Rudy Ndey

Rudy Guélord Bhebey-Ndey (born 9 March 1986) is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a forward for AC Léopards.^[1][2]

Rudy Ndey

Personal information
Full name	Rudy Guélord Bhebey-Ndey
Date of birth	(1986-03-09) 9 March 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Position(s)	Forward, left winger[1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2005	Étoile du Congo
2005–2006	Delta Téléstar
2006	Saint Michel d'Ouenzé
2006–2007	Zorya Luhansk	3	(0)
2007–2008	Delta Téléstar
2008	Diables Noirs
2008–2009	CARA Brazzaville
2009	Diables Noirs
2009–2010	Étoile du Congo
2010–2015	AC Léopards
International career
2005–2015	Congo	13	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

In January 2014, coach Claude Leroy invited Ndey to be a part of the Congo national squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship.^[2][3] The Congo were eliminated in the group stage after losing to Ghana, drawing with Libya and defeating Ethiopia, with Ndey himself scoring the only goal in that match.^[4][5]

Spinal cord injury

Ndey had a career-ending spinal cord injury on 26 July 2015 in a match against Zamalek SC at the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup. He arrived at the hospital with "serious damage to his spinal column between his fifth and sixth vertebra, a blow to the spinal cord, breathing difficulties and a cerebral hemorrhage".^[6]

After emergency surgery, he was sent to France to help speed up his recovery.^[7] The injury rendered him tetraplegic and put a stop to his career.^[8]