Sanders Ngabo

Sanders Ngabo
Personal information
Full name Bukuru Jack-Sanders Ngabo[1]
Date of birth (2004-07-04) 4 July 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Horsens
Number 10
Youth career
Sundby BK
2020–2021 Lyngby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Lyngby 27 (1)
2024 Philadelphia Union 0 (0)
2024 → Philadelphia Union II (loan) 17 (0)
2024– Horsens 11 (1)
International career
2022 Denmark U18 2 (0)
2022– Denmark U19 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024

Bukuru Jack-Sanders Ngabo (born 4 July 2004) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Danish 1st Division club AC Horsens.

Club career

Early career

Ngabo is a youth product of his Copenhagen neighborhood club, Sundby BK.

Lyngby Boldklub

Ngabo moved to the youth academy of Lyngby in 2021. After working his way up the club's youth ranks, he was promoted to their senior squad in 2021.[2] He made his professional debut in a 2–1 win over Nykøbing on 25 July 2021.[2] In August of the same year, he signed his first professional contract with Lyngby, penning a three-year deal.[2] In his debut season with Lyngby, he helped the club finish second in the Danish 1st Division and earn promotion into the Danish Superliga.[3]

Philadelphia Union

On 16 November 2023, it was announced that Ngabo would join Major League Soccer side Philadelphia Union on a permanent deal on 1 January 2024, having signed a contract through the 2026 season.[4][5]

AC Horsens

On 15 August 2024 Ngabo returned to Denmark when he joined Danish 1st Division club AC Horsens on a deal until June 2028.[6]

International career

Ngabo was born in Denmark and is of Burundian descent. He is a youth international for Denmark, having played for the Denmark U18s and U19s.[7]

References

  1. ^ "2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: Philadelphia Union (USA)" (PDF). CONCACAF. 30 January 2024. p. 21. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Lyngby forlænger med 17-årigt stortalent". bold.dk (in Danish). 7 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Forløsning: Lyngby er i Superligaen". sn.dk (in Danish). Sjællandske Nyheder. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Philadelphia Union Sign Midfielder Sanders Ngabo". philadelphiaunion.com. Philadelphia Union FC. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  5. ^ Søe, Karl Dorph (16 November 2023). "Lyngby BK sælger ung midtbanespiller". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  6. ^ AC Horsens køber dansk stortalent i MLS, achorsens.dk, 15 August 2024
  7. ^ "Landsholdsdatabasen" (in Danish). DBU.