Sunday Umaru Ngbede (born 23 April 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger. Ngbede won the Nigeria Professional Football League title with Plateau United during the 2016–17 season.

Early and personal life

Ngbede was born in Jos,

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. He started playing football at the age of 5 when he was discovered by an amateur football coach known as "Officer". Ngbede was nicknamed "Neymar" by Plateau United FC fans because of his style of play which is similar to that of Brazilian and Paris Saint Germaine superstar, Neymar Jr. Ngbede was a trialist with Norwegian club,

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in 2017.

Youth career

Learning FC, Bukuru

2013/2014

Sunday Ngbede joined amateur football club, Learning F.C. of

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in 2013. He was a regular in the team for their 2014/2015 campaign, helping Learning F.C. gain promotion from the Nigerian Nationwide League National Division Two to National Division One. On 8 May 2015, Ingbede started and scored the lone goal in Learning FC's one-nil victory over Yarmalight F.C. in the NNWL 2014/2015 season. Ngbede also scored the equaliser in the 1–1 draw between Gombe Warriors versus Learning F.C. on 14 May 2015. Ngbede played in the match between Learning FC and Immigration F.C. of Abuja. Learning FC gained promotion to the Nigerian Nationwide League Division One after the game with Immigration F.C. with Ngbede rounding off the campaign with four assists.

Senior career

Plateau United FC

2015/2016 season

Sunday Ngbede signed for Plateau United FC in 2015 after the club gained promotion to the topflight of the Nigerian Professional Football League in 2015/2016 season. Ingbede would later score on his debut for Plateau United FC's 2–1 victory over

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in the NPFL. On 20 March 2016 Ngbede scored the winner in Plateau United FC's 2–1 victory over

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of Makurdi. On week 11 of the NPFL, Ngbede would play in his first Jos derby 10 April 2016 in the match between Giwa F.C. and Plateau United FC at the Rwang Pam Stadium. Plateau United won the match by 2–0, Sunday Ngbede doubled the lead after striker, Benjamin Turba first put Plateau United ahead in the 63rd minute. Ngbede played in the 2–2 draw between Plateau United FC and Sunshine Stars of Akure at the Rwang Pam Stadium in Jos. He was substituted at the latter part of the match. Sunday Ngbede also made the score sheet when Plateau United FC won 2-nil at home against Enyimba International of Aba.

2016/2017 season

Ngbede continued to feature regularly in Plateau United's Nigerian Professional League title winning season 2016/2017 after deciding to stay with the club towards the end of 2016. On 9 September 2017, Sunday Ngbede won the league with Plateau United after they were crowned NPFL Champions for the 2016/2017 season in their 2-nil win at home game against

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2017/2018 season

In 2018 on the NPFL match day 7, Sunday Ngbede scored in Plateau United F.C.'s 5-nil defeat of Sunshine Stars on 3 February 2018. Ngbede played the entire match when Plateau United FC lost one-nil to

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of Aba at the U.J. Esuene Stadium in

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on 14 February 2018. He would later feature in the club's controversial continental campaign, featuring both in the CAF Champions League as well as the CAF Confederations Cup with Plateau United. Ngbede scored in the 3-nil victory over Eding Sports of Cameroon in Plateau United F.C.’s first ever CAF Champions League match on 10 February 2018 at the New Jos Township Stadium. On 28 February 2018, Ngbede provided an assist to Plateau United F.C. wingback, Chizoba Amaefule in the 1-nil victory over Gbenga Ogunbote's Rangers FC at the New Jos Township Stadium. Ingbede played the whole 90 minutes in the

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4-nil loss against USM Algiers on 18 March 2018 in Algeria.

Lori

Ngbede joined Armenian Premier League side

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on 28 August 2018 on a free transfer signing a three year deal.He played 26 times and scoring 8 goals for

Alashkert

On 22 January 2020, Ingbede joined

FC Alashkert Football Club Alashkert ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Ալաշկերտ), commonly known as Alashkert, is an Armenian football club based in the capital Yerevan, founded in 1990 in Martuni and after folding in 2000 re-founded in 2011 ...

on loan from Lori until 31 December 2020. In December 2020 Alashkert made his loan deal permanent on a one year deal. in May 2021 he won the

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with Alashkert. On 15 May he was on the bench as his team lost the

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Noravank

On 14 September 2021,

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announced the signing of Ingbede.

International career

Sunday Ngbede was called up for camp in the Nigerian National U-20 team in 2018.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Plateau United F.C. *

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: 2016/2017 FC Alashkert *

: 2020/2021

Runner Up: 2020/21

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ingbede, Sunday 1998 births Living people Plateau United F.C. players Nigerian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia Armenian Premier League players Lori FC players Footballers from Jos