Guy Ndy Assembé Explained

Guy Ndy Assembé
Full Name:Guy Roland Ndy Assembé
Height:1.84 m
Birth Date:28 February 1986
Birth Place:Yaoundé, Cameroon
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthyears1:1992–2002
Youthclubs1:ASPTT Nantes
Youthyears2:2004–2007
Youthclubs2:Nantes
Years1:2007–2011
Clubs1:Nantes
Caps1:44
Goals1:0
Years2:2009–2010
Clubs2:Valenciennes (loan)
Caps2:17
Goals2:0
Years3:2011–2019
Clubs3:Nancy
Caps3:139
Goals3:0
Years4:2013–2014
Clubs4:Guingamp (loan)
Caps4:19
Goals4:0
Years5:2020–2021
Clubs5:US Boulogne
Caps5:7
Goals5:0
Years6:2021–2022
Clubs6:Hostert
Caps6:16
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:2010–2016
Nationalteam1:Cameroon
Nationalcaps1:16
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:21 February 2023

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

Club career

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.[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, 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

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

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

Honours

Guingamp

Nancy

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guy-Rolland Ndy Assembe se tient prêt. maville.com via Ouest France. fr. 20 December 2008.
  2. Web site: Sedan 1–2 Nantes. ESPN. 3 March 2020.
  3. Web site: Football : Il n'y aura plus d'arrivées au VAFC. L'Observateur. fr. 13 August 2009.
  4. Web site: Penneteau dans l'ombre de N'Dy Assembe ?. football.fr. fr. 7 January 2010.
  5. Web site: FC Nantes : Guy Roland Ndy Assembe va signer à Nancy. maville.com via Ouest France. fr. 15 July 2011.
  6. Web site: Nancy vs Auxerre 0–0. Soccerway. 3 March 2020.
  7. Web site: Nancy avance, sans but. Le Républicain Lorrain. fr. 12 September 2011.
  8. Web site: Guy-Roland N'Dy Assembé prêté à Guingamp. Ouest France. fr. 15 July 2013.
  9. Web site: Cameroon Goalkeeper Guy-Roland Ndy Assembe to leave AS Nancy-Lorraine.. kick442.com. 11 July 2019.
  10. Web site: Football (National): l'après-Mandanda déjà réglé, Ndy Assembe signe à Boulogne. La Voix du Nord. fr. 17 January 2020.
  11. Web site: Archived copy . 3 March 2020 . 15 February 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100215030443/http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/press-releases/16-finalistspdf-1263326226.pdf . bot: unknown .
  12. Web site: World Cup 2010: Cameroon finalise World Cup squad. BBC Sport. 11 May 2010.
  13. Web site: Cameroon 0-0 Georgia: Indomitable Lions fail to impress after World Cup 2010 warm-up draw. goal.com. 3 March 2020.
  14. Web site: LISTE DES JOUEURS CONVOQUES POUR LE STAGE DE PREPARATION DE LA CAN 2015 . 3 March 2020 . 27 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141227020832/http://fecafoot-officiel.com/?p=3393 . bot: unknown .
  15. Web site: Guy Roland NDY ASSEMBE . 2023-09-13 . unfp.org.
  16. Web site: JORF n° 0149 du 29 juin 2007 - Légifrance . 2024-01-06 . legifrance.gouv.fr . 11186 . fr . PDF.