Serge N'Gal explained

Serge N'Gal
Fullname:Serge Charles N'Gal
Birth Date:13 January 1986
Birth Place:Nkongsamba, Cameroon
Height:1.73 m
Position:Forward
Years1:2003–2004
Years2:2004–2005
Caps2:27
Goals2:12
Years3:2006
Caps3:12
Goals3:1
Years4:2006–2008
Caps4:31
Goals4:6
Years5:2008–2010
Caps5:50
Goals5:9
Years6:2010–2011
Caps6:17
Goals6:2
Years7:2012
Caps7:5
Goals7:0
Years8:2012
Caps8:1
Goals8:0
Years9:2014
Caps9:7
Goals9:0
Years10:2015–2016
Caps10:11
Goals10:2

Serge Charles N'Gal (born 13 January 1986) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Nkongsamba, N'Gal started his professional career in Spain with Villarreal CF at the age of 17, but could not find a place in the first team. In 2004, he moved to FC Inter Turku in the Finnish Veikkausliiga, as he had visited the country before when representing Cameroon in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship. His first season was not a success due to an injury, as he managed to play only six games and score two goals.

In his second year, N'Gal was among the top players in the league, and his impressive performances attracted interest from bigger European clubs. Midway through the 2005–06 campaign, he signed with French second level side Stade Brestois 29 but, after an unsuccessful stint, joined Portuguese Primeira Liga's U.D. Leiria.

In May 2008, N'Gal stated that S.L. Benfica and Deportivo de La Coruña had shown interested in him.[1] In August, after Leiria's relegation, he moved back to Spain and signed a two-year contract with Gimnàstic de Tarragona, in division two.[2]

After a poor second season with the Catalans – 19 matches, no goals[3] – N'Gal returned to União de Leiria. On 15 January 2012, he signed an 18-month contract with Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club USM Alger,[4] being released four months later.[5]

International career

N'Gal represented Cameroon at the 2008 Summer Olympics, appearing in four games in an eventual quarter-final exit.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: N'Gal blasts Leiria for blocking Benfica move. PortuGOAL. Marco. Pereira. 16 May 2008. 18 August 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080723221502/http://portugoal.net/Home0708/200805164Shorts.htm. 23 July 2008.
  2. News: El camerunés Serge N'Gal refuerza el ataque del Nástic. Cameroonian Serge N'Gal strengthens Nàstic offense. Marca. Spanish. 3 August 2008. 18 August 2008.
  3. News: N'Gal amenaza con largarse. N'Gal threatens with splitting. Marca. Spanish. 3 December 2009. 8 June 2016.
  4. Web site: Serge N'gal (CAM) s'engage avec l'USM Alger. Serge N'gal (CAM) commits to USM Alger. DZFoot. Walid. Z.. French. 15 January 2012. 30 December 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120206112650/http://www.dzfoot.com/news-10698/l1-serge-n-gal-cam-s-engage-avec-l-usm-alger/. 6 February 2012.
  5. News: N'gal, un flop à 880 millions!. N’gal, 880 million fiasco!. Liberté. Nazim. T.. French. 10 May 2012. 30 December 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120513145126/http://www.liberte-algerie.com/sports/n-gal-un-flop-a-880-millions-usma-177779. 13 May 2012.