18 Facts About Tanguy Ndombele

Tanguy Ndombele Alvaro was born on 28 December 1996 and is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nice.

Tanguy Ndombele was critical in the team's success and third-place finish that allowed the team's return to the UEFA Champions League.

Tanguy Ndombele won the Scudetto with Napoli and the Super Lig with Galatasaray before signing for Nice permanently in 2024.

Tanguy Ndombele Alvaro was born on 28 December 1996 in Longjumeau, Essonne to parents from DR Congo.

Tanguy Ndombele then moved to Brittany when he was 14, in order to play for Guingamp, where he spent three seasons.

Tanguy Ndombele was not offered a professional contract at the end of his development.

Tanguy Ndombele then signed for SC Amiens, who'd just been relegated from French Ligue 2 in June 2014; he took this as an opportunity to trial at numerous clubs but wasn't signed.

The issue was that Tanguy Ndombele was criticised for being "overweight"; this was the main reason that he wasn't signed by clubs, even though trialists were aware that he was a good playmaker.

Tanguy Ndombele played two seasons in Championnat National 3 with the Amiens reserve team.

Tanguy Ndombele started for the first time on 5 September 2015 at the age of 18 years and nine months.

On 31 August 2017, Tanguy Ndombele moved to Lyon on a one-year loan.

Tanguy Ndombele became an indisputable starter for the team and was, alongside Ferland Mendy and Houssem Aouar, one of the great young players of his team.

Tanguy Ndombele then scored his first Champions League goal against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on 11 November 2018.

Tanguy Ndombele scored his first Ligue 1 goal against Nimes on 24 May 2019 and Lyon eventually finished third in Ligue 1, behind Lille and PSG.

Tanguy Ndombele's team was eliminated by FC Barcelona in Champions League Round-of-16 and finished the season trophy-less despite giving out great performances against superior teams.

Tanguy Ndombele made his debut in the 2019 International Champions Cup against Juventus.

Tanguy Ndombele has to know he has to do much better and know I cannot keep giving him opportunities to play because the team is much more important.

On 4 July 2024, Tanguy Ndombele signed a two-year contract with French side Nice.