Corrie Ndaba

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Corrie Ndaba
Personal information
Full name Corrie Richard Ndaba[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-25) 25 December 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Salford City
(on loan from Ipswich Town)
Number 6
Youth career
Cherry Orchard
2016–2019 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Ipswich Town 0 (0)
2019 → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Chelmsford City (loan) 0 (0)
2021 → Ayr United (loan) 13 (0)
2021– → Salford City (loan) 11 (0)
National team‡
2016 Republic of Ireland U18 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:51, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:31, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

Corrie Richard Ndaba (born 25 December 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League Two club Salford City on loan from Ipswich Town.

Club career[]

Ndaba joined the Ipswich Town Academy as a scholar in 2016.[2] He featured regularly for Ipswich's U23s during the 2018–19 season as Ipswich won the Professional Development League South Division.[3] He signed his first professional contract in February 2019, signing a three-year deal with the option of an additional year extension.[4] Upon signing the contract, Ipswich manager Paul Lambert said that because Ndaba was left-footed, he had a chance to make it at the club if he improved his physique.[5]

In November, it was announced that he was to move on loan to National League South team Chelmsford City for one month,[6] but the move was delayed due to financial difficulties suffered by Chelsmford. Instead, he and teammate Bailey Clements were sent on loan to Hemel Hempstead Town for a month, where they were managed by former Ipswich player Sammy Moore.[7] After his loan at Hemel Hempstead ended, he finally joined Chelmsford for a month.[8] In January 2020, he was set to move on loan to Scottish Championship team Ayr United with teammate Aaron Drinan,[9] but the move fell through due to his two prior loan spells earlier in the season.[10]

Ndaba made his first-team debut for Ipswich on 5 September 2020, featuring as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 home win over Bristol Rovers in the EFL Cup.[11] On 7 January 2021, Ndaba joined Ayr United on loan from the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[12] He made his debut for Ayr on 23 January, keeping a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw away at Dunfermline Athletic.[13] Ndaba was one of several Ayr defenders described by manager David Hopkin as "embarrassing" following a 3–0 defeat to Dundee on 6 April.[14] He made 14 appearances during his loan spell at Ayr.[15]

On 21 August 2021, Ndaba moved on loan to League Two team Salford City.[16] On 27 August, he signed a new two-year contract with Ipswich, extending his stay at the club until 2023 with the option of an additional one-year extension.[17] Speaking to the East Anglian Daily Times, Ndaba said his loan move was necessary for experience; "I'm physically ready but there are a lot of things you need to learn. This loan will benefit me and give me a better chance", and noting that the football played is "physical but we try to play as well... it's a mixture of that and it's going to benefit me".[18]

International career[]

Ndaba won one cap for the Republic of Ireland U18 side in 2016. In March 2019, he was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad for European Championships qualifiers.[19]

Style of play[]

Ndaba began his career as a centre midfielder at Cherry Orchard, but was converted to a centre defender upon signing for Ipswich. He is a quick player, who uses his strength and good positional sense to perform well in defence.[20] He is a left-footed player, and was a captain in youth football due to his vocal nature.[21] His manager at Ayr United, Mark Kerr, described him as "a big, strong, athletic defender who is quick and good on the ball",[22] and his manager at Salford, Gary Bowyer, described him similarly as a player with "great pace, he’s a ball-playing centre-half, but he’s competitive as well".[23]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 18 January 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League National Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ipswich Town 2020–21[15] League One 0 0 0 0 1 0 3[a] 0 4 0
2021–22[24] League One 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 5 0
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 2019–20[25] National League South 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Chelmsford City (loan) 2019–20[25] National League South 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Ayr United (loan) 2020–21[15] Scottish Championship 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Salford City (loan) 2021–22[24] League Two 11 0 0 0 1 0 2[a] 0 14 0
Career total 25 0 1 0 3 0 5 0 34 0
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Ipswich Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 36. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Town Announce New Scholars". TWTD. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  3. ^ "U23s Confirmed as League Winners". TWTD. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Ndaba Signs First Pro Deal". TWTD. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  5. ^ Warren, Andy (21 February 2019). "'This club has lost left-footed defenders... it was impossible to lose another' - Lambert on new pro Ndaba". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  6. ^ Watson, Stuart (1 November 2019). "Ndaba joins Cotter on loan at Chelmsford". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  7. ^ Warren, Andy (8 November 2019). "Youngsters Ndaba and Clements make non-league loan move... linking up with a former Ipswich player and a 90s football cult hero". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  8. ^ Warren, Andy (6 December 2019). "Young defender Ndaba heads to Chelmsford on one-month loan". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  9. ^ Watson, Stuart (27 January 2020). "Ndaba the latest Town player to link up with Ayr United". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  10. ^ Warren, Andy (30 January 2020). "Frustration for Ndaba as loan move to Ayr falls through". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  11. ^ Claydon, Russell (5 September 2020). "Ipswich Town cruise through Carabao Cup tie against Bristol Rovers to open season in style at Portman Road". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Ndaba Joins Ayr on Loan". Ipswich Town FC. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 0 Ayr United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  14. ^ Wilson, Stuart (7 April 2021). "David Hopkin blasts Ayr United's 'embarrassing' defending as Dundee ease to Somerset Park win". Daily Record. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  15. ^ a b c "Games played by Corrie Ndaba in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Ipswich's Ndaba joins Salford on loan". BBC Sport. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Corrie Ndaba: Ipswich defender agrees new deal with League One club". BBC Sport. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  18. ^ Warren, Andy (21 September 2021). "Ndaba on Salford, Neville's advice, his brush with Ronaldo-mania and his goal of reaching the Ipswich Town first-team". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Cotter, Ndaba and Drinan in Irish U21s Squad". TWTD. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  20. ^ Warren, Andy (4 February 2019). "Young defender Ndaba offered professional deal by Ipswich Town". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  21. ^ Warren, Andy (17 April 2019). "'I have to see what he can do... he will definitely get his chance' - Lambert ready to give Ndaba an Ipswich debut". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  22. ^ Apicella, Liam (7 January 2021). "Ipswich Town defender Corrie Ndaba heads to Ayr United on loan". Suffolk News. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  23. ^ Dollery, Paul (21 August 2021). "League Two loan move for young Irish defender Corrie Ndaba". The42. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  24. ^ a b "Games played by Corrie Ndaba in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  25. ^ a b "Games played by Corrie Ndaba in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2020.

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