Cher Ndour
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_(cropped).jpg) Ndour with Benfica in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cher Ndour | ||
| Date of birth | 27 July 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Brescia, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2013 | Brescia | ||
| 2013–2020 | Atalanta | ||
| 2020–2023 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Benfica B | 57 | (5) |
| 2023 | Benfica | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Italy U15 | 10 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Italy U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Italy U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2022– | Italy U20 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 23 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Cher Ndour (born 27 July 2004) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Currently a free agent, he most recently played for Primeira Liga club Benfica.
Club career
Benfica
Ndour began his football training at the youth academy of ASD San Giacomo, before moving to the youth academy of Brescia, before moving to the youth academy of Atalanta at the age of 9.[1] On 31 July 2020, he transferred to Benfica.[2] He made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 2–0 Liga Portugal 2 win over U.D. Oliveirense on 2 May 2021, coming in as a sub in the 91st minute replacing Gonçalo Ramos.[3] At 16 years and 279, Ndour is the youngest ever debutante for Benfica B, taking the record from João Félix.[4]
International career
Born in Italy to a Senegalese father and Italian mother, Ndour is a youth international for Italy.[5]
In June 2023, he was included in the Italian under-19 squad for the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Malta.[6]
Honours
Benfica
- Primeira Liga: 2022–23[7]
- Campeonato Nacional de Juniores: 2021–22[8]
- UEFA Youth League: 2021–22[9]
- Under-20 Intercontinental Cup: 2022[10]
References
- ^ Bertelli, Luca (8 July 2020). "Cher Ndour, a 16 anni è già una stella del calcio". Corriere della Sera.
- ^ "New Signing: Cher Ndour". www.slbenfica.pt.
- ^ "UD Oliveirense vs. Benfica II - 2 May 2021 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Cher Ndour faz história e bate recorde de João Félix". www.record.pt.
- ^ "Mercato : le jeune Cher Ndour signe à Benfica". 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Bollini sceglie i 20 Azzurrini per l'Europeo. Domani mattina partenza per Malta". Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ Eis os 32 campeões de 2022/2023 (oito já tinham saído) - Fotogaleria A Bola
- ^ Raio X de Jogador Cher Ndour Benfica zerozero.pt
- ^ Conheça os 24 heróis da Youth League (Benfica)
- ^ "Sub-20: a Taça Intercontinental é nossa!" (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
External links
- Cher Ndour at Soccerway
- Cher Ndour at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- FIGC U15 Profile
- FIGC U16 Profile
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Brescia
- Italian footballers
- Italy men's youth international footballers
- Italian people of Senegalese descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- S.L. Benfica B players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Primeira Liga players
- Italian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal