Charles Nduwuisi Ondo (born 22 October 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back. Born in Spain, he plays for the Equatorial Guinea national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Nduwuisi Ondo | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2020 | Millwall | ||
| 2020–2024 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Waterford (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | Ebbsfleet United | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Equatorial Guinea | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:42, 10 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024 | |||
Early life
editOndo was born in Madrid, Spain and moved to England at a young age.[1] He was born to a Nigerian father and an Equatorial Guinean mother.[2]
Club career
editOndo is a youth product of Millwall starting at U8 levels, and moved to Huddersfield Town's youth side in 2020.[3] He was promoted to Huddersfield Town's B-team shortly after, and signed his first professional contract with the club on 25 February 2022 until 2023.[4] and was first called up to their senior side in October 2022.[1] He made his professional and EFL Championship debut as a late substitute with Huddersfield Town in a 2–0 win to Hull City on 9 October 2022.[5]
On 15 February 2023, Ondo signed for League of Ireland First Division club Waterford on loan.[6]
On 31 August 2024, Ondo joined National League club Ebbsfleet United.[7] In October 2024, he joined National League South side Hemel Hempstead Town on an initial twenty-eight day loan.[8] On 9 December 2024, he departed Ebbsfleet United by mutual consent.[9]
International career
editOn 9 March 2023, Ondo was called up to the Equatorial Guinea national football team for their Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Botswana.[10] He made his debut on 6 September 2023.
Career Statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 26 October 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Huddersfield Town | 2022-23 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Waterford (loan) | 2023 | LOI First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ebbsfleet United | 2024-25 | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |
| Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 2024-25 | National League North | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
- ^ Includes FA Cup, FAI Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup, League of Ireland Cup, National League Cup
International
edit- As of match played 10 June 2024[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equatorial Guinea | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ a b Chicken, Steven (9 October 2022). "Charles Ondo in profile after eyebrow-raising Huddersfield Town first-team call". YorkshireLive.
- ^ "Official : Versatile Spanish-Nigerian left-back signs pro deal with Huddersfield Town :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
- ^ "CHARLES NDUWUISI-ONDO PLEASED WITH RETURN FROM INJURY". www.htafc.com.
- ^ Bennett, George (8 September 2022). "Huddersfield Town B starlet Charles Ondo 'loving' new striker role". YorkshireLive.
- ^ "Huddersfield 2-0 Hull City: Michal Helik on target as Mark Fotheringham leads Terriers to victory in his first home game". Sky Sports.
- ^ White, Brendan (15 February 2023). "Waterford FC". Waterford FC.
- ^ "Ondo's onto the Kuflink". ebbsfleetunited.co.uk. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ @hemelfc (19 October 2024). "COYT ✊ As one of two changes, Charles Ondo joins up with the squad on loan from Ebbsfleet and goes straight into today's XI! #COYT" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 October 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Ondo's time at Fleet comes to an end". ebbsfleetunited.co.uk. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Nzalang Nacional: En la lista de los convocados para enfrentarse a Botsuana hay dos bajas muy importantes".
- ^ Charles Ondo at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Charles Ondo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
External links
edit- Charles Ondo at ESPN FC
- Charles Ondo at Soccerbase
- Charles Ondo at Soccerway
- Charles Ondo at WorldFootball.net
- Charles Ondo on Instagram
- Charles Ondo on Twitter
