Rudy Guélord Bhebey-Ndey (born 9 March 1990) is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a forward for AC Léopards.[1][2]

Rudy Ndey
Personal information
Full name Rudy Guélord Bhebey-Ndey
Date of birth (1990-03-09) 9 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Position(s) Forward, left winger[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Étoile du Congo
2005–2006 Delta Téléstar
2006 Saint Michel d'Ouenzé
2006–2007 Zorya Luhansk 3 (0)
2007–2008 Delta Téléstar
2008 Diables Noirs
2008–2009 CARA Brazzaville
2009 Diables Noirs
2009–2010 Étoile du Congo
2010–2015 AC Léopards
International career
2005–2015 Congo 13 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

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In January 2014, coach Claude Leroy invited Ndey to be a part of the Congo national squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship.[2][3] The Congo were eliminated in the group stage after losing to Ghana, drawing with Libya and defeating Ethiopia, with Ndey himself scoring the only goal in that match.[4][5]

Spinal cord injury

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Ndey had a career-ending spinal cord injury on 26 July 2015 in a match against Zamalek SC at the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup. He arrived at the hospital with "serious damage to his spinal column between his fifth and sixth vertebra, a blow to the spinal cord, breathing difficulties and a cerebral hemorrhage".[6]

After emergency surgery, he was sent to France to help speed up his recovery.[7] The injury rendered him tetraplegic and put a stop to his career.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Labidi, Mounib. "CHAN 2014: Congo squad". StarAfrica. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Squad List for CGO-T0010 Congo Congo" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 10 January 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  3. ^ "2016 CAF African Nations Championship Games". CapeTownMagazine.com. South Africa. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  4. ^ Atipaga, Umar Farouk (12 January 2014). "Ghana – Congo Preview: Local Black Stars and Red Devils square off in CHAN Group C opener". Goal.com. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  5. ^ Mumuni, Moutakilou (13 January 2014). "Ghana to play Chan 2014 opener Monday against Congo". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  6. ^ Omar, Eslam (27 July 2015). "Leopards striker Rudi Ndey undergoes spinal surgery after horror injury in Zamalek tie". Al-Ahram. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Congo: l'évacuation de Bhebey Ndey en France entièrement assurée par l'AC Léopards". Ici Brazzaville (in French). 21 August 2015. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  8. ^ Boukaka, B. (3 December 2017). "Rémy Ayayos Ikounga quitte la présidence active d'AC Léopard de Dolisie". Les Échos du Congo-Brazzaville (in French). Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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