Shiva N'Zigou
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Shiva-Star N'Zigou | ||
Date of birth | 24 October 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Tchibanga, Gabon | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Saint-Nazaire AF | ||
Youth career | |||
1992–1994 | USM Libreville | ||
1994–1997 | Orambaka Nom Bakélé | ||
1997–1998 | SCO Angers | ||
1998–1999 | Nantes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1999–2003 | Nantes B | 39 | (11) |
2001–2005 | Nantes | 33 | (3) |
2004–2005 | → FC Gueugnon (loan) | 18 | (5) |
2005–2010 | Reims | 64 | (9) |
2011 | Virton | 5 | (0) |
2011 | UR Namur | ||
2011–2013 | Missile FC | ||
2013–2014 | Vendée Fontenay Foot | 22 | (2) |
2014– | Saint-Nazaire AF | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
2000–2008 | Gabon | 18 | (4[1]) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 August 2014. |
Shiva N'Zigou (born 24 October 1983 in Tchibanga) is a Gabonese footballer who plays as a striker for French club Saint-Nazaire AF.
Career
A striker he arrived in the famous Nantes youth system in 1998 and played his first senior match in 2002. He spent the 2004/05 season on loan to FC Gueugnon, but after only one season he was transferred to Reims. In 2011 he joined Belgian Third Division team Royal Excelsior Virton as a free agent after his contract at Reims expired.
Background
N'Zigou is the youngest player who ever play in the Africa Cup of Nations. With 16 years and 93 days, he scored on his debut for Gabon in a 3-1 loss to South Africa at 2000 Africa Cup of Nations and is also the youngest player ever to score in the competition.
References
- ↑ Shiva N'Zigou at National-Football-Teams.com