Guy Roland Ndy Assembé (born 28 February 1986) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Ndy Assembé arrived in France from Cameroon at the age of two. When he was six he started playing for amateur team ASPTT Nantes as a defender. At age fourteen he asked to change role to goalkeeper, and after a year of this position he was spotted by FC Nantes recruiter Vincent Bracigliano.[1] He made his league debut for Nantes on 25 February 2008 in the Ligue 2 match at Sedan.[1][2]
In August 2009 he joined Ligue 1 side FC Valenciennes on a season-long loan, with an option to buy.[3] Despite being signed as a third, or rotating second-choice,[3] he made 17 league starts for Valenciennes during the season, due to a serious injury to first-choice Nicolas Penneteau.[4] He returned to Nantes after his loan, and was first choice during the 2010–11 Ligue 2 season.
In July 2011 he made a million-euro transfer to AS Nancy in Ligue 1.[5] He made his debut for the club in the fifth match of the 2011–12 Ligue 1 season, on 11 September 2011, in a 0–0 draw against Auxerre.[6][7] He went on to make
At the end of the 2012–13 season, with Nancy relegated to Ligue 2, he returned to Ligue 1 on a season-long loan with Guingamp.[8] He returned to Nancy and went on to play 139 league games for the club, including 36 in the 2015–16 Ligue 2 championship season, before leaving at the end of the 2018–19 season, when his contract expired.[9]
After six months without a club, he joined US Boulogne in January 2020.[10]
Ndy Assembé was first called up to the Cameroon national football team in December 2009, as part of the 23-man squad for 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.[11] He retained his position for the 2010 FIFA World Cup,[12] and made his international debut in a warm-up friendly against Georgia on 25 May 2010.[13]
He was also selected as part of the squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.[14]
Ndy Assembé holds Cameroonian nationality from birth and acquired French nationality by naturalization on 20 June 2007.[15][16]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nantes | 2006–07 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | ||
| Total | 44 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 49 | 0 | |||
| Valenciennes (loan) | 2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| Nancy | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| Total | 139 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 152 | 0 | |||
| Guingamp (loan) | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
| US Boulogne | 2019–20 | National | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Hostert | 2021–22 | Luxembourg National Division | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 243 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 0 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2010 | 4 | 0 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | |
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