Francis N'Ganga (born 16 June 1985) is a Congolese footballer who plays as a left back in Belgium for Lokeren.

Francis N'Ganga
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-06-16) 16 June 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Poitiers, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left back / defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Lokeren
Number 41
Youth career
–2004 Grenoble Foot 38
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2009 Grenoble 106 (2)
2009–2012 Tours 81 (0)
2012–2019 Charleroi 157 (1)
2019 Ermis Aradippou 8 (0)
2019– Lokeren 5 (0)
International career
2008– Congo 41 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2018

Club career

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On 12 July 2019, he signed with Lokeren.[1]

International career

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His debut in the national team was on 7 September 2008 in Brazzaville vs. Mali.

He represented the national team at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, where his team advanced to the quarterfinals.[2][3]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 4 January 2019
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grenoble 2005–06[4] Ligue 2 27 1 0 0 27 1
2006–07[4] 33 0 0 0 33 0
2007–08[4] 30 1 0 0 30 1
2008–09[4] Ligue 1 9 0 0 0 9 0
Grenoble total 99 2 0 0 99 2
Tours 2009–10[4] Ligue 2 30 0 0 0 2[a] 0 32 0
2010–11[4] 24 0 0 0 1[a] 0 25 0
2011–12[4] 22 0 0 0 1[a] 0 23 0
Tours total 76 0 0 0 4 0 80 0
Charleroi 2012–13[4] Pro League 31 0 1 0 32 0
2013–14[4] 11 0 1 0 12 0
2014–15[4] 20 0 1 0 21 0
2015–16[4] 37 0 1 0 4[b] 0 42 0
2016–17[4] First Division A 34 1 2 0 36 1
2017–18[4] 24 0 3 1 0 0 27 1
Charleroi total 157 1 9 1 4 0 0 0 170 2
Career total 332 3 9 1 4 0 4 0 349 4
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the Coupe de la Ligue
  2. ^ Appearances in the Europa League

International

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Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first.[5]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 November 2011 Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire, Congo   São Tomé and Príncipe 1–1 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 19 November 2014 Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan   Sudan 1–0 1–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3. 17 November 2015 Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo   Ethiopia 1–1 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

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  1. ^ "Sporting Lokeren haalt verdediger N'Ganga" (Press release) (in Dutch). Lokeren. 12 July 2019.
  2. ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (8 January 2015). "Nations Cup 2015: LeRoy finalises Congo squad". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Congo -DR Congo 2:4". France24. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Francis N'Ganga at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  5. ^ "N'Ganga, Francis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
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