Guy Ndy Assembé

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Guy Roland Ndy Assembé (born 28 February 1986) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Guy Ndy Assembé
Ndy Assembé in 2019
Personal information
Full name Guy Roland Ndy Assembé
Date of birth (1986-02-28) 28 February 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1992–2002 ASPTT Nantes
2004–2007 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Nantes 44 (0)
2009–2010Valenciennes (loan) 17 (0)
2011–2019 Nancy 139 (0)
2013–2014Guingamp (loan) 19 (0)
2020–2021 US Boulogne 7 (0)
2021–2022 Hostert 16 (0)
International career
2010–2016 Cameroon 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 February 2023

Club career

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Ndy Assembé arrived in France from Cameroon at the age of two. When he was six he started playing for amateur team ASPTT Nantes as a defender. At age fourteen he asked to change role to goalkeeper, and after a year of this position he was spotted by FC Nantes recruiter Vincent Bracigliano.[1] He made his league debut for Nantes on 25 February 2008 in the Ligue 2 match at Sedan.[1][2]

In August 2009 he joined Ligue 1 side FC Valenciennes on a season-long loan, with an option to buy.[3] Despite being signed as a third, or rotating second-choice,[3] he made 17 league starts for Valenciennes during the season, due to a serious injury to first-choice Nicolas Penneteau.[4] He returned to Nantes after his loan, and was first choice during the 2010–11 Ligue 2 season.

In July 2011 he made a million-euro transfer to AS Nancy in Ligue 1.[5] He made his debut for the club in the fifth match of the 2011–12 Ligue 1 season, on 11 September 2011, in a 0–0 draw against Auxerre.[6][7] He went on to make

At the end of the 2012–13 season, with Nancy relegated to Ligue 2, he returned to Ligue 1 on a season-long loan with Guingamp.[8] He returned to Nancy and went on to play 139 league games for the club, including 36 in the 2015–16 Ligue 2 championship season, before leaving at the end of the 2018–19 season, when his contract expired.[9]

After six months without a club, he joined US Boulogne in January 2020.[10]

International career

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Ndy Assembé was first called up to the Cameroon national football team in December 2009, as part of the 23-man squad for 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.[11] He retained his position for the 2010 FIFA World Cup,[12] and made his international debut in a warm-up friendly against Georgia on 25 May 2010.[13]

He was also selected as part of the squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.[14]

Personal life

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Ndy Assembé holds Cameroonian nationality from birth and acquired French nationality by naturalization on 20 June 2007.[15][16]

Honours

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Guingamp

Nancy

References

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  1. ^ a b "Guy-Rolland Ndy Assembe se tient prêt" (in French). maville.com via Ouest France. 20 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Sedan 1–2 Nantes". ESPN. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Football : Il n'y aura plus d'arrivées au VAFC" (in French). L'Observateur. 13 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Penneteau dans l'ombre de N'Dy Assembe ?" (in French). football.fr. 7 January 2010.
  5. ^ "FC Nantes : Guy Roland Ndy Assembe va signer à Nancy" (in French). maville.com via Ouest France. 15 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Nancy vs Auxerre 0–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Nancy avance, sans but" (in French). Le Républicain Lorrain. 12 September 2011.
  8. ^ "Guy-Roland N'Dy Assembé prêté à Guingamp" (in French). Ouest France. 15 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Cameroon Goalkeeper Guy-Roland Ndy Assembe to leave AS Nancy-Lorraine". kick442.com. 11 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Football (National): l'après-Mandanda déjà réglé, Ndy Assembe signe à Boulogne" (in French). La Voix du Nord. 17 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 15 February 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. ^ "World Cup 2010: Cameroon finalise World Cup squad". BBC Sport. 11 May 2010.
  13. ^ "Cameroon 0-0 Georgia: Indomitable Lions fail to impress after World Cup 2010 warm-up draw". goal.com. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  14. ^ "LISTE DES JOUEURS CONVOQUES POUR LE STAGE DE PREPARATION DE LA CAN 2015". Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. ^ "Guy Roland NDY ASSEMBE". unfp.org. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  16. ^ "JORF n° 0149 du 29 juin 2007 - Légifrance" (PDF). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 11186. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
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