Guy Roland Ndy Assembé (born 28 February 1986) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
_15.jpg) Ndy Assembé in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Guy Roland Ndy Assembé | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1986 | ||
| 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) |
| 2009–2010 | → Valenciennes (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2011–2019 | Nancy | 139 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Guingamp (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
editNdy 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
editNdy 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
editNdy Assembé holds Cameroonian nationality from birth and acquired French nationality by naturalization on 20 June 2007.[15][16]
Honours
editGuingamp
Nancy
References
edit- ^ a b "Guy-Rolland Ndy Assembe se tient prêt" (in French). maville.com via Ouest France. 20 December 2008.
- ^ "Sedan 1–2 Nantes". ESPN. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Football : Il n'y aura plus d'arrivées au VAFC" (in French). L'Observateur. 13 August 2009.
- ^ "Penneteau dans l'ombre de N'Dy Assembe ?" (in French). football.fr. 7 January 2010.
- ^ "FC Nantes : Guy Roland Ndy Assembe va signer à Nancy" (in French). maville.com via Ouest France. 15 July 2011.
- ^ "Nancy vs Auxerre 0–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Nancy avance, sans but" (in French). Le Républicain Lorrain. 12 September 2011.
- ^ "Guy-Roland N'Dy Assembé prêté à Guingamp" (in French). Ouest France. 15 July 2013.
- ^ "Cameroon Goalkeeper Guy-Roland Ndy Assembe to leave AS Nancy-Lorraine". kick442.com. 11 July 2019.
- ^ "Football (National): l'après-Mandanda déjà réglé, Ndy Assembe signe à Boulogne" (in French). La Voix du Nord. 17 January 2020.
- ^ "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) - ^ "World Cup 2010: Cameroon finalise World Cup squad". BBC Sport. 11 May 2010.
- ^ "Cameroon 0-0 Georgia: Indomitable Lions fail to impress after World Cup 2010 warm-up draw". goal.com. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "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) - ^ "Guy Roland NDY ASSEMBE". unfp.org. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "JORF n° 0149 du 29 juin 2007 - Légifrance" (PDF). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 11186. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
External links
edit- Profile at francefootball.fr (in French)
- Guy Ndy Assembé at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Guy Ndy Assembé – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Guy Ndy Assembé at National-Football-Teams.com
- Guy Ndy Assembé at Soccerway
