Evan Ndicka
French-born Ivorian footballer (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Obite Evan Ndicka (born 20 August 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Roma. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.
.jpg) Ndicka with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Obite Evan Ndicka[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1999[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Roma | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 134 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Roma | 58 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | France U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Ivory Coast | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:12, 19 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Ndicka 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 Frankfurt in July 2018.
Early life
Ndicka was born in Paris to a Cameroonian father and an Ivorian mother.[4][5]
Club career
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Auxerre
Having joined Ligue 2 side Auxerre at the age of 13, Ndicka progressed through the club's academy and made his professional debut on 27 January 2017, starting in a 1–0 win over Clermont.[6][7] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 5 February.[6] 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.[8]
Eintracht Frankfurt
On 5 July 2018, Ndicka signed for German club Eintracht Frankfurt on a five-year deal.[9] He quickly became an important member of the first-team squad and featured regularly for the club in the league and the Europa League.[citation needed] 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.[10][11] From then, he missed only one match for the remainder of the season as the club narrowly missed out on Champions League qualification.[12]
Having been a part of the side that won the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League,[13][14] in June 2023 Ndicka officially left Eintracht after five seasons, following the expiration of his contract.[15][16]
Roma
On 21 June 2023, Ndicka signed for Serie A club Roma on a five-year contract.[17] On 14 April 2024, during a match against Udinese in the Serie A at the 73rd minute, Ndicka collapsed due to chest pain; he was eventually taken away on a stretcher, although conscious.[18] The match was abandoned fifteen minutes later with a 1–1 draw.[19] AS Roma's official profile on X (Twitter) stated later that Ndicka was conscious and taken to a hospital for "further checks".[20]
International career
Ndicka 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.[21][22] He then went on to play for every French youth squad up to the Under-21 national team.[23]
In June 2023, he officially switched his allegiance to Ivory Coast,[24] subsequently receiving his first official call-up by the senior national team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Zambia;[25][26] however, he was eventually forced to withdraw from the squad, due to bureaucratic issues.[27] He finally debuted with the Ivory Coast in a 1–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Lesotho on 9 September 2023.[28]
On 28 December 2023, he was selected from the list of 27 Ivorian players selected by Jean-Louis Gasset to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[29] On 11 February 2024, he won the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations with the Ivory Coast with Coach Emerse Fae.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 19 April 2025[30]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Auxerre | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9[c] | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 8[c] | 1 | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 11[c] | 0 | — | 44 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 8[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| Total | 134 | 10 | 12 | 1 | — | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 183 | 12 | |||
| Roma | 2023–24 | Serie A | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9[c] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11[c] | 1 | — | 46 | 1 | |||
| Total | 58 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | — | 80 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 206 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 279 | 13 | ||
- Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal, Coppa Italia
- Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
International
- As of match played 19 November 2024[31]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 0 | |
Honours
Eintracht Frankfurt
- UEFA Europa League: 2021–22[14]
- UEFA Super Cup runner-up: 2022
- DFB-Pokal runner-up: 2022–23[32]
Ivory Coast
Individual
- Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2021–22[34]
References
External links
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