Dua Stanislas Ankira Ntsonakoulou (born 4 December 1994) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. He represented Congo at international level.[1]

Dua Stanislas Ankira
Personal information
Full name Dua Stanislas Ankira Ntsonakoulou
Date of birth (1994-12-04) 4 December 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Brazzaville, Congo
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Diables Noirs
2015–2018 AC Léopards
2018–2020 CARA Brazzaville
2020–2021 Difaâ El Jadida 19 (0)
2023 Sreenidi Deccan 8 (0)
International career
2014–2017 Congo 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:33, 12 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 August 2017

Club career edit

On 5 January 2023, Dua Ankira moved to India and signed with I-League side Sreenidi Deccan on a season-long deal.[2] He was part of the team that moved to the main round of 2023 Indian Super Cup.[3][4][5] They later drew 1–1 with Super League club Bengaluru and defeated Kerala Blasters by 2–0.[6][7]

International career edit

In January 2014, coach Claude Leroy, invited him to be a part of the Congo squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship.[8][9] The team was eliminated in the group stages after losing to Ghana, drawing with Libya and defeating Ethiopia.[10][11]

References edit

  1. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Stanislas Dua Ankira". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  2. ^ Thanveer, Dakir Mohammed. "Sreenidi Deccan sign Congolese midfielder Dua Stanislas Ankira". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  3. ^ Press Release, Sporte Cafe (6 April 2023). "Sreenidi Deccan beat NEROCA narrowly to enter Hero Super Cup Group Stage". sportscafe.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  4. ^ Ajith Kumar, P. K. (7 April 2023). "Super Cup 2023: Bengaluru takes on Sreenidi Deccan in opener as big-time football returns to Kerala". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Gallant Sreenidi Deccan hold Bengaluru FC in Hero Super Cup opener". the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. 8 April 2023. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Super Cup: Sreenidi Deccan beat Kerala Blasters". onmanorama.com. Kozhikode: Onmanorama News. 12 April 2023. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Kerala Blasters vs Sreenidi Deccan HIGHLIGHTS, Super Cup 2023: Hassan, Castaneda goals help SDEC stun KBFC 2–0". sportstar.thehindu.com. Kozhikode: Sportstar. 12 April 2023. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Squad List for CGO-T0010 Congo Congo" (PDF). cafonline.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  9. ^ "2014 African Nations Championship in South Africa". capetownmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Ghana vs Congo Preview". goal.com/en-gh. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  11. ^ "Ghana to play Chan 2014 opener Monday against Congo". modernghana.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2014.