 N'Dinga withLokomotiv in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Delvin Chanel N'Dinga[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-03-14)14 March 1988 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Pointe Noire, Republic of the Congo | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002 | CNFF | ||
| 2003–2005 | Diables Noirs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Auxerre B | 57 | (3) |
| 2008–2012 | Auxerre | 78 | (2) |
| 2012–2016 | Monaco | 27 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | →Olympiacos (loan) | 36 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | →Lokomotiv Moscow (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Sivasspor | 49 | (3) |
| 2020 | Antalyaspor | 6 | (0) |
| 2021 | Panetolikos | 14 | (1) |
| 2023 | Balzan | 8 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005–2007 | Congo U21 | 8 | (1) |
| 2007–2021 | Congo | 56 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:13, 26 March 2021 (UTC) | |||
Delvin Chanel N'Dinga (born 14 March 1988) is a Congolese professionalfootballer who last played as amidfielder forMaltese Premier League clubBalzan.
N'Dinga began his career with CNFF then joinedDiables Noirs in 2003.[2] In July 2005, heDiables Noirs to sign in Europe with French clubAuxerre.[3]
In the 2011–12 season, N'Dinga was linked with a move toLyon as the replacement forJérémy Toulalan, who joined Spanish sideMálaga. Auxerre and Lyon were in the process of negotiating a transfer for Ndinga for €7 million, with Ndinga to sign a four-year contract with Lyon.[4] N'Dinga said a move to Lyon interested him: "It would be a good challenge for me, the opportunity to pass a course, While there is a chance that I play in this club, I will not hesitate. There is Lyon who has, then yes, it m? Interested!"[5] However, Auxerre club president Gérard Bourgoin refused to sell Ndinga, having rejected several offers from Lyon.[6] The negotiations continued throughout the summer transfer window until N'Dinga signed a contract extension set to keep him at Auxerre until 2015.[7] Shortly after, N'Dinga expressed sadness of not join Lyon, saying, "It takes time, honestly thought I leave. It hurt me. I try to focus quickly find my level."[8]
Following Auxerre's relegation from Ligue 1 after the2011–12 season, N'Dinga joinedLigue 2 sideMonaco in July 2012 in a €6 million transfer deal.[9]
Following his two league appearances at Monaco in the2013–14 season, but on 31 August 2013, N'Dinga left the club to join Greek championsOlympiacos on loan, with an option to make the move permanent next summer with a fee of €3 million.[10] He started a second loan spell with Olympiacos in July 2014.[11][12] Olympiacos will buy Delvin with a mark of €3.2 million from the Monegasque team. N'Dinga is likely to head back to France over the summer, after spending the last two seasons on loan at Olympiakos from Monaco but according to reports in France he will possibly to return toLeague 1 in the summer transfer window. N'Dinga will not renew his contract withMonaco and it looks like thatSaint-Étienne is in pole position to sign him. Apart from Saint-Etienne,Rennes,Lille andCaen also expressed their interested in the Congolese defensive midfielder.[13]
After joining Russian clubLokomotiv Moscow on loan for the 2015–16 season, N'Dinga's move from Monaco was made permanent on 11 May 2016.[14]
On 7 September 2017, N'Dinga signed a two-year contract with Turkish clubSivasspor.[15]
He made his first cap forCongo national football team at the WCQ match againstSudan on 8 June 2007.[16]He represented the national team at the2015 Africa Cup of Nations, where his team advanced to the quarterfinals.[17][18]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Auxerre | 2008–09 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2010–11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| Total | 78 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 90 | 2 | ||
| Auxerre II | 2011–12 | Championnat de France Amateur | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Monaco | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Olympiacos (loan) | 2013–14 | Super League Greece | 19 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 28 | 2 | |||
| Total | 36 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 61 | 3 | ||
| Lokomotiv Moscow (loan) | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| Sivasspor | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 220 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 268 | 8 | ||
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 November 2015 | Addis-Abeba,Ethiopia |  Ethiopia | 1–3 | 3–4 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Monaco
Olympiacos
Lokomotiv Moscow
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