| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 31 October 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Forbach, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Metz | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2017 | Forbach | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Metz | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Metz B | 41 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Metz | 38 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | France U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 May 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Joseph Nduquidi Diazongua Nfingui (born 31 October 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Ligue 1 club Metz. Born in France, he represents Angola at international level.
Club career
[edit]Nduquidi joined the youth academy of his local club Forbach at the age of 7, and moved to Metz in 2013.[2] He started training for their reserves in 2021, and their senior team in 2022.[3] He made his senior debut with Metz as a late substitute in a 3–0 Ligue 2 win over Amiens on 30 July 2022.[4]
International career
[edit]Nduquidi was a youth international for France at under-20 level.[5]
In May 2024, Nduquidi received his first call-up to the Angola national team.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Born in France, Nduquidi is of Angolan descent.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 17 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Metz B | 2021–22 | CFA 2 | 26 | 2 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | CFA 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | National 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | National 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 41 | 3 | — | — | 41 | 3 | ||||
| Metz | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 79 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 3 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Joseph NDUQUIDI – Milieu". Football Club de Metz.
- ^ a b "Ligue 2. FC Metz : le Forbachois Joseph Nduquidi frappe à la porte". republicain-lorrain.fr.
- ^ "Started In The Plaine : Joseph Nduquidi, qu'est-ce qu'on attend ?". Socios FC Metz. 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Metz 3–0 Amiens, Ligue 2 : résumé du match (30/07/2022)". L'Équipe.
- ^ "Joseph Nduquidi". fff.fr. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ m.mougin (22 May 2024). "FC Metz : Joseph Nduquidi appelé avec l'Angola !". Socios FC Metz (in French). Retrieved 23 August 2025.