Wilfred Ndidi
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Onyinye Wilfred Ndidi | ||
Date of birth | 16 December 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
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Position(s) | Defensive midfielder / Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Genk | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015– | Genk | 30 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2013–2015 | Nigeria U20 | 7 | (0) |
2015– | Nigeria | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:29, 3 March 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:29, 3 March 2016 (UTC) |
Onyinye Wilfred Ndidi (born 16 December 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Belgian Pro League club K.R.C. Genk and the Nigeria national football team. He signed for the club from Nathaniel boys of Lagos in his native Nigeria after a successful trial. He has made appearances for the Nigeria U-20 team at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He is known for his versatility and can play as a central defender, defensive midfielder or full back.[1]
Club career
Ndidi made his Belgian Pro League debut with K.R.C. Genk on 31 January 2015 against Charleroi in a 1-0 away defeat. He played the first 74 minutes of the game, before being substituted for Jarne Vrijsen.[2] Ndidi exploded onto the scene during his first full season in 2015/2016.Originally playing in the centerback position, he displayed a wide range of passing and shooting than needed for the role. He was redeployed as a defensive midfielder and central midfielder for the rest of the season. During the Belgian playoff game against Club Brugge, Ndidi would go on to score a world class goal. Receiving an attempted-clearance outside the penalty box, he lofted the ball smoothly over an opposing player before unleashing a ferocious volley into the top right corner.[3][4] The ball was adjudged to be travelling at over 111 km/hr.[5] It was named the goal of the season in the Belgian league. He scored 2 more goals before the end of the playoffs including another volley from outside the box against R.S.C. Anderlecht in a 5-2 win. He received the award as the third-best young player in the Belgian league for the 2015/2016 season.[6]
International career
Ndidi was part of the Nigerian youth setup during his time at Nathaniel Boys of Lagos. While playing the African U-17 Championship with Nigeria, he was excluded along with two other players from the competition as a precaution, following an MRI test that showed he was just slightly above the threshold.[7] Notwithstanding, he joined up with his teammates in the U-20 team the following year, forming the bedrock of the midfield. He was called up to the Senior Nigeria national football team on October 8, 2015., making his debut in the friendly game against DR Congo, and playing again a few days days later in the 3-0 win against Cameroon, when he replaced John Obi Mikel in the 63rd minute.[8]
References
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- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNrukUXR8bc
- ↑ http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20160523_02303545
- ↑ http://www.lavenir.net/cnt/dmf20160524_00830880/footballeur-pro-de-l-annee-wilfred-ndidi-auteur-du-plus-beau-but
- ↑ http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20160523_02303545
- ↑ https://www.naij.com/31032.html
- ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-ng/match/nigeria-vs-cameroon/2163143/live-commentary?ICID=MP_MS_3
External links
- Ndidi.html Wilfred Ndidi at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Nigeria profile at FIFA
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Nigerian footballers
- Nigeria international footballers
- Nigeria under-20 international footballers
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- K.R.C. Genk players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium