Marcel Biyouha Ndjeng (born 6 May 1982) is a former professional

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who played as a

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. Born in West Germany, he played for the Cameroon national team at International level. He is the brother of Dominique Ndjeng, who also played football professionally.

Club career

In January 2009, Ndjeng joined

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on loan from

Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach, better known as Borussia Mönchengladbach () and colloquially known as just Gladbach, is a professional Association football, football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-W ...

after a successful training session with the club. On 28 June 2009, he signed a two-year contract with

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International career

Marcel Ndjeng was born in Germany to a Cameroonian father and German mother. He was called up by

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in May 2008, although he would not make his debut until 25 May 2010, in a

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versus

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Personal

His brother Dominique Ndjeng was also a professional footballer.

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* * * 1982 births Living people Footballers from Bonn German people of Cameroonian descent Cameroonian people of German descent German men's footballers Cameroonian men's footballers 21st-century Cameroonian sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Cameroon men's international footballers Borussia Mönchengladbach players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Hamburger SV players Hamburger SV II players SC Paderborn 07 players Fortuna Düsseldorf players Arminia Bielefeld players FC Augsburg players Segunda División B players CD Atlético Baleares footballers Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers German expatriate men's footballers Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Spain German expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain 21st-century German sportsmen {{Cameroon-footy-midfielder-stub