David N'Gog

Personal information
Full name	David N'Gog
Date of birth	1 April 1989 (1989-04-01) (age 20)
Place of birth	Gennevilliers, France
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Liverpool
Number	24
Youth career
1995–2001	FC Franconville
2001–2006	Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2008	Paris Saint-Germain	18	(1)
2008–	Liverpool	19	(5)
National team‡
2004–2005	France U16	13	(11)
2005–2006	France U17	6	(2)
2006–2007	France U18	4	(2)
2007	France U19	6	(5)
2008–	France U21	10	(1 [2])
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:17, 25 October 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:40, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

David N'Gog (born 1 April 1989 in Gennevilliers, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French footballer who plays as a striker or a winger for Liverpool. He started his career with Paris Saint-Germain, after signing his first professional contract in June 2006, aged 17. He is the cousin of Lyon and French international player Jean-Alain Boumsong.^[3]

Contents 1 Club career 1.1 Liverpool 1.1.1 2008–09 season 1.1.2 2009–10 season 2 Career statistics 3 Honours 4 References 5 External links

Club career

Despite only scoring once in 18 league games for the French side PSG, N'Gog has been prolific for the national side at many youth levels. He scored twice in a 2–0 victory over England U19's in 2007. He got his first professional taste of success with PSG when he was an unused substitute in the Coupe de la Ligue Final 2008.

Liverpool

2008–09 season

N'Gog signed for Liverpool on 24 July 2008 on a four year contract for a reported fee of £1.5 million.^[4][5] Manager Rafa Benítez hailed his scouting network after his signing, saying that "They are finding players like N'Gog, players with quality who are not a high price".^[6] N'Gog played his first game for Liverpool in a friendly game against Villarreal on 30 July 2008 and scored his first goal one game later against Rangers in another pre-season friendly. He then followed this up by scoring Liverpool's final goal in their next pre-season friendly, a 4–1 win over Norwegian side Vålerenga IF. He made his Premier League debut against Aston Villa, coming on as a substitute for Fernando Torres. N'Gog scored his first goal for Liverpool in their 3–1 victory over PSV Eindhoven in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League.^[7] N'Gog made his first start for Liverpool on 7 February 2009 against Portsmouth, and scored his first league goal on 3 March 2009 against Sunderland in a 2–0 win at Anfield.^[8] N'Gog went on to score his second league goal for the club on the 11 April 2009 against Blackburn Rovers in an emphatic 4–0 win.^[9]

2009–10 season

N'Gog scored his first goal of the new season with the final goal in a 4–0 home win against Stoke City.^[10] This was his fourth career goal for Liverpool, three of which came in league matches. The following month, he then went on to score the winning goal in a third-round League Cup game, to win 1–0 away against Leeds United. On 25 October, in a crucial game against Manchester United, he came on for goalscorer Fernando Torres at Anfield, scoring a goal in the 96th minute in the 2–0 win to seal an important victory for Liverpool.^[11] After this crunch tie, N'Gog said scoring the goal was "a fantastic moment for me and the team and I would say it's my best moment in football."^[12]. He scored his fourth goal of the season on 9 November against Birmingham City before winning a controversial penalty^[13] that gave Liverpool a draw after Steven Gerrard converted from the spot.^[14] N'Gog then scored Liverpool's only goal in thier next match away to Debrecen in the Champions League. Rafa Benitez showed in faith in N'Gog by handing him a start against Everton in the Merseyside Derby. This match finished 2-0 to Liverpool.

Career statistics

All-Time Club Performance

Club	Season	Ligue 1		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Europe		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Paris Saint-Germain	2006–07	4	0	1	0	-	-	1	0	6	0
	2007–08	14	1	4	0	1	2	-	-	19	3
Total		18	1	5	0	1	2	1	0	25	3
		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
Liverpool	2008–09	14	2	0	0	2	0	3	1	19	3
	2009–10	6	3	0	0	2	1	3	1	11	5
Total		20	5	0	0	4	1	6	2	30	8
Career totals		38	6	5	0	5	3	7	2	55	11
Last updated 9 November 2009.

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

• Coupe de la Ligue: 2008

References

External links

• David N'Gog career stats at Soccerbase
• ESPN Soccernet Player Bio
• Paris Saint-Germain FC Player Bio (French)

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