Axel Ngando

Axel Ngando
Ngando with France U19 in July 2012
Personal information
Full name Axel Thomas Ngando Elessa
Date of birth (1993-07-13) 13 July 1993 (age 33)
Place of birth Asnières-sur-Seine, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2002 A.S. Courdimanche
2002–2004 U.S. Méry-sur-Oise
2004–2005 A.S. Saint-Ouen l' Aumone
2005–2007 Paris Saint-Germain
2007–2012 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Rennes B 23 (3)
2012–2015 Rennes 4 (1)
2013 → Auxerre B (loan) 1 (1)
2013–2014 → Auxerre (loan) 25 (3)
2015 → Angers (loan) 19 (1)
2015–2016 Bastia B 3 (1)
2015–2017 Bastia 42 (2)
2017–2019 Göztepe 30 (3)
2019–2021 Auxerre 45 (7)
2021–2023 Grenoble 23 (0)
2023–2024 Araz-Naxçıvan 18 (0)
International career
2011 France U18 4 (0)
2011–2012 France U19 15 (1)
2012–2013 France U20 13 (2)
2013–2014 France U21 4 (0)
Medal record
Representing  France
Men's football
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner2013 Turkey
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 November 2025

Axel Thomas Ngando Elessa (born 13 July 1993) is a former French professional footballer who played as a midfielder.


Club career

Early career and loans

Ngando started his career playing for the "B" team of Rennes, who played in the Championnat de France Amateur. He scored his first goal for the "B" team on 21 May 2011 against Poiré-sur-Vie, in which he scored in the 47th minute to help his team to a 3–2 victory. His second goal for Rennes's reserves came on 4 November 2012 against La Chapelle-des-Marais, in which he scored in the 82nd minute to provide his team a 2–0 victory.

After several impressive matches for the Rennes "B" team, Ngando made his debut for the first-team in a Ligue 1 game on 2 February 2013 against Lorient, in which he came on as a 90th-minute substitute for Romain Alessandrini and scored a goal, just one minute into his debut in the 91st minute to equalize for Rennes and finish the match at a score of 2–2.

Rennes loaned Ngando to Auxerre on 4 September 2013, to continue his progress. Three days later, he made his first start with Auxerre B against Feurs.

On 12 January 2015, Ngando was loaned to Angers for the remainder of the 2014–15 season.

Later career

On 31 August 2015, Ngando joined Bastia on a three-year deal.

In 2017, he joined Süper Lig side Göztepe S.K.

Ngando returned to France on 1 August 2019, rejoining Auxerre permanently.

On 30 December 2021, he signed for Ligue 2 side Grenoble.

On 18 September 2023, Ngando joined Azerbaijani club Araz-Naxçıvan PFK, on a one-year deal. On 11 June 2024, Araz-Naxçıvan announced that Ngando had left the club.

International career

Ngando is a France youth international, having represented his country at under-18 through under-21 levels, including winning the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, in which he scored in the penalty shoot-out in the final.

Personal life

He is the nephew of former Cameroon international Patrick Mboma, and is eligible to represent either Cameroon or France at senior level.

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rennes B 2010–11 National 2 6 1 — — 6 1
2012–13 National 3 17 2 — — 17 2
2014–15 National 3 7 4 — — 7 4
Total 30 7 0 0 0 0 30 7
Rennes 2012–13 Ligue 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
Auxerre B (loan) 2013–14 National 3 1 1 — — 1 1
Auxerre (loan) 2013–14 Ligue 2 25 3 4 1 2 0 31 4
Angers (loan) 2014–15 Ligue 2 19 1 0 0 0 0 19 1
Bastia B 2015–16 National 3 1 1 — — 1 1
2016–17 National 3 2 0 — — 2 0
Total 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
Bastia 2015–16 Ligue 1 22 2 2 0 1 0 25 2
2016–17 Ligue 1 20 0 1 0 0 0 21 0
Total 42 2 3 0 1 0 46 2
Göztepe 2017–18 Süper Lig 16 2 1 1 — 17 3
2018–19 Süper Lig 14 1 4 3 — 18 4
Total 30 3 5 4 0 0 35 7
Auxerre 2019–20 Ligue 2 16 5 2 1 1 0 19 6
2020–21 Ligue 2 29 2 2 0 0 0 31 2
Total 45 7 4 1 1 0 50 8
Grenoble 2021–22 Ligue 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2022–23 Ligue 2 19 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
Total 23 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
Araz-Naxçıvan 2023–24 Azerbaijan Premier League 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Career total 228 26 16 6 4 0 248 32

Honours

France U20

References

  1. ↑ "Axel Thomas Ngando Elessa" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "A. N'GANDO". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "STADE RENNES II VS. LE POIRÉ-SUR-VIE 3 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "STADE RENNES II VS. CHAPELLE-DES-MARAIS 2 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  5. ↑ Ali, Mohammed. "Ligue 1 Round 23 Results: Barton sees red as Marseille and Lyon hand PSG title advantage". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  6. ↑ France, Centre (4 September 2013). "Axel Ngando, dernière recrue prêtée par Rennes, a pris ses marques hier". www.lyonne.fr. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  7. ↑ France, Centre (7 September 2013). "L'AJ Auxerre B reçoit Feurs, ce samedi, à 18 heures". www.lyonne.fr. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Rennes loan out Ngando - Get French Football News". 12 January 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Bastia sign Rennes star Axel Ngando". skysports.com. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  10. ↑ Göztepe, Selçuk Şahin Ve Axel Ngando İle Prensipte Anlaşıldığını Duyurdu‚ 90min.com, 3 July 2017
  11. ↑ "Axel Ngando de retour en terrain connu". AJA (in French). 1 August 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  12. ↑ "AXEL NGANDO est Grenoblois !" [AXEL NGANDO is Grenoblois!] (in French). Grenoble Foot 38. 30 December 2021. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021.
  13. ↑ "Xoş gəldin, Aksel Nqando!". www.instagram.com (in Azerbaijani). 19 September 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  14. ↑ "Onlarla yeni müqavilə imzalanmadı". arazpfk.com. Araz-Naxçıvan PFK. 11 June 2024. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  15. 1 2 "France triumph after shootout drama". FIFA. 13 July 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.