Nathan Ngoy

Personal information
Date of birth	10 June 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth	Brussels, Belgium
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Lille
Number	3
Youth career
0000–2019	Anderlecht
2019–2020	Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2025	Standard Liège
2025–	Lille
International career‡
2018–2019	Belgium U16
2019–2020	Belgium U17
2021–2022	Belgium U19
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 October 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 July 2021
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Nathan Ngoy (born 10 June 2003) is a Belgian professional football player who plays for French Ligue 1 club Lille.^[2]

Club career

Originally from Molenbeek, Nathan Ngoy started playing football in the street with friends, and showing natural talent joined FC Brussels as a schoolboy in the early 2010s, only for the club to fold. Ngoy moved to the Anderlecht academy, before joining Standard Liège in 2019.^[3]^[4] Along with fellow defender Allan Delferrière, Mbaye Leye started selecting Ngoy in the professional squad at the end of the 2020–21 season.^[5]

He made his professional debut for Standard Liège on 22 May 2021, during the last match of the Division 1A season against Oostende. Despite the 1–3 home loss, Ngoy was among the few bright spot for Standard, playing the whole game as a central defender and stopping several goal occasions from Oostende.^[6]^[7]^[8]

The young defender subsequently signed his first professional contract with the club from Liège, tying him to the Standard until 2024.^[3]^[9]^[10]^[11] Appearing as one of the most promising prospect of Belgian football,^[12] he entered the 2021–22 season challenging for a place in the professional squad as a center-back, along with other youngster Ameen Al Dakhil.^[13]^[14]^[15]

Ngoy's first professional goal was the winner to complete a comeback from 2-0 down to beat eternal rivals Anderlecht in a Belgian Clasico contest at the Sclessin on 22 October 2023.

On 24 July 2025, Ngoy joined Lille in France for four years.^[16]

International career

Of Congolese descent,^[4] Nathan Ngoy is a youth international with Belgium at under-17 and under-19 level.^[9]^[10]

Ngoy earned his first call-up with the Under-21s for a 1-1 draw with Spain in November 2023, but did not come on.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 October 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Standard Liège	2020–21	Belgian Pro League	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2021–22	Belgian Pro League	11	0	1	0	—		—		12	0
	2022–23	Belgian Pro League	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
	2023–24	Belgian Pro League	15	1	2	0	—		—		17	1
	2024–25	Belgian Pro League	16	0	0	0	—		—		16	0
	Total		50	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	1
Lille	2025–26	Ligue 1	7	0	0	0	0	0	—		7	0
Career total			57	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	60	1

References

^ Nathan Ngoy at WorldFootball.net
^ Nathan Ngoy at Soccerway. Retrieved October 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Nathan Ngoy signe un nouveau contrat de trois ans au Standard". La Dernière Heure (in French). 22 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b Akouete, Isidore (22 June 2021). "Nathan Ngoy : La pépite belgo-congolaise prolonge avec le Standard de Liège". Africa Top Sports (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ "Standard: Nathan Ngoy et Allan Delferrière dans les plans de Mbaye Leye en cette fin de saison". Le Soir (in French). 4 May 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ Deby, Raphaël (22 May 2021). "Le Standard s'incline logiquement face à Ostende (1–3) et termine dernier des "Europe play-offs"". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ Nulens, Eddy (22 May 2021). "Les cotations de Standard-Ostende: Ngoy, une petite lueur dans le naufrage". L'Avenir (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ Schyns, Didier (21 July 2021). "Standard: Al Dakhil n'est pas sans défense". Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b Cuitte, Alexandre (22 June 2021). "Le jeune défenseur Nathan Ngoy prolonge son contrat au Standard". SudInfo [fr] (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b Malice, Florent (22 June 2021). "Le Standard de Liège prolonge l'un de ses jeunes talents". Walfoot.be (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ "Nathan Ngoy prolonge chez les Rouches". Standard de Liège (in French). 22 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ Patte, Jean-François (19 July 2021). "Mbamba, Ngoy, Oyen...: voici les 10 pépites à suivre cette saison en D1A". Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ Bleus, Frédéric (9 July 2021). "Ngoy et Al Dakhil, des jeunes rouches qui se défendent". La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ Bleus, Frédéric (9 July 2021). "Standard: Ngoy et Al Dakhil, 2 jeunes qui se défendent". L'Avenir (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ Jacques, Maxime (23 July 2021). "Ngoy et Al-Dakhil: pas encore 20 ans mais déjà les invités surprises au Standard". La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ "L'international Espoirs belge Nathan Ngoy rejoint le LOSC" [Belgian U21 international Nathan Ngoy joins LOSC] (in French). Lille OSC. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.

[1] Nathan Ngoy at WorldFootball.net

[2] Nathan Ngoy at Soccerway. Retrieved October 2023.

[:0-3] "Nathan Ngoy signe un nouveau contrat de trois ans au Standard". La Dernière Heure (in French). 22 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[:1-4] Akouete, Isidore (22 June 2021). "Nathan Ngoy : La pépite belgo-congolaise prolonge avec le Standard de Liège". Africa Top Sports (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[5] "Standard: Nathan Ngoy et Allan Delferrière dans les plans de Mbaye Leye en cette fin de saison". Le Soir (in French). 4 May 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[6] Deby, Raphaël (22 May 2021). "Le Standard s'incline logiquement face à Ostende (1–3) et termine dernier des "Europe play-offs"". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[7] Nulens, Eddy (22 May 2021). "Les cotations de Standard-Ostende: Ngoy, une petite lueur dans le naufrage". L'Avenir (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[8] Schyns, Didier (21 July 2021). "Standard: Al Dakhil n'est pas sans défense". Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[:2-9] Cuitte, Alexandre (22 June 2021). "Le jeune défenseur Nathan Ngoy prolonge son contrat au Standard". SudInfo [fr] (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[:3-10] Malice, Florent (22 June 2021). "Le Standard de Liège prolonge l'un de ses jeunes talents". Walfoot.be (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[11] "Nathan Ngoy prolonge chez les Rouches". Standard de Liège (in French). 22 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[12] Patte, Jean-François (19 July 2021). "Mbamba, Ngoy, Oyen...: voici les 10 pépites à suivre cette saison en D1A". Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[13] Bleus, Frédéric (9 July 2021). "Ngoy et Al Dakhil, des jeunes rouches qui se défendent". La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[14] Bleus, Frédéric (9 July 2021). "Standard: Ngoy et Al Dakhil, 2 jeunes qui se défendent". L'Avenir (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[15] Jacques, Maxime (23 July 2021). "Ngoy et Al-Dakhil: pas encore 20 ans mais déjà les invités surprises au Standard". La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[16] "L'international Espoirs belge Nathan Ngoy rejoint le LOSC" [Belgian U21 international Nathan Ngoy joins LOSC] (in French). Lille OSC. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.

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Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth	Brussels, Belgium ^[1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Lille
Number	3
Youth career
–2019	Anderlecht
2019–2020	Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2025	Standard Liège	50	(1)
2025–	Lille	7	(0)
International career^‡
2018–2019	Belgium U16	4	(0)
2019–2020	Belgium U17	3	(0)
2021–2022	Belgium U19	8	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 July 2021