Shiva N'Zigou
Shiva N'Zigou (born 24 October 1983 in Tchibanga) is a Gabonese former footballer who last played as a striker for French club Saint-Nazaire AF.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| 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) |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2008 | Gabon | 24 | (5[1]) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2014 | |||
Career edit
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 edit
N'Zigou is the youngest player who has ever played in the Africa Cup of Nations. At 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. However, he admitted in 2018 that he lied about age[2] and that he is 5 years older than alleged. However, mathematicians have worked out that he would still have been at least eighteen at that tournament.[3]
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Gabon's goal tally first.[1]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23 January 2000 | Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana | South Africa | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2000 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 2. | 15 November 2003 | Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon | Burundi | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 2 September 2006 | Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon | Madagascar | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4. | 4–0 | |||||
| 5. | 21 August 2007 | Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Paris, France | Benin | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
References edit
- ^ a b Shiva N'Zigou at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Les Chroniques du Gabon (2018-08-15), FOOTBALL GABONAIS : CONFESSIONS DE SHIVA STAR NZIGOU, retrieved 2018-08-17[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "Ex-jogador diz que mãe foi morta em ritual de sacrifício que prometia ajudá-lo a ter sucesso no futebol".