Sammy Ndjock (born 25 February 1990) is a Cameroonian former professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Born in

Yaoundé Yaoundé (; , ) is the Capital city, capital city of Cameroon. It has a population of more than 2.8 million which makes it the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region (Cameroon), Centre Region o ...

, Ndjock graduated from

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's youth categories, and made his senior debuts with the club's B-side in the 2006–07 campaign, in Championnat de France amateur. He joined Turkish

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), also known as Trendyol Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Turkey and the highest level of the Turkish football league system. In the 2023–2024 season, twen ...

side

Antalyaspor Antalyaspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional multi-sport club based in Antalya, southern Turkey. The club's colours are red and white. The association football, football side play their home matches at the Antalya Stadium. In Turkey, the cl ...

in August 2010, and made his professional debut late in the month, starting in a 0–0 home draw against

Trabzonspor Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional sports club located in the city of Trabzon, located in Black Sea region, northeastern Turkey. Established in 1967 through the merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor is one of the most prominent A ...

. He played 7 games in his debut season, and repeated the same amount in his second.in his third, he made 15 games. In August 2013, Ndjock moved to Fethiyespor, freshly promoted to

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, in a season-long loan deal. He was an undisputed starter during the campaign, also playing the full 90 minutes in a 2-1

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success against country giants Fenerbahçe. Ndjock signed with Minnesota United on 9 March 2015. During a friendly match on 21 July 2016 against

AFC Bournemouth AFC Bournemouth ( ) is a professional association football club based in Kings Park, Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The club compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. ...

, Ndjock tried to quickly throw the ball to a teammate, but accidentally let the ball slip and fall into his

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instead. This was the second goal in the game that Bournemouth eventually won 4–0. A similar incident occurred with Bjarte Flem in 1988. Ndjock joined

Mikkelin Palloilijat Mikkelin Palloilijat (or MP) is a Finnish professional football club, based in Mikkeli, that competes in the Ykkönen, the third tier in Finnish football league system. The club was founded in 1929 and also included volleyball, bandy and ice h ...

for the first time in January 2018 and played for the club until the summer, before he left and moved back to Cameroon. But that didn't go as expected, so he moved back to Finland and signed for the same club again. The deal was announced 24 November 2018. Ndjock and MP mutually cancelled the contract in 2020 and he signed with RoPS playing in

Veikkausliiga Veikkausliiga () is a professional association football league in Finland and the highest level of the Finnish football league system. The league comprises the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agenc ...

. In July 2023 his contract with Atlantis FC was terminated after conceding three suspicious goals against Grankulla IFK.

International career

Ndjock made his international debut with

Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...

on 2 June 2013, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 draw against

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. He was selected to Volker Finke's 28-man provisional squad for

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, and also appeared in the final list for the tournament.

References

External links

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TFF profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ndjock, Sammy 1990 births Living people Footballers from Yaoundé Cameroonian men's footballers Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Lille OSC players Antalyaspor footballers Fethiyespor footballers Minnesota United FC (2010–2016) players Süper Lig players Mikkelin Palloilijat players Kakkonen players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Cameroon men's international footballers TFF 1. Lig players 2014 FIFA World Cup players Men's association football goalkeepers Expatriate men's footballers in Finland