Bridge Ndilu (born 21 July 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Nantes.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2000-07-21) 21 July 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Le Mans, France | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Nantes | ||
Number | 53 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2017 | Laval | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Laval II | 27 | (8) |
2017–2019 | Laval | 29 | (7) |
2019– | Nantes II | 17 | (7) |
2019– | Nantes | 6 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Quevilly-Rouen (loan) | 17 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2018 | France U18 | 4 | (2) |
2018–2019 | France U19 | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 July 2021 |
Ndilu played for Stade Lavallois from 2017 to 2019, turning professional in 2018.[1] There he gained much game time in France's Championnat National[2] raising the attention of clubs such as Juventus[3] with a potential €4 million transfer fee.[4] He eventually was transferred to FC Nantes on 24 June 2019.[5]
Ndilu made his professional debut for Nantes in a 2–0 Coupe de France win over Aviron Bayonnais on 4 January 2020.[6]
Although Ndilu's emergence in the professional team was tempered by the arrival of forwards such as Renaud Emond, his manager Christian Gourcuff in January 2020 expressed confidence that Ndilu would eventually make his way to the Ligue 1 first team.[7]
On 31 August 2021, he joined Ligue 2 club Quevilly-Rouen on loan.[8]
Born in France, Ndilu is of Congolese descent.[9] Ndilu represented the France U19s at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[10]
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