Alexander N'Doumbou

Qian Jiegei Alisangte Endubu
Personal information
Full name Qian Jiegei Alisangte Endubu
Birth name Alexander N'Doumbou
Date of birth (1992-01-04) 4 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Port-Gentil, Gabon
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Zhejiang Pro
Number 8
Youth career
1998–2004 Sogara
2004–2005 FC Carpentras
2005–2006 Martigues
2006–2010 Marseille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Marseille 0 (0)
2011–2013 → Orléans (loan) 31 (3)
2013–2015 Marseille B 42 (4)
2016–2018 FCV Dender EH 28 (2)
2018–2019 Vereya 15 (0)
2019–2022 Shanghai Shenhua 81 (3)
2023– Zhejiang Pro 27 (0)
International career‡
2011–2012 Gabon U23 8 (0)
2012–2014 Gabon 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 December 2022

Qian Jiegei Alisangte Endubu[1] (Chinese: 钱杰给·阿里桑特·恩杜布; pinyin: Qián Jiégěi·Ālǐsāngtè·Ēndùbù; born Alexander N'Doumbou; 4 January 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chinese Super League club Zhejiang Pro. He formerly represented the Gabon national football team before giving up his Gabonese citizenship to receive the Chinese passport in 2019.[2]

Club career

N'Doumbou began his football career at Division 1 Gabonese club AS Sogara's youth team. At the age of 12, N'Doumbou departed the country for France to join local club FC Carpentras in the south of France. He later had a stint at Martigues before joining Marseille on a trial. After having a successful trial, N'Doumbou was offered an aspirant (youth) contract. While in the club's youth academy, he was captain of the Marseille under-17 team that won the 2008–09 Championnat National Under-17 league title. On 18 November 2009, N'Doumbou signed his first professional contract. The contract took effect on 1 July 2011 as the player had to play out the two years left on his élite contract.[3][4] N'Doumbou made his professional debut on 9 January 2010, five days after his 18th birthday, in a Coupe de France match against amateur club Trélissac in a 2–0 victory.[5]

On 10 August 2011, N'Doumbou joined Orléans on a one-year loan.[6] After spending a season for the third tier club, N'Doumbou returned to Marseille where he was incorporated in the Marseille B team who were allowed to play in the fifth tier of French football. On 30 June 2013 N'Doumbou was loaned out once again to Orléans. He returned to the Marseille B and despite being included on the bench for Marseille in August 2016, N'Doumbou signed with Belgian third vision side, FCV Dender EH.[7]

In July 2018, N'Doumbou moved to Bulgarian first division club FC Vereya. N'Doumbou resumed his Chinese nationality and joined Chinese Super League side Shanghai Greenland Shenhua in February 2019.[8] N'Doumbou lifted the CFA Cup with Shanghai Greenland Shenhua on 6 December 2019.[9] After four seasons in Shanghai he would move to another Chinese Super League club in Zhejiang on 17 January 2023.[10]

International career

N'Doumbou played for the Gabon national team, earning his first call-up to the team by former coach Alain Giresse in November 2009.[11] He competed for Gabon at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[12] In February 2019, he renounced his Gabonese citizenship to apply Chinese nationality. Given that N'Doumbou appeared in official matches for Gabon, however, he will not be eligible to represent the China national team.[2]

Personal life

N'Doumbou was born in Port-Gentil to a Gabonese father and a Chinese Hakka mother. His parents met in China where his father was attending school.[13]

Career statistics

As of 17 October 2023.[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Marseille 2009–10 Ligue 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2010–11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011–12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012–13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014–15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Orléans (loan) 2011–12 Championnat National 21 3 0 0 — — 21 3
2012–13 10 0 0 0 — — 10 0
Total 31 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 3
Marseille B 2012–13 Championnat National 3 3 0 — — — 3 0
2013–14 25 2 — — — 25 2
2014–15 14 2 — — — 14 2
Total 42 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0
FCV Dener EH 2016–17 Belgian First Amateur Division 11 0 0 0 — — 11 0
2017–18 17 2 0 0 — — 17 2
Total 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 2
FC Vereya 2018–19 First Professional Football League 15 0 0 0 — — 15 0
Shanghai Shenhua 2019 Chinese Super League 24 1 3 1 — — 27 2
2020 19 1 1 0 — 4 0 24 1
2021 9 0 6 0 — — 15 0
2022 29 1 0 0 — — 29 1
Total 81 3 10 1 0 0 4 0 95 4
Zhejiang 2023 Chinese Super League 23 0 2 0 — 1 0 26 0
Career total 220 12 14 1 0 0 5 0 239 13

Honours

Shanghai Shenhua

See also

References

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  3. ^ "Osei et Ndoumbou vont passer pro" (in French). Mercato 365. 18 November 2009. Archived from the original on 11 June 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Alexander N'Doumbou dans le groupe pour Valenciennes" (in French). Espoirs du Football. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 29 November 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  5. ^ "Trélissac v. Marseille Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 9 January 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
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  9. ^ a b "申花打破足协杯先主后客夺冠魔咒 并终结尴尬纪录" (in Chinese). Sina. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
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  14. ^ Alexander N'Doumbou at Soccerway