Axel Thomas Ngando Elessa (born 13 July 1993) is a former French professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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. 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. 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.
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.
Rennes loaned Ngando to Auxerre on 4 September 2013, to continue his progress. Three days later, he made his first start with Auxerre B against Feurs.
On 12 January 2015, Ngando was loaned to Angers for the remainder of the 2014–15 season.
Later career On 31 August 2015, Ngando joined Bastia on a three-year deal.
In 2017, he joined Süper Lig side Göztepe S.K.Göztepe, Selçuk Şahin Ve Axel Ngando İle Prensipte Anlaşıldığını Duyurdu‚ 90min.com, 3 July 2017
Ngando returned to France on 1 August 2019, rejoining Auxerre permanently.
On 30 December 2021, he signed for Ligue 2 side Grenoble.
On 18 September 2023, Ngando joined Azerbaijani club Araz-Naxçıvan PFK, on a one-year deal. On 11 June 2024, Araz-Naxçıvan announced that Ngando had left the club.
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.
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
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRennes B2010–11National 261——612012–13National 3172——1722014–15National 374——74Total3070000307Rennes2012–13Ligue 141000041Auxerre B (loan)2013–14National 311——11Auxerre (loan)2013–14Ligue 22534120314Angers (loan)2014–15Ligue 21910000191Bastia B2015–16National 311——112016–17National 320——20Total31000031Bastia2015–16Ligue 122220102522016–17Ligue 12001000210Total4223010462Göztepe 2017–18Süper Lig16211—1732018–19Süper Lig14143—184Total3035400357Auxerre2019–20Ligue 216521101962020–21Ligue 22922000312Total4574110508Grenoble2021–22Ligue 2400000402022–23Ligue 21900000190Total2300000230Araz-Naxçıvan2023–24Azerbaijan Premier League2000—20Career total228261664024832
Honours France U20 FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2013
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