Nathan Ngoy
Belgian footballer (born 2003)
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Nathan Ngoy (born 10 June 2003) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Lille and the Belgium national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 June 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lille | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Anderlecht | ||
| 2019–2020 | Standard Liège | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2025 | Standard Liège | 50 | (1) |
| 2025– | Lille | 29 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Belgium U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Belgium U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Belgium U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2026– | Belgium | 5 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 June 2026 | |||
Club career
Originally from Molenbeek, Nathan Ngoy started playing football in the street with friends, and showing natural talent joined FC Brussels as a schoolboy in the early 2010s, only for the club to fold. Ngoy moved to the Anderlecht academy, before joining Standard Liège in 2019.[3][4] Along with fellow defender Allan Delferrière, Mbaye Leye started selecting Ngoy in the professional squad at the end of the 2020–21 season.[5]
He made his professional debut for Standard Liège on 22 May 2021, during the last match of the Division 1A season against Oostende. Despite the 1–3 home loss, Ngoy was among the few bright spot for Standard, playing the whole game as a central defender and stopping several goal occasions from Oostende.[6][7][8]
The young defender subsequently signed his first professional contract with the club from Liège, tying him to the Standard until 2024.[3][9][10][11] Appearing as one of the most promising prospect of Belgian football,[12] he entered the 2021–22 season challenging for a place in the professional squad as a center-back, along with other youngster Ameen Al Dakhil.[13][14][15]
Ngoy's first professional goal was the winner to complete a comeback from 2-0 down to beat eternal rivals Anderlecht in a Belgian Clasico contest at the Sclessin on 22 October 2023.
On 24 July 2025, Ngoy joined Lille in France for four years.[16]
International career
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Standard Liège | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 53 | 1 | ||||
| Lille | 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8[b] | 1 | — | 38 | 3 | |
| Career total | 79 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 4 | ||
- Includes Belgian Cup, Coupe de France
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 15 June 2026[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2026 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
