Evan N'Dicka
Obite Evan N'Dicka (born 20 August 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for German club Eintracht Frankfurt and the France U21 national football team.
N'Dicka with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Obite Evan N'Dicka | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 20 August 1999||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
Number | 2 | ||
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– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 49 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
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 | 8 | (0) |
2019– | France U21 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:57, 27 June 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2019 |
He 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 in July 2018.
Club career
Auxerre
Having joined Ligue 2 side Auxerre at the age of 13, N'Dicka progressed through the club's academy and made his professional debut on 27 January 2017, starting in a 1–0 win over Clermont.[2][3] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 5 February.[2] 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.[4]
Eintracht Frankfurt
On 5 July 2018, N'Dicka signed for Eintracht on a five-year deal.[5] He quickly became an important member of the first-team squad and featured regularly for the club in the league and the Europa League. 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.[6][7] From then, he missed only one match for the remainder of the season as the club narrowly missed out on Champions League qualification.[8]
International career
N'Dicka was born in France and is of Cameroonian descent.[9] N'Dicka 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.[10][11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 6 August 2020[12]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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League | 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 | |||
Totals | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
Eintracht Frankfurt | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | ||
2019–20 | Bundesliga | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 34 | 2 | |||
Totals | 49 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | — | 70 | 3 | ||||
Career total | 63 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 3 |
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
References
- "AJA - L'Association de la jeunesse auxerroise". AJ Auxerre. Retrieved 19 March 2017.(in French)
- "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.
- 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. 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. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- "Evan N´Dicka :: Obite Evan N'Dicka :: Auxerre". www.leballonrond.fr.
- "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. Retrieved 19 March 2017.(in French)
- "Obite N'Dicka Career Statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
External links
- Evan N'Dicka at the French Football Federation (in French). Archived at webarchive.org.