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N. Ngoy

Top-tier performerLille · 23 yrs

Profile

Full nameNathan Ngoy
PositionCentre-back
NationalityBelgium
Age23
Date of birth10 Jun 2003
BirthplaceBrussels
Height183 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubLille
Centre-back
29
Appearances
1
Goals
2
Assists
2412
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Lille.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of Lille's ~34 games this season through 3 injury absences (yellow cards, inactive). He still appeared 29 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Ligue 1291224126.85
UEFA Europa League8106106.99
Coupe de France110907.3

Scout report

Top-tier performerCentral defender

N. Ngoy is a 23-year-old central defender at Lille, rated 82.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 30th of 337 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (86.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.06 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ngoy.

Judged on this season alone, Ngoy graded 53 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 13% of the 54 centre-backs in the Ligue 1, on 10 clean sheets and 3.06 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 25 → 53). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 83, top 8% of the 54 centre-backs in the Ligue 1. At 23 Ngoy is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 51.2 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Ngoy missed 3 games through injury (yellow cards, inactive) out of roughly 34 this season. The 29 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Ngoy is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2023/24
Current potentialTop 8% centre-backs · Ligue 1Current seasonTop 13% centre-backs · Ligue 17th-best centre-back in the Ligue 130th in the Ligue 1 · potential4th-highest potential centre-back in the Ligue 1
82.7
Ratingi
4th of 54 centre-backs
52.7
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
86.5%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.06
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Lille finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side

3.06
Def. / 90
33
Tackles
36
Interceptions
10
Clean sheets

3.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 86.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 88.9/100).

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 82.7, Ngoy carries the 4th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Ligue 1 (top 8%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.