Macdonald Ngwa Niba (born 8 August 1994) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Canadian club Atlético Ottawa.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Buea, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Atlético Ottawa | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| University of Buea | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Cinyodev FC | ||
| 2016 | North Toronto Nitros | 18 | (7) |
| 2017–2019 | Nitra | 52 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Honvéd Budapest | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Doxa Drama | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | KuPS | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | → KuFu-98 (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Atlético Ottawa | 16 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 October 2022 | |||
In his native Cameroon, Niba attended the University of Buea, where he played for the school's football team, being named the team's best player in the 2013-14 season, and also played for Cinyodev FC.[1]
In 2016 season, he played for the North Toronto Nitros in the Canadian third tier League1 Ontario, making his debut on 30 April against Vaughan Azzurri.[2] He scored his first goal on May 8, against Toronto Skillz FC.[3] Over the course of the season, he played 18 league matches, scoring seven goals.[4] That season, he was named a Mid-Season All-Star, was named to the year-end League1 Ontario All-Star Team and was also named Defender of the Year.[5][6]
On 27 February 2017, Niba signed with Slovakian 2. Liga club FC Nitra.[5] On 22 July 2017 Niba made his Fortuna Liga debut against Žilina.[7] In his first four matches, he was named man of the match three times, also earning Player Of The Week honours once and being named to the Team of the Week each time.[8] That season he made eight appearances for Nitra, scoring two goals and helping the club earn promotion to the Fortuna Liga.[9]
In 2019, he joined Hungarian club Budapest Honvéd FC.[10] In 2020, he won the Hungarian Cup with Honved, entering the finals as a 95th minute substitute.[11] During his season with Honvéd, he dealt with some injuries, as well as the interruption of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]
In October 2020, he joined Doxa Drama F.C. in the Greek second tier.[13]
In April 2021, he joined Finnish first tier side KuPS on a one-year contract until December 2021.[14] In May, they won the 2021 Finnish Cup.[15]
On 26 January 2022, Niba returned to Canada, signing a two-year contract with Canadian Premier League side Atlético Ottawa.[16]
In 2017, he was named to the Cameroon U23 preliminary squad for the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games,[17] although he did not make the final roster.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| North Toronto Nitros | 2016[4] | League1 Ontario | 18 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 7 | |||
| FC Nitra | 2016-17 | 2. Liga | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | |||
| 2017-18 | Slovak First Football League | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2018-19 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 52 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 2 | ||
| Honvéd | 2019-20 | OTP Bank Liga | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Doxa Dramas | 2020-21 | Super League Greece 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| KuPS | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| KuFu-98 (loan) | 2021 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Atlético Ottawa | 2022 | Canadian Premier League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 105 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 9 | ||
Individual
Club
Atlético Ottawa – current squad | |
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