Tanguy Ndombele

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Tanguy Ndombele
Personal information
Full name Tanguy Ndombele Alvaro[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-28) 28 December 1996 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Longjumeau, France[2]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder[2]
Club information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 28
Youth career
2002–2005 FC Épinay-sous-Sénart
2005–2009 FC Épinay Athletico
2009–2011 Linas-Montlhéry
2011–2014 Guingamp
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Amiens B 22 (1)
2016–2018 Amiens 33 (2)
2017–2018 → Lyon (loan) 32 (0)
2018–2019 Lyon 34 (1)
2019– Tottenham Hotspur 54 (5)
National team‡
2017–2018 France U21 11 (0)
2018– France 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:35, 19 May 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2021

Tanguy Ndombele Alvaro (born 28 December 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the France national team.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Ndombele was born in France to parents from D.R. Congo.[4] As a child, he played at FC Épinay Athlético, a club based in Épinay-sous-Sénart, about 20 kilometres south-east of Paris, in Essone. He then moved to Brittany when he was 14, in order to play for Guingamp, where he spent three seasons. He wasn't offered a professional contract at the end of his development. At 16, he made his senior debut, on 11 January 2014 with the reserves, by replacing Vital N'Simba near the final whistle.[citation needed]

He then signed for SC Amiens, who'd just been relegated from French Ligue 2 in June 2014, he took this as an opportunity to trial at numerous clubs (Auxerre, Caen, and Angers) but wasn't signed. The issue was that Ndombele was criticised for being "overweight", this was the main reason that he wasn't signed by clubs, even though trialists were aware that he was a good playmaker.[citation needed]

Ndombele played 2 seasons in Championnat National 3 with the Amiens reserve team. He only played one game during the 2014–15 season, 8 November 2014, once again, coming on late in the match. He became a regular during the 2015–16 season, taking part in 18 matches. He started for the first time on 5 September 2015 at the age of 18 years and 9 months.[citation needed]

Lyon[]

On 31 August 2017, Ndombele moved to Lyon on a one-year loan. According to L'Équipe, Lyon paid €2 million for the loan. Lyon also secured an option to sign him permanently for €8 million, plus a possible €250,000 in bonuses and 20% of any profit made should he be transferred from Lyon to another club.[5]

Ndombele made his competitive debut for Lyon's first team in the 2–0 Ligue 1 away loss to Paris Saint-Germain on 17 September 2017; he started the match and was replaced by Christopher Martins in the 72nd minute.[6] On 15 February 2018, Ndombele scored a goal (his first career competitive goal for Lyon's first team) in the 46th minute of their 3–1 home win over Villarreal CF in the round of 32 first leg of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.[7]

His first season at Lyon was very successful as he provided great energy to the team while helping them get back to Champions League football for the next season as Lyon finished third behind PSG and Monaco. He became an indisputable starter for the team and was, alongside Ferland Mendy and Houssem Aouar, one of the great young players of his team. Few teams also showed interest for the French prodigy but Lyon made it clear that he won't be sold and won't return to his former club Amiens as Lyon paid the €8 million release clause to buy him.[citation needed]

The next season, Lyon signed him permanently as it was previously stated in the loan deal and his contract was extended until 2022 with the Gones. He started off the season well and for his first match in the UEFA Champions League against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, he played brilliantly against world-class players while helping his team upset the English giants (2–1 away win, goals from Cornet and Fekir). This 5-star performance helped him gain a lot of attention from big European teams such as Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and even Real Madrid. He then scored his first Champions League goal against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on 11 November 2018 (2–2 draw). As the season progressed, he played consistently and it appeared inevitable that he was going to leave that summer. He scored his first Ligue 1 goal against Nîmes on 24 May 2019 and Lyon eventually finished 3rd in Ligue 1, behind Lille and PSG. His team was also eliminated by FC Barcelona in Champions League Round-of-16 (5–1 loss over the two legs) and finished the season trophyless despite giving out great performances against superior teams (2–1 win against PSG, 2–1 win and 2–2 draw against Manchester City, 0–0 draw against Barcelona). Lyon's president Jean-Michel Aulas announced that he had received offers for Ndombele and that he might leave that summer.[8]

Tottenham Hotspur[]

On 2 July 2019, Ndombele signed for Tottenham Hotspur in a deal worth €62 million (£55.45 million) plus up to €10 million (£8.97 million) in add-ons.[9] Ndombele made his debut in the 2019 International Champions Cup against Juventus. Within a minute of being substituted on and with his first touch in a Tottenham shirt, Ndombele assisted Lucas Moura.[10] Tottenham won the game 3–2.

On 10 August 2019, Ndombele made his Premier League debut for Tottenham and scored the first league goal for the club in the 2019–20 season, helping the team to come from behind to win 3–1 against Aston Villa.[11]

Due to his poor form, after a 1–1 draw with Burnley on 7 March 2020 Tottenham manager José Mourinho criticised Ndombele's performance and his perceived unprofessionalism saying "He's a player with great talent. He has to know he has to do much better and know I cannot keep giving him opportunities to play because the team is much more important."[12] He only played two further games that season, and his poor relationship with the manager led to widespread expectation he would leave in the summer,[13][14] but he stayed and the rift eventually healed.[15]

In the 2020–21 season, on 17 September 2020, Ndombele scored the late winner against Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the second qualifying round of the Europa League, sealing a 2–1 win that sent Tottenham to the next qualifying round.[16] In the Premier League game against Manchester United on 4 October, he scored his first Premier League goal of the season, starting a rout that ended in a 6–1 win, which is the biggest win for Tottenham at Old Trafford, and the best result against United since 1932.[17] His string of strong performances, in particular a 0-0 draw against Chelsea, in which he performed a skill move to get away from N'Golo Kanté and Thiago Silva,[18] led him to be considered by fans to be one of the most polarising midfielders in the Premier League that season.[19] These strong showings helped his team to stand at the top of the league in December.

On 17 January 2021, Ndombele scored when he flicked the ball while facing away from the goal, and scored from a tight angle with the ball landing at the far corner of Sheffield United's goal, capping a 3–1 win for Tottenham.[20] On 25 January 2021, Ndombele scored his first FA Cup goal in a 4–1 away win over Championship side Wycombe Wanderers in the Fourth Round, eventually scoring a second in stoppage time to secure the victory.[21] In the final rounds of the season, due to poor fitness condition and injury, Ndombele was left out of the squad by interim manager Ryan Mason.[22]

International career[]

On 11 October 2018, Ndombele made his senior France debut by coming on as a substitute for Paul Pogba in the 67th minute of the friendly match against Iceland at the Stade du Roudourou in Guingamp that ended in a 2–2 draw.[23]

Style of play[]

A quick, powerful and versatile player, Ndombele generally plays as a box-to-box midfielder but can also play in various other positions like an attacking midfielder or a defensive midfielder. He is known for his dribbling ability, body balance and passing ability.

Personal life[]

On 27 August 2020, Ndombele tested positive for COVID-19.[24] As a result, he missed out on two matches for the France national team.[25]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 16 September 2021[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Amiens 2016–17 Ligue 2 30 2 0 0 1 0 — — 31 2
2017–18 Ligue 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Total 33 2 0 0 1 0 — — 34 2
Lyon (loan) 2017–18 Ligue 1 32 0 4 0 1 0 10 1 — 47 1
Lyon 2018–19 Ligue 1 34 1 5 0 2 0 8 2 — 49 3
Tottenham Hotspur 2019–20 Premier League 21 2 2 0 0 0 6 0 — 29 2
2020–21 Premier League 33 3 2 2 2 0 9 1 — 46 6
2021–22 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 54 5 4 2 2 0 16 1 — 76 8
Career total 153 8 12 2 6 0 34 4 0 0 205 14

International[]

As of match played 28 March 2021[26]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2018 4 0
2019 2 0
2021 1 0
Total 7 0

Honours[]

Tottenham Hotspur

Individual

References[]

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  14. ^ "Tanguy Ndombele facing Tottenham exit after telling Jose Mourinho he never wants to play for him again". Metro. 23 June 2020.
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  22. ^ "Ndombele deemed not fit enough to play against Leicester in final game of season". Football London.
  23. ^ Crossan, D. (11 October 2018). "France recover to draw with Iceland" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  24. ^ "Paul Pogba, Tanguy Ndombele test positive for Covid-19". Eurosport UK. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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