Cameroonian footballer (born 1986)
Guy Ndy Assembé
Ndy Assembé in 2019 |
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Full name |
Guy Roland Ndy Assembé |
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Date of birth |
(1986-02-28) 28 February 1986 (age 38) |
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Place of birth |
Yaoundé, Cameroon |
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Height |
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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Position(s) |
Goalkeeper |
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1992–2002 |
ASPTT Nantes |
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2004–2007 |
Nantes |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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2007–2011 |
Nantes |
44 |
(0) |
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2009–2010 |
→ Valenciennes (loan) |
17 |
(0) |
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2011–2019 |
Nancy |
139 |
(0) |
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2013–2014 |
→ Guingamp (loan) |
19 |
(0) |
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2020–2021 |
US Boulogne |
7 |
(0) |
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2021–2022 |
Hostert |
16 |
(0) |
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2010–2016 |
Cameroon |
16 |
(0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 February 2023 |
Guy Roland Ndy Assembé (born 28 February 1986) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Ndy Assembé arrived in France from Cameroon at the age of two. When he was six he started playing for amateur team ASPTT Nantes as a defender. At age fourteen he asked to change role to goalkeeper, and after a year of this position he was spotted by FC Nantes recruiter Vincent Bracigliano.[1] He made his league debut for Nantes on 25 February 2008 in the Ligue 2 match at Sedan.[1][2]
In August 2009 he joined Ligue 1 side FC Valenciennes on a season-long loan, with an option to buy.[3] Despite being signed as a third, or rotating second-choice,[3] he made 17 league starts for Valenciennes during the season, due to a serious injury to first-choice Nicolas Penneteau.[4] He returned to Nantes after his loan, and was first choice during the 2010–11 Ligue 2 season.
In July 2011 he made a million-euro transfer to AS Nancy in Ligue 1.[5] He made his debut for the club in the fifth match of the 2011–12 Ligue 1 season, on 11 September 2011, in a 0–0 draw against Auxerre.[6][7] He went on to make
At the end of the 2012–13 season, with Nancy relegated to Ligue 2, he returned to Ligue 1 on a season-long loan with Guingamp.[8] He returned to Nancy and went on to play 139 league games for the club, including 36 in the 2015–16 Ligue 2 championship season, before leaving at the end of the 2018–19 season, when his contract expired.[9]
After six months without a club, he joined US Boulogne in January 2020.[10]
International career
Ndy Assembé was first called up to the Cameroon national football team in December 2009, as part of the 23-man squad for 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.[11] He retained his position for the 2010 FIFA World Cup,[12] and made his international debut in a warm-up friendly against Georgia on 25 May 2010.[13]
He was also selected as part of the squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.[14]
Personal life
Ndy Assembé holds Cameroonian nationality from birth and acquired French nationality by naturalization on 20 June 2007.[15][16]
Honours
Guingamp
Nancy
References
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