Shiva N'Zigou explained

Shiva N'Zigou
Fullname:Shiva-Star N'Zigou
Birth Date:24 October 1983
Birth Place:Tchibanga, Gabon
Height:1.75m (05.74feet)
Position:Striker
Youthyears1:1992–1994
Youthclubs1:USM Libreville
Youthyears2:1994–1997
Youthclubs2:Orambaka Nom Bakélé
Youthyears3:1997–1998
Youthclubs3:SCO Angers
Youthyears4:1998–1999
Youthclubs4:Nantes
Years1:1999–2003
Years2:2001–2005
Years3:2004–2005
Years4:2005–2010
Years5:2011
Years6:2011
Years7:2011–2013
Years8:2013–2014
Years9:2014–
Clubs1:Nantes B
Clubs2:Nantes
Clubs3:FC Gueugnon (loan)
Clubs4:Reims
Clubs5:Virton
Clubs6:UR Namur
Clubs7:Missile FC
Clubs8:Vendée Fontenay Foot
Clubs9:Saint-Nazaire AF
Caps1:39
Goals1:11
Caps2:33
Goals2:3
Caps3:18
Goals3:5
Caps4:64
Goals4:9
Caps5:5
Goals5:0
Caps8:22
Goals8:2
Caps9:0
Goals9:0
Nationalyears1:2000–2008
Nationalteam1:Gabon
Nationalcaps1:24
Nationalgoals1:5
Pcupdate:26 August 2014

Shiva N'Zigou (born 24 October 1983 in Tchibanga) is a Gabonese former footballer who last played as a striker for French club Saint-Nazaire AF.

Career

A striker, he arrived in the famous Nantes youth system in 1998 and played his first senior match in 2002. He spent the 2004/05 season on loan to FC Gueugnon, but after only one season he was transferred to Reims. In 2011, he joined Belgian Third Division team Royal Excelsior Virton as a free agent after his contract at Reims expired.

Background

N'Zigou is the youngest player who has ever played in the Africa Cup of Nations. At 16 years and 93 days, he scored on his debut for Gabon in a 3-1 loss to South Africa at 2000 Africa Cup of Nations and is also the youngest player ever to score in the competition. However, he admitted in 2018 that he lied about age and that he is 5 years older than alleged. However, mathematicians have worked out that he would still have been at least eighteen at that tournament.[1]

International goals

Scores and results list Gabon's goal tally first.

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 23 January 2000 align=center 1–0 align=center 1–3 2000 Africa Cup of Nations
2. 15 November 2003 align=center 1–0 align=center 4–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 2 September 2006 Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon align=center 3–0 4–0 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4. align=center 4–0
5. 21 August 2007 align=center 1–0 align=center 2–2 Friendly

References

  1. Web site: Ex-jogador diz que mãe foi morta em ritual de sacrifício que prometia ajudá-lo a ter sucesso no futebol.

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