before transferring to Romanian clubBotoșaniin 2014, where he eventually wore the captain's armband.

Slavia Prague

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Despite rumours linking him with a move toSteaua Bucharest,[2]in the summer of 2016 he completed a €500k transfer toSlavia Prague.

Upon his return from the2017 Africa Cup of Nations,he scored the only hat-trick of his senior career forSlavia Praguein his first game back on 25 February 2017 in their 8–1 away win atPříbram.On 9 May 2018, he played as Slavia Prague won the2017–18 Czech Cupfinal againstJablonec.[3]

In January 2019, a €4.5 million transfer toPremier LeaguesideFulhamfell through at the last minute, after Ngadeu had flown to London and passed a medical.[4]

He again featured heavily in the 2018–19 season, both in Slavia'sEuropa Leaguecampaign that ended in the quarter finals, and domestically, where the team secured their firstdomestic doublesince 1942.[5]At the end of the2018–19 Czech First Leagueseason, he was voted the league's best defender.[6]

Gent

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In July 2019, Ngadeu moved to Belgian clubGent.[7]

Beijing Guoan

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On 30 March 2023, Ngadeu joinedChinese Super LeagueclubBeijing Guoan.[8]On 15 April 2024, Ngadeu made his debut for Guoan in a 1-1 home draw againstMeizhou Hakka.[9]On 13 August 2023, he scored his first goal for Guoan in a 1-0 away win againstNantong Zhiyun.[10]

International career

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Ngadeu made his senior debut for theCameroon national teamin a 2–0 win overThe Gambiafor2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[11]He went on to play every minute of Cameroon's victorious2017 Africa Cup of Nationscampaign, scoring two goals, including a clearance off the line followed by the winning goal in the group stage match against Guinea-Bissau. He was ultimately named one of three defenders in theConfederation of African Football's Team of the Tournament.[12]He played in all 3 group games for Cameroon in the2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.

In September 2018, he was named as captain for new managerClarence Seedorf's first2019 Africa Cup of Nationsqualifying game againstThe Comoros.[13]He participated the2019and2021editions ofAfrica Cup of Nations,playing every single minute in both tournaments except the third place play-off of the latter. However, he was not included in Cameroon's squad for the2022 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 2 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Botoșani 2014–15 Liga I 28 1 1 0 – – 29 1
2015–16 25 6 0 0 0 0 – 25 6
Total 53 7 1 0 0 0 – 54 7
Slavia Prague 2016–17 Czech First League 27 6 4 0 5[a] 0 – 36 6
2017–18 20 1 2 0 9[b] 1 – 31 2
2018–19 29 0 3 0 13[c] 1 – 45 1
Total 76 7 9 0 27 2 – 112 9
Gent 2019–20 Belgian First Division A 29 3 1 0 12[a] 1 – 42 4
2020–21 27 1 0 0 7[d] 0 – 34 1
2021–22 33 4 3 0 13[e] 0 – 49 4
2022–23 30 1 3 0 11[f] 0 1[g] 0 45 1
Total 119 9 7 0 43 1 1 0 170 10
Beijing Guoan 2023 Chinese Super League 29 1 2 0 – – 31 1
2024 28 3 2 0 – – 30 3
Total 57 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 61 4
Career total 305 27 21 0 70 3 1 0 397 30
  1. ^abAppearances inUEFA Europa League
  2. ^Four appearances inUEFA Champions League,five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^Appearances inUEFA Europa Conference League
  6. ^Nine appearances inUEFA Europa Conference League,two appearances inUEFA Europa Leaguequalifiers
  7. ^Appearance inBelgian Super Cup

International

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As of match played 13 November 2024[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Cameroon 2016 4 0
2017 17 2
2018 4 0
2019 9 0
2020 1 0
2021 9 2
2022 9 0
2024 7 1
Total 60 5
Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ngadeu-Ngadjui goal.[14]
List of international goals scored by Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 January 2017 Stade d'Angondjé,Libreville,Gabon Guinea-Bissau 2–1 2–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
2 2 February 2017 Stade de Franceville,Franceville,Gabon Ghana 1–0 2–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
3 3 September 2021 Paul Biya Stadium,Yaoundé,Cameroon Malawi 2–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 11 October 2021 Ibn Batouta Stadium,Tangiers,Morocco Mozambique 1–0 1–0
5 8 June 2024 Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium,Yaoundé,Cameroon Cape Verde 1–0 4–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Slavia Prague

Gent

Cameroon

Individual

References

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  1. ^"Interview mit dem Kameruner Michael Ngadeu Ngadjui - International - Fußball - sportschau.de".sportschau.de.Archived fromthe originalon 29 January 2017.
  2. ^"EXCLUSIV Primul interviu dat în România de Ngadeu după câștigarea Cupei Africii » A vorbit și despre Steaua, dar și despre jucătorul pe care-l vede în naționala României".GSP(in Romanian).Retrieved6 April2018.
  3. ^"Jablonec 1-1 Slavia Prague - November 27, 2017 / HET Liga 2017/2018".
  4. ^"Tvrdík se zlobí na Fulham! Ngadeu byl téměř prodaný, přestup padl".February 2019. Archived fromthe originalon 18 February 2019.Retrieved23 May2019.
  5. ^abc"Double Slavia".Slavia Prague.22 May 2019.Retrieved6 September2023.
  6. ^ab@fortunaligacz (22 May 2019)."Nejlepším obráncem Michael Ngadeu..."(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
  7. ^"Welcome Michael Ngadeu!".
  8. ^"Phía chính phủ: Đức tác tát, a đại mễ, ân thêm đức ô, Hàn giai kỳ chờ 8 người gia nhập Bắc Kinh quốc an"(in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 30 March 2023.Retrieved30 March2023.
  9. ^"Quốc an 1-1 Mai Châu, trương hi triết bắn tỉa cứu chủ, diệp sở quý nổ bắn ra phá cửa, a đại mễ tạo điểm".Dongqiudi. 15 April 2023.Retrieved8 November2024.
  10. ^"Bắc Kinh quốc an 1-0 nam thông chi vân, ân thêm đức ô lăng không phi đá chiến thắng, trương hi triết hiến trợ công".Dongqiudi. 13 August 2023.Retrieved8 November2024.
  11. ^Lantheaume, Romain (3 September 2016)."CAN 2017: Le Cameroun sans forcer, l'Ethiopie en salle d'attente - Afrik-foot: l'actualité du football africain".afrik-foot.Retrieved6 April2018.
  12. ^ab"Bassogog named Total Man of the Competition".CAF. 6 February 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 30 May 2019.Retrieved2 August2019.
  13. ^Football, Camfoot."Michael Ngadeu Ngadjui new captain of Indomitable Lions".camfoot(in French).Retrieved8 September2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  14. ^ab"Ngadeu-Ngadjui, Michael".National Football Teams.Retrieved20 January2017.
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