Elton Ngwatala (born 23 May 1993) is a French professional

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who plays as a winger.

Career

Born in

Corbeil-Essonnes Corbeil-Essonnes () on the River Seine is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Although neighboring Évry is the official seat of the Arrondissement of Évry, the sub-prefecture buildin ...

, Ngwatala spent his early career with Beauvais II,

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, Chambly and

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team competes in the National League North, the sixth level of the English football league system. Formed in ...

. In May 2017 he attended the

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. In May 2018 it was announced that he would join Scottish club

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for the 2018–19 season. He made his debut for the club on 14 July 2018, in the

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. Ngwatala was released by the club in January 2019. Ngwatala signed for

AFC Fylde AFC Fylde is a professional football club based in Wesham in the Borough of Fylde, Lancashire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Mill Farm. Originally known as Kirkham & Wesham following a merger of Kirkham Town and Wes ...

on 24 August 2019, on a non-contract basis. He moved to

Chester Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...

on 29 November 2019. In September 2022, Ngwatala returned from a nearly 3-year hiatus from competitive football after signing with sixth-tier French club

AC Cambrai Athletic Club Cambrésien is a French association football team founded in 1919. They are based in Cambrai, France and play in the Division d'Honneur Nord Pas de Calais in the French football league system. They play at the Stade de la Libert ...

Early life

He is the son of Louison Ngwatala, a former footballer for AS Vita Club.

References

1993 births Living people French men's footballers AS Beauvais Oise players FC Chambly Oise players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players V9 Academy players Dundee F.C. players AFC Fylde players Chester F.C. players Men's association football wingers French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England French expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland National League (English football) players Scottish Professional Football League players Régional 1 players AC Cambrai players 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub