Guy Roland Ndy Assembé (born 28 February 1986) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career Ndy Assembé arrived in France from Cameroon at the age of two. When he was six he started playing for amateur team ASPTT Nantes as a defender. At age fourteen he asked to change role to goalkeeper, and after a year of this position he was spotted by FC Nantes recruiter Vincent Bracigliano. He made his league debut for Nantes on 25 February 2008 in the Ligue 2 match at Sedan.
In August 2009 he joined Ligue 1 side FC Valenciennes on a season-long loan, with an option to buy. Despite being signed as a third, or rotating second-choice, he made 17 league starts for Valenciennes during the season, due to a serious injury to first-choice Nicolas Penneteau. He returned to Nantes after his loan, and was first choice during the 2010–11 Ligue 2 season.
In July 2011 he made a million-euro transfer to AS Nancy in Ligue 1. He made his debut for the club in the fifth match of the 2011–12 Ligue 1 season, on 11 September 2011, in a 0–0 draw against Auxerre. He went on to make
At the end of the 2012–13 season, with Nancy relegated to Ligue 2, he returned to Ligue 1 on a season-long loan with Guingamp. He returned to Nancy and went on to play 139 league games for the club, including 36 in the 2015–16 Ligue 2 championship season, before leaving at the end of the 2018–19 season, when his contract expired.
After six months without a club, he joined US Boulogne in January 2020.
International career Ndy Assembé was first called up to the Cameroon national football team in December 2009, as part of the 23-man squad for 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. He retained his position for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and made his international debut in a warm-up friendly against Georgia on 25 May 2010.
He was also selected as part of the squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
Personal life Ndy Assembé holds Cameroonian nationality from birth and acquired French nationality by naturalization on 20 June 2007.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNantes2006–07Ligue 1000000—002007–08300000—302008–09600000—602010–11Ligue 23505000—400Total4405000—490Valenciennes (loan)2009–10Ligue 11700000—170Nancy2011–12Ligue 13100000—3102012–131503000—1802014–15Ligue 2802020—1202015–163600000—3602016–17Ligue 12301010—2502017–18Ligue 2600000—602018–192004000—240Total139010030—1520Guingamp (loan)2013–14Ligue 11900010—200US Boulogne2019–20National00———002020–217020——90Total7020——90Hostert2021–22Luxembourg National Division17000——170Career total243017040002640
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsCameroon201040201140201220201300201420201530201610Total160
Honours Guingamp Coupe de France: 2013–14 Nancy Ligue 2: 2015–16
References
External links Profile at francefootball.fr