Delvin Chanel N'Dinga (born 14 March 1988) is a Congolese professional

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who last played as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Auxerre

N'Dinga began his career with CNFF then joined Diables Noirs in 2003. In July 2005, he Diables Noirs to sign in Europe with French club

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. In the 2011–12 season, N'Dinga was linked with a move to

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as the replacement for Jérémy Toulalan, who joined Spanish side

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. Auxerre and Lyon were in the process of negotiating a transfer for Ndinga for €7 million, with Ndinga to sign a four-year contract with Lyon. N'Dinga said a move to Lyon interested him: "It would be a good challenge for me, the opportunity to pass a course, While there is a chance that I play in this club, I will not hesitate. There is Lyon who has, then yes, it m? Interested!" However, Auxerre club president Gérard Bourgoin refused to sell Ndinga, having rejected several offers from Lyon. The negotiations continued throughout the summer transfer window until N'Dinga signed a contract extension set to keep him at Auxerre until 2015. Shortly after, N'Dinga expressed sadness of not join Lyon, saying, "It takes time, honestly thought I leave. It hurt me. I try to focus quickly find my level."

Monaco

Following Auxerre's relegation from Ligue 1 after the 2011–12 season, N'Dinga joined

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side

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in July 2012 in a €6 million transfer deal.

Olympiacos

Following his two league appearances at Monaco in the 2013–14 season, but on 31 August 2013, N'Dinga left the club to join Greek champions

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on loan, with an option to make the move permanent next summer with a fee of €3 million. He started a second loan spell with Olympiacos in July 2014. Olympiacos will buy Delvin with a mark of €3.2 million from the Monegasque team. N'Dinga is likely to head back to France over the summer, after spending the last two seasons on loan at Olympiakos from Monaco but according to reports in France he will possibly to return to League 1 in the summer transfer window. N'Dinga will not renew his contract with

and it looks like that

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is in pole position to sign him. Apart from Saint-Etienne,

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and

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also expressed their interested in the Congolese defensive midfielder.

Lokomotiv Moscow

After joining Russian club

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on loan for the 2015–16 season, N'Dinga's move from Monaco was made permanent on 11 May 2016.

Sivasspor

On 7 September 2017, N'Dinga signed a two-year contract with Turkish club

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International career

He made his first cap for Congo national football team at the WCQ match against

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on 8 June 2007. He represented the national team at the

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, where his team advanced to the quarterfinals.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

:''Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first.''

Honours

Monaco *

: 2012–13 Olympiacos *

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: 2013–14, 2014–15 *

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: 2014–15 Lokomotiv Moscow * Russian Cup: 2016–17

References

External links

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frenchleague.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:N'dinga, Delvin 1988 births Living people People from Pointe-Noire Republic of the Congo men's footballers Republic of the Congo men's under-20 international footballers Republic of the Congo men's international footballers Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders AJ Auxerre players AS Monaco FC players Olympiacos F.C. players FC Lokomotiv Moscow players Sivasspor footballers Antalyaspor footballers Panetolikos F.C. players Balzan F.C. players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Super League Greece players Russian Premier League players Süper Lig players Maltese Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in France Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Monaco Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Malta 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players