Pius N'Diefi

Pius N'Diefi

Personal information
Full name	Pius Sielenu N'Diefi[1][2]
Date of birth	(1975-07-05) 5 July 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Kumba, Cameroon
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Saint-Quentin (Player, forward coach & sporting director)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992	PWD Bamenda
1993–1995	Lens	1	(0)
1995–1996	ASOA Valence	37	(9)
1996–2003	Sedan	187	(48)
2004–2005	Al-Gharafa	3	(1)
2005–2006	Germinal Beerschot	6	(0)
2006–2007	Paris FC	59	(18)
2007–2008	Stella Club
2008–2010	JS Saint-Pierroise
2011–2012	AS Frenoy-St Quentin
International career
2000–2005	Cameroon	34	(4)
Managerial career
2011–2012[3]	AS Frenoy-St Quentin (forward coach)
2012–	Saint-Quentin (forward coach)
2016–	Saint-Quentin (sporting director)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pius Sielenu N'Diefi (born 5 July 1975) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He later worked as a forward coach and sporting director at Saint-Quentin.^[4]

Club career

N'Diefi learned of the death of his father the day before Germinal Beerschot was to play the second leg of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup against Olympique de Marseille. He was nevertheless part of the starting eleven for that match.

International career

N'Diefi was part of the Cameroon national team for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2004 African Cup of Nations,^[5] as well as at the victorious 2000 and 2002 African Cup of Nations.^[6] He scored the winner in the infamous 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final between Cameroon and Colombia, where teammate Marc-Vivien Foé died on the pitch.

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each N'Diefi goal.^[7][8][9]

List of international goals scored by Pius N'Diefi

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 January 2000	Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	Burkina Faso		2–2	Friendly
2
3	14 July 2001	Independence Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia	Zambia		2–2	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	26 June 2003	Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France	Colombia		1–0	2003 FIFA Confederations Cup

Honours

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2000, 2002^[6]

References

1. Pius N'Diefi at WorldFootball.net
2. "Pius N'Diefi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
3. Des nouvelles de... Pius N’Diefi‚ footmercato.net, 26 June 2011
4. "L'après-carrière de Pius N'Diefi, ex du RC Lens". lensois.com (in French). 22 April 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
5. BBC: World Cup 2002
6. Houriez, Frédéric (13 January 2017). "Football/Coupe d'Afrique des nations : Pius N'Diefi en rugit encore de plaisir". L'Aisne nouvelle (in French). Retrieved 31 August 2021.
7. 2000 MATCHES AFRICA
8. Intercontinental Cup for Nations 2003
9. 2001 MATCHES AFRICA