Obite Evan Ndicka (born 20 August 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.
![]() Ndicka with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Obite Evan Ndicka[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 (age 23)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2009 | F.C.A. Paris 19ème | ||
2009–2012 | Solitaires Paris-Est F.C. | ||
2012–2017 | Auxerre | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Auxerre | 14 | (0) |
2018– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 119 | (9) |
National team‡ | |||
2014–2015 | France U16 | 5 | (0) |
2016 | France U17 | 1 | (0) |
2017 | France U18 | 2 | (0) |
2018 | France U19 | 1 | (0) |
2017–2019 | France U20 | 10 | (0) |
2019 | France U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:22, 13 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2019 |
Ndicka is an academy graduate of Auxerre and made his senior debut for the club in January 2017, aged 17. He spent the next season-and-half at the club, making 14 senior appearances before joining Bundesliga side Eintracht in July 2018.
Having joined Ligue 2 side Auxerre at the age of 13, Ndicka progressed through the club's academy and made his professional debut on 27 January 2017, starting in a 1–0 win over Clermont.[5][6] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 5 February.[5] He ultimately made 14 appearances for the club over the next season and half before signing for Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt for a reported fee of €5.5m.[7]
On 5 July 2018, Ndicka signed for Eintracht on a five-year deal.[8] He quickly became an important member of the first-team squad and featured regularly for the club in the league and the Europa League. In February 2019, his performances earned him the Bundesliga Rookie of the Month award, a monthly title awarded to the highest performing under-23 player in a particular month, and saw him also nominated for the Rookie of the Season award.[9][10] From then, he missed only one match for the remainder of the season as the club narrowly missed out on Champions League qualification.[11]
Ndicka was born in France and is of Cameroonian descent.[12] He represented France at U16 and U17 level and was called up to the U18 team for the first time by manager Bernard Diomède in March 2017.[13][14]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Auxerre | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
Total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
Eintracht Frankfurt | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | ||
2019–20 | Bundesliga | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 34 | 2 | |||
2020–21 | Bundesliga | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||||
2021–22 | Bundesliga | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 11[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 44 | 4 | |||
2022–23 | Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
Total | 119 | 9 | 8 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 162 | 10 | |||
Career total | 133 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 178 | 10 |
Eintracht Frankfurt
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Eintracht Frankfurt – current squad | |
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