Basilio Ndong Owono Nchama (born 17 January 1999) is an Equatoguinean professional

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who plays for

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club Universitatea Craiova and the Equatorial Guinea national team. Mainly a

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, he can also operate as a

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Club career

Ndong is a Cano Sport Academy product. He began playing for them at ''Cadete'' (under-16) level as a

and then in its ''Juvenil'' (under-19) side. He was transitioning to more offensive positions, always on the left side. On 30 January 2018, just a week after concluding his participation with Equatorial Guinea at the

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, he signed a three-and-a-half year contract with Macedonian club

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. In September 2021, he moved to Norwegian club

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, on loan from

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. In November 2021, he joined Start permanently, signing a contract until summer 2024.

International career

Ndong made his international debut in a 4–0 victory over

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in a qualification game for the

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. He came on as a substitute for Rubén Belima.

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Basilio Ndong
at CAF 1999 births Living people People from Litoral (Equatorial Guinea) Equatoguinean men's footballers Men's association football wingers Cano Sport Academy players KF Shkupi players K.V.C. Westerlo players IK Start players CS Universitatea Craiova players Macedonian First Football League players Challenger Pro League players Norwegian First Division players Liga I players Equatorial Guinea men's international footballers Equatoguinean expatriate men's footballers Equatoguinean expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia Expatriate men's footballers in North Macedonia Equatoguinean expatriates in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Equatoguinean expatriates in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Equatoguinean expatriates in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Romania 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players Equatorial Guinea men's A' international footballers 2018 African Nations Championship players 21st-century Equatoguinean people {{EquatorialGuinea-footy-bio-stub