Ezechiel Aliadjim N'Douassel (; born 22 April 1988) is a Chadian professional

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who plays a striker for Liga 2 club

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Club career

Early career

N'Douassel began his career in 2006 at local side

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before moving to

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in 2007 to play for

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and he joined

USM Blida Union Sportive Madinat Blida (), known as USM Blida or simply USMB, is a football club based in Blida, Algeria. They play in the Inter-Régions Division, the third tier of Algerian football. Founded in 1932, they have played their home games at ...

USM Blida

In his debut for USM Blida, Ndouassel scored a brace against

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, with goals in the 86th and 90th minute to give his team a 2–1 win. He would end the season with five goals in fifteen appearances. During his time at USM Blida, N'Douassel was linked with a number of European clubs including

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and

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. On July 20, 2009, it was announced that Ndouassel joined Belgian club FCV Dender on a free transfer and signed a 3-year contract worth €200,000 after impressing on trial in friendlies against

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and

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. However, the move was not finalized and Ndouassel was forced to return to USM Blida shortly after because he was still under contract with the club.

Club Africain

On January 9, 2011, Ndouassel signed a 4-year contract with

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n side

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. For the

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his team made it second place losing to

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by penalties. During the

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he scored a Hattrick for Africain making them reach the fourth round before they got eliminated in the playoffs. In July 2014, Ndouassel was reported to have moved to

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on loan, with an option to buy. However this move fell through due to financial constraints on the French club, and with Club African unwilling to include him in their squad, left Ndouassel looking for a new club.

Israel

On 4 September 2016 he signed a 3-year contract with Ironi Kiryat Shmona. In January 2017 he left the club and joined

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until the end of the

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season. After playing five matches, he was released in March 2017, following behaviour issues.

Persib Bandung

On 7 August 2017, he signed a half year contract with

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and retained for the following season. He made his league debut in a 0–0 against Arema on 12 August 2017 as a substitute for Tantan in the 45th minute. On 20 August 2017, N'Douassel scored his first league goal for Persib against Gresik United as his team won 6–0. Ezechiel

He was also the top scorer for Persib in 2018 season with 17 goals, and retained by the club until 2020. He scored quattrick in a match against

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on 22 December 2019.

Bhayangkara

In January 2020, N'Douassel completed a move to Bhayangkara on a 2-year deal.

2020 season

N'Douassel made his debut for Bhayangkara, coming on as a substitute for Herman Dzumafo, in a pre-season cup game against

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club

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as his team won 1–0. N'Douassel scored his first goal for Bhayangkara in the same pre-season cup against

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club Petaling Jaya City, scoring a goal in the 55th-minute, which saw Bhayangkara crowned as the champion. On 29 February 2020, N'Douassel made his first league debut for Bhayangkara against

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as his team drew 0–0. On 31 March 2020 N'Douassel scored his first league goal for Bhayangkara against

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as his team drew 2–2.

2021 season

On 29 August 2021, N'Douassel scored a brace in Bhayangkara's first league match in 2021-22 Liga 1, earning them a 2–1 win over Persiraja Banda Aceh. N'Douassel scored two goals in a 3–2 win against Barito Putera, extending Bhayangkara unbeaten streak to six matches. On the following matchday, he started against his former club

, which ended his team's unbeaten run with a score of 2–0.

International career

Ezechiel, the former captain, is the national team's most capped player and top scorer in the history. He debuted for the Chad national team in 2005. He played on

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, 2006 CEMAC Cup, 2007 CEMAC Cup,

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, 2010 CEMAC Cup,

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, 2018 World Cup qualification, 2022 World Cup qualification,

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and

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Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

Individual

* Liga 2 Player of half season :

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* Liga 2 Player of the month : November 2024-25

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:N'douassel, Ezechiel 1988 births Living people Chadian men's footballers Footballers from N'Djamena MC Oran players USM Blida players Club Africain players FC Akhmat Grozny players Konyaspor footballers Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Persib Bandung players Bhayangkara Presisi Lampung F.C. players F.C. Bekasi City players Persela Lamongan players Tourbillon FC players NA Hussein Dey players CS Sfaxien players Russian Premier League players Süper Lig players Israeli Premier League players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Liga 2 (Indonesia) players Chadian expatriate men's footballers Chad men's international footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Algeria Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Chadian expatriate sportspeople in Algeria Chadian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Chadian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Chadian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Men's association football forwards