Evan N'Dicka

Obite Evan N'Dicka (born 20 August 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for German club Eintracht Frankfurt and the France U21 national football team.

Evan N'Dicka
Evan N’Dicka, 2020
Personal information
Full name Obite Evan N'Dicka
Date of birth (1999-08-20) 20 August 1999[1]
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Eintracht Frankfurt
Number 2
Youth career
2006–2009 F.C.A. Paris 19ème
2009–2012 Solitaires Paris-Est F.C.
2012–2017 Auxerre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Auxerre 14 (0)
2018– Eintracht Frankfurt 46 (2)
National team‡
2014–2015 France U16 5 (0)
2016 France U17 1 (0)
2017 France U18 2 (0)
2018 France U19 1 (0)
2017–2019 France U20 8 (0)
2019– France U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:35, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2019

He is an academy graduate of Auxerre and made his senior debut for the club in January 2017, aged 17. He spent the next season-and-half at the club, making 14 senior appearances before joining Bundesliga side Eintracht in July 2018.

Club career

Auxerre

Having joined Ligue 2 side Auxerre at the age of 13, N'Dicka progressed through the club's academy and made his professional debut on 27 January 2017, starting in a 1–0 win over Clermont.[2][3] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 5 February.[2] He ultimately made 14 appearances for the club over the next season and half before signing for Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt for a reported fee of €5.5m.[4]

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 5 July 2018, N'Dicka signed for Eintracht on a five-year deal.[5] He quickly became an important member of the first-team squad and featured regularly for the club in the league and the Europa League. In February 2019, his performances earned him the Bundesliga Rookie of the Month award, a monthly title awarded to the highest performing under-23 player in a particular month, and saw him also nominated for the Rookie of the Season award.[6][7] From then, he missed only one match for the remainder of the season as the club narrowly missed out on Champions League qualification.[8]

International career

N'Dicka was born in France and is of Cameroonian descent.[9] N'Dicka represented France at U16 and U17 level and was called up to the U18 team for the first time by manager Bernard Diomède in March 2017.[10][11]

Career statistics

Club
As of 13 June 2020[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Auxerre 2016–17 Ligue 2 200000——20
2017–18 Ligue 2 1201010——140
Totals 1401010——160
Eintracht Frankfurt 2018–19 Bundesliga 27100—9[lower-alpha 1]0—361
2019–20 Bundesliga 19140—7[lower-alpha 1]1—302
Totals 46240—161—663
Career total 602501016100823
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "AJA - L'Association de la jeunesse auxerroise". AJ Auxerre. Retrieved 19 March 2017.(in French)
  2. "Evan Ndicka passe professionnel avec Auxerre, Kenji-Van Boto prolonge". L'Equipe. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.(in French)
  3. "Clermont v Auxerre". Soccerway. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. Billingham, Dan (7 March 2019). "The Frankfurt Way: How the Bundesliga Outfit Continue to Punch Above their Weight". These Football Times. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  5. Quarez, Benjamin (5 July 2018). "OFFICIEL - Evan N'Dicka quitte Auxerre pour l'Eintracht Francfort" [OFFICIAL - Evan N'Dicka leaves Auxerre for Eintracht Frankfurt] (in French). Goal. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  6. "Ndicka named Rookie of the Month". Bundesliga. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  7. "Eintracht Frankfurt defender Evan N'Dicka named Bundesliga Rookie of the Month". Bundesliga. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  8. "BUNDESLIGA ROOKIE AWARD 2018/19 presented by TAG Heuer". Bundesliga. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  9. "Evan N´Dicka :: Obite Evan N'Dicka :: Auxerre". www.leballonrond.fr.
  10. "L'équipe de France U17 se rôde à Malesherbes cet après-midi". La Republique du Centre. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.(in French)
  11. Dard, Philippe (14 March 2017). "Quatre jeunes de clubs de Ligue 2 sélectionnés en équipe de France U18". MaLigue2. Retrieved 19 March 2017.(in French)
  12. "Obite N'Dicka Career Statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 March 2017.


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