Didier Ibrahim Ndong

CS Sfaxien

Born in Lambaréné, Gabon, Ndong began his career at Cercle Mbéri Sportif. In 2011, Ndong moved to Tunisia, where he made his professional debut playing for CS Sfaxien during the 2011–12 CLP-1 season. He made his first appearance under then manager Nabil Kouki on 26 September 2012, starting and playing 80' minutes against JS Kairouan before being substituted off, marking his only appearance for the first team that year. The following season, Ndong made more appearances for the first team under newly appointed manager Ruud Krol, while receiving training by former Ajax defender Hatem Trabelsi, he made 12 appearances during the regular season, scoring once against Stade Tunisien on 14 April 2013, playing as an attacking right midfielder for the club from Sfax. He made six further appearances for CS Sfaxien during the playoffs helping his side to win the national championship and their 8th title overall.

Lorient

On 3 January 2015, Ndong signed for Ligue 1 side Lorient on a four-and-a-half-year contract.

Sunderland

On 31 August 2016, Ndong signed for Premier League club Sunderland, on a five-year contract, for a club record transfer fee (excluding add-ons) of £13.6 million. He made his debut on 12 September 2016, in a 3–0 defeat to Everton. Ndong was a key member of the Sunderland team in his initial season and scored his first goal for Sunderland, on 4 February 2017 in a 4–0 win over Crystal Palace. The club were later relegated to the…

On 14 November 2012, Ndong made his debut for Gabon in a 2–2 draw against Portugal. In 2013, Anicet Yala, coach of the Gabon national U20 team, called him up to be a member of the squad for the 2013 African Youth Championship in Algeria. He played in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. He started the first game against Burkina Faso, playing 63 minutes, with Gabon winning 2–0. In the second match against the Congo, he played 56 minutes before being replaced by Guélor Kanga (defeated 0–1). He came on as a substitute in the third and final group match against Equatorial Guinea in the 69th minute, replacing André Poko (defeated 2–0). Gabon finished third in its group and was eliminated from the competition.

Club

As of 10 December 2025

International

As of match played 30 March 2026

Scores and results list Gabon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ndong goal.

CS Sfaxien

CLP-1: 2012–13 CAF Confederation Cup: 2013 Guingamp

Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2018–19 Gabon U23

CAF U-23 Championship:2011 Esteghlal

Iranian Hazfi Cup : 2024–25