| Ndzemdzela Langwa | |
| Fullname: | Ndzemdzela Langwa |
| Birth Date: | 5 March 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Left-back, midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Straubing |
| Clubnumber: | 2 |
| Youthclubs1: | Goulbourn SC |
| Youthyears2: | 2007–2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | Ottawa South United |
| Youthyears3: | 2012–2013 |
| Youthclubs3: | Toronto FC |
| Youthyears4: | 2014 |
| Youthclubs4: | Ottawa South United |
| Youthyears5: | 2014–2015 |
| Youthclubs5: | Ottawa Fury FC |
| Youthyears6: | 2015–2016 |
| Youthclubs6: | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Years1: | 2014 |
| Clubs1: | Cataraqui Clippers |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | Ottawa Fury FC Academy |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs3: | Triestina |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | → Palmese (loan) |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs5: | Socuéllamos |
| Years6: | 2019 |
| Clubs6: | HFX Wanderers |
| Caps6: | 19 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2021 |
| Clubs7: | Ocean City Nor'easters |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs8: | VfB Straubing |
| Caps8: | 11 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2022– |
| Clubs9: | SV Donaustauf |
| Caps9: | 5 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Canada U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | March 20, 2022 |
| Ntupdate: | 10 September 2022 |
Ndzemdzela Langwa (born 5 March 1998), sometimes known as "Zoom" Langwa,[1] is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a left-back for German club SV Donaustauf in the Regionalliga Nord.
Born in Ottawa, to parents of Cameroonian descent, he began playing soccer at age 3 with Goulbourn SC.[2] In 2009, Langwa began playing at Ottawa South United.[3] In 2012, he joined Toronto FC Academy, where he spent two seasons. In 2014, he returned to Ottawa South United for their U17 team in the OYSL. Late in 2014, he played for the Cataraqui Clippers in League1 Ontario,[4] [5] before returning to Ottawa to play for the Ottawa Fury Academy's U19 team in 2014 and their Première Ligue de soccer du Québec side in 2015. In 2015 he switched academy programs again, this time joining Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy.
On 28 March 2017, after months of difficulty acquiring a visa, Langwa officially signed with Italian Serie C club Triestina.[6] He made his league debut on 24 September 2017 against Mestre.[7]
On 5 January 2018, Langwa was loaned to Serie D side Palmese until the end of the season.[8]
In summer 2018, Langwa trialled with Spanish Tercera División side UD Socuéllamos during preseason.[9] After impressing during a friendly, he signed with the club on 6 August 2018.
On 5 February 2019 Langwa returned to Canada, signing with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers. On 14 December 2019, the club announced that Langwa would not be returning for the 2020 season.[10]
Following trials with Romanian second division side Pandurri, Spanish fourth division club Alhaurín de la Torre, and German Bundesliga club Schalke,[11] Langwa eventually signed with Ocean City Nor'easters in the American fourth tier USL League Two, on May 7, 2021.[12]
In 2021, he joined VfB Straubing in the German sixth tier Landesliga Bayern-Mitte.[13] He made his debut on September 3 against SpVgg SV Weiden.[14] [15]
In 2023, he joined SV Donaustauf
Langwa is eligible to represent Canada and Cameroon internationally.
Langwa was called up to the Canadian U17 team for the 2014 Tournoi Montaigu and made four appearances.[16] [17]
Langwa grew up in Stittsville, a suburb south-west of Ottawa, Ontario and attended Sacred Heart Catholic High School. He received the nickname 'Zoom due to his pace down the left side.[18]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cataraqui Clippers | 2014 | League1 Ontario | 4 | 0 | – | – | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | |||
| Ottawa Fury FC Academy | 2015[19] | PLSQ | 5 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Triestina | 2017–18 | Serie C | 4 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| Palmese (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie D | 13 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 2 | |||
| Socuéllamos | 2018–19 | Tercera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| HFX Wanderers | 2019 | Canadian Premier League | 19 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | |||
| VfB Straubing | 2021–22[20] | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | 11 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| SV Donaustauf | 2022–23 | Regionalliga Nord | 5 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 3 | |||