Axel Ngando
French footballer (born 1993)
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Axel Thomas Ngando Elessa (born 13 July 1993) is a former French professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Ngando with France U19 in July 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Axel Thomas Ngando Elessa[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1993[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Asnières-sur-Seine, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | A.S. Courdimanche | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | U.S. Méry-sur-Oise | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | A.S. Saint-Ouen l' Aumone | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2012 | Rennes | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Rennes B | 23 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Rennes | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | → Auxerre B (loan) | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | → Auxerre (loan) | 25 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | → Angers (loan) | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Bastia B | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Bastia | 42 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Göztepe | 30 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Auxerre | 45 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Grenoble | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Araz-Naxçıvan | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | France U18 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | France U19 | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | France U20 | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | France U21 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Early career and loans
Ngando started his career playing for the "B" team of Rennes, who played in the Championnat de France Amateur.[2] He scored his first goal for the "B" team on 21 May 2011 against Poiré-sur-Vie, in which he scored in the 47th minute to help his team to a 3–2 victory.[3] His second goal for Rennes's reserves came on 4 November 2012 against La Chapelle-des-Marais, in which he scored in the 82nd minute to provide his team a 2–0 victory.[4]
After several impressive matches for the Rennes "B" team, Ngando made his debut for the first-team in a Ligue 1 game on 2 February 2013 against Lorient, in which he came on as a 90th-minute substitute for Romain Alessandrini and scored a goal, just one minute into his debut in the 91st minute to equalize for Rennes and finish the match at a score of 2–2.[5]
Rennes loaned Ngando to Auxerre on 4 September 2013, to continue his progress.[6] Three days later, he made his first start with Auxerre B against Feurs.[7]
On 12 January 2015, Ngando was loaned to Angers for the remainder of the 2014–15 season.[8]
Later career
On 31 August 2015, Ngando joined Bastia on a three-year deal.[9]
In 2017, he joined Süper Lig side Göztepe S.K.[10]
Ngando returned to France on 1 August 2019, rejoining Auxerre permanently.[11]
On 30 December 2021, he signed for Ligue 2 side Grenoble.[12]
On 18 September 2023, Ngando joined Azerbaijani club Araz-Naxçıvan PFK, on a one-year deal.[13] On 11 June 2024, Araz-Naxçıvan announced that Ngando had left the club.[14]
International career
Ngando is a France youth international, having represented his country at under-18 through under-21 levels, including winning the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, in which he scored in the penalty shoot-out in the final.[15]
Personal life
He is the nephew of former Cameroon international Patrick Mboma, and is eligible to represent either Cameroon or France at senior level.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 4 October 2023[2]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rennes B | 2010–11 | National 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | National 3 | 17 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15 | National 3 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 4 | |||
| Total | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7 | ||
| Rennes | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Auxerre B (loan) | 2013–14 | National 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Auxerre (loan) | 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| Angers (loan) | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Bastia B | 2015–16 | National 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | National 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Bastia | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 2 | ||
| Göztepe | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 17 | 3 | |
| 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 14 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 18 | 4 | ||
| Total | 30 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | ||
| Auxerre | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| Total | 45 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 8 | ||
| Grenoble | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Araz-Naxçıvan | 2023–24 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 228 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 248 | 32 | ||
Honours
France U20