Julien Ngoy Explained

Julien Ngoy
Fullname:Fontaine Ndanu Julien Mutale Ngoy Bin Cibambi[1]
Birth Date:1997 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Antwerp, Belgium
Height:1.85 m[2]
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Mechelen
Clubnumber:9
Youthyears1:2010–2011
Youthclubs1:Anderlecht
Youthyears2:2011–2013
Youthclubs2:Club Brugge
Youthyears3:2013
Youthclubs3:NSeth Academy
Youthyears4:2013–2016
Youthclubs4:Stoke City
Years1:2016–2020
Clubs1:Stoke City
Caps1:7
Goals1:0
Years2:2018
Clubs2:Walsall (loan)
Caps2:13
Goals2:3
Years3:2018–2019
Clubs3:Grasshoppers (loan)
Caps3:22
Goals3:5
Years4:2020–2022
Clubs4:Eupen
Caps4:56
Goals4:10
Years5:2022–
Clubs5:Mechelen
Caps5:30
Goals5:5
Years6:2023–2024
Clubs6:Kasımpaşa (loan)
Caps6:24
Goals6:2
Club-Update:3 August 2024
Nationalyears1:2013
Nationalteam1:Belgium U16
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2013
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2017–2018
Nationalcaps3:5
Nationalgoals3:1

Fontaine Ndanu Julien Mutale Ngoy Bin Cibambi (born 2 November 1997), known as Julien Ngoy, is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club Mechelen.

Club career

Stoke City

Ngoy was born in Antwerp and began his football career playing in the youth team at Anderlecht up to the age of 14, he then spent two years with Club Brugge where his was top scorer of the under-16 team.[3] In 2013, Ngoy decided to quit Brugge and join the NSeth Football Academy where he impressed the director, Nkandu Ntondo, who described him as the best talent he has seen at his academy.[4] In the summer of 2013, Ngoy signed with English club Stoke City of the Premier League.[5] In April 2014, he won the Generation Adidas Cup with Stoke City U17s.[6]

Ngoy made his professional debut for Stoke in a 3–1 Premier League defeat at Arsenal on 10 December 2016.[7] He made a total of six substitute appearances for Stoke in 2016–17. Ngoy was named as the Premier League 2 Player of the Month for March 2017.[8] On 31 January 2018, Ngoy joined League One club Walsall on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.[9] He played 13 times for the Saddlers scoring three goals as they successfully avoided relegation.

On 29 August 2018, Ngoy joined Swiss Super League side Grasshoppers on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[10] [11] He was handed the number 20 shirt by the club.[12] Ngoy played 23 times for Grasshoppers, scoring five goals in what was a traumatic season for the club who suffered relegation for the first time in 68 years and had a number of matches suspended due to fan protests.[13] Ngoy struggled for game time in 2019–20, making only two brief substitute appearances.

Eupen

Ngoy joined Belgian First Division A side Eupen on 8 August 2020 on a two-year contract.[14]

Mechelen

On 4 July 2022, Ngoy signed a three-year contract with Mechelen.[15]

On 11 September 2023, Ngoy was loaned to Kasımpaşa in Turkey,[16] going on to help them to a fifth-place finish in the 2023–24 Süper Lig season, their joint-highest placing ever.

International career

He was a youth international for Belgium.[17]

Personal life

Ngoy was born in Belgium and is of Congolese descent.[18]

Career statistics

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City U232016–173030
2017–181010
Total4!040
Stoke City2016–17Premier League50100060
2017–18Premier League10000010
2018–19EFL Championship00000000
2019–20EFL Championship10100020
Total7020009!0
Walsall (loan)2017–18League One1330000133
Grasshoppers (loan)2018–19Swiss Super League22510235
Eupen2020–21Belgian First Division A32630356
2021–22Belgian First Division A24451295
Total56108164!11
Mechelen2022–23Belgian Pro League26530295
2023–24Belgian Pro League30001040
Total295301!0335
Kasımpaşa (loan)2023–24Süper Lig18110191
Career total14524141005016425

Honours

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/01/2018 and 31/01/2018. The Football Association . PDF . 5 . 21 April 2018.
  2. Web site: Julien Ngoy. Premier League. 15 October 2017.
  3. Web site: Who is Stoke target 15-year-old Julien Ngoy?. Stoke Sentinel. 11 December 2016. 21 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180721014228/https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/stoke-target-15-year-old-julien-ngoy/story-19495654-detail/story.html. dead.
  4. Web site: Julien Ngoy: A Profile. Wizards of Dribble. 11 December 2016.
  5. Web site: Stoke City Snap Up Manchester United and Arsenal Linked Youngster Julien Ngoy On Youth Deal. Inside Futbol. 11 December 2016.
  6. Web site: Generation adidas Cup 2014: Stoke City take title with shootout win over Real Salt Lake after 1–1 tie . MLS . 30 November 2014 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20140622032228/http://www.mlssoccer.com/generationadidascup/2013/news/article/2014/04/20/generation-adidas-cup-2014-championship-recap . 22 June 2014 .
  7. Web site: Arsenal 3–1 Stoke. BBC Sport. 10 December 2016.
  8. Web site: Ngoy named PL2 Player of the Month. Premier League. 31 March 2017.
  9. Web site: Walsall sign Krystian Bielik, Jack Fitzwater and Julien Ngoy on loan . BBC Sport . 31 January 2018 . 1 February 2018 .
  10. Web site: Julien Completes Grasshopper Switch . Stoke City F.C. . 29 August 2018 . 29 August 2018 .
  11. Web site: GC COMMITS NGOY . Grasshopper Club Zürich . German . 29 August 2018 . 29 August 2018 .
  12. Web site: Julien Ngoy . Grasshopper Club Zürich . German . 29 August 2018 . 29 August 2018 .
  13. Web site: Grasshopper Zurich have a match abandoned for second time in two months . BBC Sport . 26 May 2019.
  14. Web site: Stoke City forward Julien Ngoy makes permanent exit . Stoke Sentinel . 8 August 2020.
  15. Web site: Mechelen. Julien Ngoy tekent contract. 4 July 2022. 22 August 2022. nl.
  16. Web site: Kasımpaşa. Julien Ngoy Kasımpaşamızda. Julien Ngoy in our Kasımpaşa. 11 September 2023. 28 September 2023. tr.
  17. Web site: Mais qui est Julien Ngoy, le Belge de Stoke City ?. 14 December 2016.
  18. Web site: Stoke City : Julien Ngoy élu joueur du mois de mars — FOOT.CD. foot.cd.