Axel Thomas Ngando Elessa (born 13 July 1993) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. At international level, he has represented France at various youth levels.

Club career

Ngando started his career playing for the "B" team of

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, who played in the

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. 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

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game on 2 February 2013 against

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, in which he came on as a 90th-minute substitute for

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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. On 31 August 2015, Ngando joined

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on a three-year deal. In 2017, he joined

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side

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On 30 December 2021, he signed for Ligue 2 side

International career

Ngando is a France youth international, having represented his country at under-18 through under-21 levels, including winning the

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, in which he scored in the

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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.

Honours

France U20 *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ngando, Axel 1993 births Living people People from Asnières-sur-Seine French footballers Association football midfielders France youth international footballers France under-21 international footballers French sportspeople of Cameroonian descent Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 3 players Championnat National 2 players Stade Rennais F.C. players AJ Auxerre players Angers SCO players SC Bastia players Grenoble Foot 38 players Göztepe S.K. footballers Footballers from Hauts-de-Seine French expatriate footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Turkey