Jean-Claude Ntenda

Jean-Claude Ntenda
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-09-03) 3 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Champigny-sur-Marne, France
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 SPAL
Number 18
Youth career
2012–2017 Taverny
2017–2020 Nantes
2020–2021 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Juventus Next Gen[α] 6 (0)
2024– Juventus 0 (0)
2024 → Sion (loan) 3 (0)
2024 → Sion II (loan) 6 (0)
2024– → SPAL (loan) 4 (0)
International career‡
2018 France U16 5 (1)
2018–2019 France U17 11 (0)
2019 France U18 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Ireland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:42, 29 November 2021 (UTC)

Jean-Cluade Ntenda (born 3 September 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie C Group B club SPAL on loan from Juventus.

Career

Jean-Claude Ntenda started to play football at age of 10 at Taverny as a forward.[2] In 2017, Ntenda moved to Nantes becoming a defender.[2] On 8 January 2020, Ntenda moved to Juventus.[2] He made his debut for Juventus U23 on 22 August 2021 in a 3–2 Coppa Italia Serie C win against Pro Sesto.[3] On 15 September, after a Coppa Italia Serie C match against Feralpisalò won 3–2, Ntenda had an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[4] On 18 June 2022, Ntenda renewed his Juventus contract until 2024.[5]

On 14 February 2024, Ntenda was loaned by Sion in Switzerland.[6]

On 29 August 2024, Ntenda moved to SPAL in Serie C on loan, with a conditional obligation to buy.[7]

International career

Born in France, Ntenda is of Congolese descent. He is a youth international for France.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 December 2022[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juventus Next Gen[α] 2021–22 Serie C 2 0 0 0 2[b] 0 4 0
2022–23 Serie C 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 4 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C

Notes

  1. ^ a b The team's name was changed from Juventus U23 to Juventus Next Gen in August 2022.[1]

References

  1. ^ "From Under 23 to Next Gen – a new identity at Juventus". Juventus FC. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Sport, Sky. "Juve, chi è Jean-Claude Ntenda". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 22 August 2021.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ Alessandro Villano (22 August 2021). "Pro Sesto Juventus U23 2-3 dts: i bianconeri avanzano in Coppa Italia". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Le condizioni di Ntenda - Juventus". Juventus F.C. (in Italian). 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  5. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (18 June 2022). "Juventus U23, UFFICIALE il rinnovo di Jean-Claude Ntenda – FOTO". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 18 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Junior Ntenda prêté au FC Sion" [Junior Ntenda loaned to FC Sion] (in French). FC Sion. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Jean-Claude Ntenda è un nuovo giocatore biancazzurro!" [Jean-Claude Ntenda is a new white and blue player!] (in Italian). SPAL. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Jean-Claude Ntenda : La pépite franco-congolaise en route pour la Serie A". Africa Top Sports. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  9. ^ Jean-Claude Ntenda at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 July 2021.