Gigli Ndefe

Gigli Ndefe

Personal information
Full name	Gigli Nsungani Ndefe
Date of birth	(1994-03-02) 2 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Weert, Netherlands
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Slovácko
Number	2
Youth career
	Asse-Zellik
	Lebeke-Aalst
	Eendracht Aalst
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2015	Eendracht Aalst	9	(0)
2013–2014	→ FC Oss (loan)	5	(0)
2015–2019	RKC Waalwijk	114	(0)
2019–2021	Karviná	44	(1)
2021–2024	Baník Ostrava	89	(1)
2023	→ Slovan Liberec (loan)	11	(0)
2024–	Slovácko	18	(1)
International career^‡
2022–	Angola	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 May 2023

Gigli Nsungani Ndefe (born 2 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Slovácko.[1] Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Angola national team.

Club career

Ndefe formerly played for Eendracht Aalst, RKC Waalwijk and MFK Karviná.[2] Besides the Netherlands, he has played in the Czech Republic.[3] On 2 July 2019, he joined Czech club Karviná on a 2-year contract.[4]

On 13 January 2021, Ndefe signed with Czech club Baník Ostrava on a two-year contract.[5]

On 10 July 2024, Ndefe signed a contract with Slovácko until summer 2026.[6]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Ndefe is of Angolan descent.[7] He debuted for the Angola national team in a 2–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Central African Republic on 1 June 2022.[8]

References

1. "Fotbalista Ndefe odchází z Ostravy hostovat do Liberce". sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 15 February 2023.
2. Gigli Ndefe at WorldFootball.net
3. Meijer, Chris (7 April 2020). "'Toen kwam ineens het besef dat onder meer Messi en Lukaku hier ook zaten'". voetbalzone.nl (in Dutch).
4. "Gigli Ndefe posílil Karvinou" (Press release) (in Czech). MFK Karviná. 2 July 2019.
5. "Z Karviné přestupuje Gigli Ndefe!". FC Baník Ostrava (Press release) (in Czech). 13 January 2021.
6. "Gigli Ndefe hráčem Slovácka". 1. FC Slovácko (in Czech). 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
7. "Gigli Ndefe poprvé v reprezentaci" (in Czech). FC Baník Ostrava.
8. "Angola vs. Central African Republic – 1 June 2022". int.soccerway.com.

External links

• Gigli Ndefe at WorldFootball.net