Francis N'Ganga (born 16 June 1985) is a Congolese footballer who plays as a left back in Belgium for Lokeren.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 June 1985 | ||
| 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) |
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*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
editInternational career
editHis 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
editClub
edit- 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 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in the Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Appearances in the Europa League
International
edit- 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
edit- ^ "Sporting Lokeren haalt verdediger N'Ganga" (Press release) (in Dutch). Lokeren. 12 July 2019.
- ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (8 January 2015). "Nations Cup 2015: LeRoy finalises Congo squad". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Congo -DR Congo 2:4". France24. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Francis N'Ganga at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "N'Ganga, Francis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
External links
edit- Francis N'Ganga at National-Football-Teams.com
- Francis N'Ganga – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Francis N'Ganga – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Francis N'Ganga at L'Équipe Football (in French)
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