Santy Ngom (born 7 March 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a

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for club Villefranche. Born in France, he plays for the Senegal national team.

Club career

Ngom is a youth product of

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. In December 2015, he joined Bulgarian club Levski Sofia, where he would go on to make zero league appearances. He then transferred to La Suze FC in the

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, and after a successful season, moved to the reserve side of

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. Ngom made his professional debut for Nantes in a 2–1

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win over Toulouse on 4 November 2017. In January 2019, Ngom joined Nancy on loan. In August 2019, he signed for

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appearances. In January 2022, Ngom joined Championnat National side

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. Seven months later, he signed for Villefranche.

International career

Ngom was born in France, and is of Senegalese and Algerian descent. He made his international debut for the Senegal national team in a friendly 1–1 tie with Uzbekistan on 23 March 2018.

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