Basilio Ndong

This name uses Fang people from Equatorial Guinea naming customs: his surname is Ndong, his father's surname is Owono and his mother's surname is Nchama. The surnames are chosen by their respective parents.

Basilio Ndong Owono Nchama (born 17 January 1999) is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays for Liga I club Universitatea Craiova and the Equatorial Guinea national team. Mainly a left back, he can also operate as a left winger.

Basilio Ndong

Ndong in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Basilio Ndong Owono Nchama
Date of birth	(1999-01-17) 17 January 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Mbini, Equatorial Guinea
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Left back, left winger
Team information
Current team	Universitatea Craiova
Number	12
Youth career
2015–2017	Cano Sport
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Shkupi	44	(0)
2020–2022	Westerlo	4	(0)
2021	→ Start (loan)	8	(0)
2022–2023	Start	26	(1)
2023–	Universitatea Craiova	39	(0)
International career‡
2016–	Equatorial Guinea	57	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2025

Club career

Ndong is a Cano Sport Academy product. He began playing for them at Cadete (under-16) level as a left back and then in its Juvenil (under-19) side. He was transitioning to more offensive positions, always on the left side.

On 30 January 2018, just a week after concluding his participation with Equatorial Guinea at the 2018 African Nations Championship, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Macedonian club FK Shkupi.^[1][2]

In September 2021, he moved to Norwegian club Start, on loan from Westerlo. In November 2021, he joined Start permanently, signing a contract until summer 2024.^[3]

International career

Ndong made his international debut in a 4–0 victory over South Sudan in a qualification game for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. He came on as a substitute for Rubén Belima.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 May 2025^[5]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shkupi	2017–18	Macedonian First Football League	11	0	—		—		—		11	0
	2018–19		24	0	0	0	2[a]	0	—		26	0
	2019–20		9	0	1	0	—		—		10	0
	Total		44	0	1	0	2	0	—		47	0
Westerlo	2020–21	Belgian First Division B	4	0	1	0	—		—		5	0
Start (loan)	2021	Norwegian First Division	8	0	2	0	—		—		10	0
Start	2022		26	1	1	0	—		—		27	1
	Total		34	1	3	0	—		—		37	1
Universitatea Craiova	2022–23	Liga I	15	0	—		—		—		15	0
	2023–24		12	0	3	0	—		1[b]	0	16	0
	2024–25		12	0	2	0	1	0	—		15	0
	Total		39	0	5	0	1	0	1	0	46	0
Career total			121	1	10	0	3	0	1	0	135	1

1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
2. Appearance in Liga I play-offs for UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 6 June 2025^[6]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Equatorial Guinea	2016	2	0
	2017	2	0
	2018	6	0
	2019	5	0
	2020	2	0
	2021	6	0
	2022	11	0
	2023	7	0
	2024	13	0
	2025	3	0
Total		57	0