Aristote N'Dongala

Aristote N'Dongala

N'Dongala with Cherno More in January 2018
Personal information
Full name	Aristote N'Dongala[1]
Date of birth	(1994-01-19) 19 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
2010–2011	Créteil
2011–2013	Nantes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Nantes B	83	(3)
2012–2016	Nantes	2	(0)
2016	Sprimont	9	(1)
2017	Lokomotiv GO	26	(10)
2018–2019	Cherno More	58	(3)
2020	Academica Clinceni	1	(0)
International career^‡
2013–2015	DR Congo U20
2015–	DR Congo	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:55, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

Aristote N'Dongala (born 19 January 1994) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a winger and wing-back for Academica Clinceni.^[2]

Club career

N'Dongala joined FC Nantes at the age of 17 in 2011. He made his senior debut for the club on 22 January 2013, replacing Adrien Trebel for the final 24 minutes of a Coupe de France match against SAS Épinal at Stade de la Colombière.^[3] He made his Ligue 1 debut on 17 May 2014 against SC Bastia in a 0–1 away win, playing the full game.^[4]

In January 2017, N'Dongala joined Bulgarian First League club Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa.^[5] He did not report back at the beginning of the 2017–18 season so the club undertook legal proceedings at FIFA.^[6] However, he was announced as new addition to the squad on 15 September.^[7]

In January 2018 N'Dongala signed a contract with Cherno More.^[8] On 17 February, he made his debut in a 1–4 home defeat by Beroe, coming on as substitute for Hugo Konongo at the start of the second half.^[9] In January 2020, N'Dongala became part of the Academica Clinceni team in neighbouring Romania.^[10]

International career

N'Dongala with DR Congo U20 in 2014.

In 2013 Sébastien Migné, coach of the DRC national U-20 team, called N'Dongala up to be a member of the Democratic Republic of the Congo national under-20 football team for the 2013 African Youth Championship in Algeria.^[11][12]

He made his debut for the senior national team in 2015.

Career statistics

As of 15 December 2019

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nantes	2012–13	Ligue 1	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2013–14		1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2014–15		1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2015–16		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
Nantes B	2012–13	National 3	10	2	—		—		10	2
	2013–14	National 2	24	0	—		—		24	0
	2014–15		28	0	—		—		28	0
	2015–16		21	1	—		—		21	1
	Total		83	3	0	0	0	0	83	3
Sprimont	2016–17	First Amateur Division	9	1	1	0	—		10	1
Lokomotiv GO	2016–17	Bulgarian First League	16	6	0	0	—		16	6
	2017–18	Bulgarian Second League	10	4	1	0	—		11	4
	Total		26	10	1	0	0	0	27	10
Cherno More	2017–18	Bulgarian First League	8	0	0	0	—		8	0
	2018–19		33	2	1	0	—		34	2
	2019–20		17	1	2	0	—		19	1
	Total		58	3	3	0	0	0	61	3
Career total			178	17	6	0	0	0	184	17

References

1. "Aristote N'Dongala". FC Nantes (in French). Retrieved 20 August 2016.
2. "République Démocrate du Congo - A. N'Dongala - Profile avec news, statistiques de carrières et historique - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
3. "Черно море подписа с трима" [Épinal p1–1 Nantes]. soccerway.com. 22 January 2013.
4. "SC Bastia vs. Nantes - 17 May 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
5. "Локомотив (ГО) се подсили с двама чужденци" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 18 January 2017.
6. ""Локомотив" завежда серия от дела срещу футболисти" (in Bulgarian). lokomotivgo.com. 14 July 2017.
7. "Локомотив (ГО) се подсили с две нови попълнения" (in Bulgarian). lokomotivgo.com. 15 September 2017.
8. "Черно море подписа с трима" [Cherno More signed with three players] (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 8 January 2018.
9. "Черно море – Берое 1:4" [Cherno More – Beroe 1:4] (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 17 February 2018.
10. "Academica Clinceni a transferat un congolez care a evoluat în Ligue 1 la Nantes: Aristote Ndongala" (in Romanian). prosport.ro. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
11. "African Youth Championships: DR Congo coach blasts 'age-cheating' Nigeria". www.allsports.com.gh. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
12. "AYC 2013: Kayode Suspended For DRC Game On Saturday". www.informationng.com. Retrieved 5 April 2013.

External links

• Aristote N'Dongala at National-Football-Teams.com