Ian Hussein Ngobi (born 11 April 2002) is a Dutch

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a right-back for Eerste Klasse club

Achilles '29 Achilles '29 is a football club from Groesbeek, Netherlands, competing in the sixth-tier Eerste Klasse. The club is known for its successes in the Dutch domestic cup, having knocked FC Volendam, Heracles Almelo, RKC Waalwijk, Telstar and MV ...

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Born in

Gennep Gennep () is a municipality and a city in upper southeastern Netherlands. It lies in the very northern part of the province of Limburg, 18 km south of Nijmegen. Furthermore, it lies on the right bank of the Meuse river, and south of the forest o ...

, Limburg, Ngobi is the son of a Dutch mother and Ugandan father. He initially trained as a youngster with Vitesse '08 in his hometown before joining the VVV-Venlo academy. He made his professional debut for VVV playing as a right back on 12 March 2022 against Helmond Sport in a 3–0 victory. He was credited with assisting Carl Johansson's goal. Ngobi made seven appearances for VVV during the 2021–22 season. At the start of the 2022–23 season, he failed to make any appearances under new head coach

Rick Kruys Rick Kruijs, commonly known as Rick Kruys, (born 9 May 1985) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Eerste Divisie club VVV-Venlo. His father, Gert Kruys is also a former professional footballer and cu ...

. In September 2022, Ngobi announced his retirement from professional football, to instead focus on finishing his education. On 14 October 2022, he joined amateur club

, competing in the sixth-tier Eerste Klasse.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ngobi, Ian Hussein Living people 2002 births People from Gennep Footballers from Limburg (Netherlands) Dutch men's footballers VVV-Venlo players Achilles '29 players Eerste Divisie players Eerste Klasse players Men's association football fullbacks