Sammy Ndjock

Sammy Ndjock
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-25) February 25, 1990
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Minnesota United FC
Number 33
Youth career
2005–2009 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Lille II 25 (0)
2010–2014 Antalyaspor 30 (0)
2013–2014 → Fethiyespor (loan) 30 (0)
2015– Minnesota United 52 (0)
National team‡
2013– Cameroon 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 1, 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 May 2015

Sammy Ndjock (born 25 February 1990) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for Minnesota United FC as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Yaoundé, Ndjock graduated from Lille's youth categories, and made his senior debuts with the club's B-side in the 2006–07 campaign, in Championnat de France amateur. He joined Turkish Süper Lig side Antalyaspor in August 2010,[1] and made his professional debut late in the month, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Trabzonspor.[2] He played 7 games in his debut season, and repeated the same amount in his second.in his third, he made 15 games.

In August 2013, Ndjock moved to Fethiyespor, freshly promoted to TFF First League, in a season-long loan deal.[3] He was an undisputed starer during the campaign, also playing the full 90 minutes in a 2-1 Turkish Cup success against country giants Fenerbahçe.

Ndjock signed with Minnesota United on 9 March 2015.[4]

During a friendly match on 21 July 2016 against AFC Bournemouth, Ndjock tried to quickly throw the ball to a team mate, but accidentally let the ball slip and fall into his own goal instead.[5] This was the second goal in the game that Bournemouth eventually won 4-0.[6] A similar incident occurred with Bjarte Flem in 1988.[7]

International career

Ndjock made his international debut with Cameroon on 2 June 2013, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 draw against Ukraine.[8] He was selected to Volker Finke's 28-man provisional squad for 2014 FIFA World Cup,[9] and also appeared in the final list for the tournament.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "'10-'11 İncelemeleri: Medical Park Antalyaspor" ['10-'11 Reviews: Medical Park Antalyaspor] (in Turkish). Uzun Paslar. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "MP Antalyaspor 0-0 Trabzonspor" (in Turkish). Hürriyet Spor. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Fethiyespor'da transfer ataği" [Fethiyespor's transfer attacks] (in Turkish). Yeni Asir. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "United Signs Goalkeeper Sammy N'Djock". Minnesota United FC. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Minnesota United Goalkeeper Scores Incredible Own Goal Vs. Bournemouth". YouTube. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Lovett, Samuel (21 July 2016). "Watch Minnesota keeper Sammy Ndjock concede what could be the worst own goal of the decade". The Independent. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Her innser keeperen at han har gjort en av årets verste tabber" (in Norwegian). TV2. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Urkaine 0–0 Cameroon". UEFA.com. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Cameroon unveil 28-man provisional squad". FIFA.com. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "World Cup 2014: Idrissou dropped from Cameroon". BBC Sport. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
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