Basilio Ndong
Equatoguinean footballer (born 1999)
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Basilio Ndong Owono Nchama (born 17 January 1999) is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays for Kategoria Superiore club Tirana and the Equatorial Guinea national team. Mainly a left back, he can also operate as a left winger.
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Ndong in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Basilio Ndong Owono Nchama | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Mbini, Equatorial Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tirana | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Cano Sport | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Shkupi | 44 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Westerlo | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Start (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Start | 26 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Universitatea Craiova | 40 | (0) |
| 2025– | Tirana | 10 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | Equatorial Guinea | 58 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:55, 16 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2025 | |||
Club career
Ndong is a Cano Sport Academy product. He began playing for them at Cadete (under-16) level as a left back and then in its Juvenil (under-19) side. He was transitioning to more offensive positions, always on the left side.
On 30 January 2018, just a week after concluding his participation with Equatorial Guinea at the 2018 African Nations Championship, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Macedonian club FK Shkupi.[1][2]
In September 2021, he moved to Norwegian club Start, on loan from Westerlo. In November 2021, he joined Start permanently, signing a contract until summer 2024.[3][4]
After a period as a free agent following his exit from Universitatea Craiova, Ndong signed with Albanian club KF Tirana in late November 2025 on a contract running until November 2027, beginning the next stage of his career in the Kategoria Superiore.[5][6]
International career
He made his debut for the Equatorial Guinea national team on 4 September 2016 in a match against South Sudan. The game, which ended in a decisive 4–0 victory, was part of the qualification campaign for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[7]
At the beginning of 2018, he took part in the African Nations Championship held in Morocco. He played three matches during the tournament, all of which ended in defeat.
In early 2022, he was selected by coach Juan Micha to participate in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations held in Cameroon. During the competition, he was a regular starter and played every match for his team. Equatorial Guinea was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Senegal.
In December 2023, he was included in the list of twenty-seven Equatorial Guinean players selected to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 10 August 2025[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shkupi | 2017–18 | Macedonian First Football League | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Macedonian First Football League | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Macedonian First Football League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | |||
| Westerlo | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Start (loan) | 2021 | Norwegian First Division | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Start | 2022 | Norwegian First Division | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| Total | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 | ||||
| Universitatea Craiova | 2022–23 | Liga I | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Liga I | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Liga I | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 122 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 1 | ||
- Includes Belgian Cup, Norwegian Cup, Cupa României
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Liga I play-offs for UEFA Conference League
- Appearance in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 9 June 2025[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equatorial Guinea | 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 0 | |