Boniface_Nduka
Boniface Nduka
Japanese footballer
Boniface Nduka (ンドカ・ボニフェイス, Ndoka Bonifeisu, born 15 February 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for Yokohama FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Boniface Nduka | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-02-15) 15 February 1996 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Yokohama FC | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Urawa Higashi High School | ||
| 2014–2017 | Nippon Sport Science University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Mito HollyHock | 60 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Tokyo Verdy | 66 | (5) |
| 2023– | Yokohama FC | 38 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022 18:26, (UTC) | |||
Boniface joined first professional career to J2 club, Mito HollyHock in December 2017 after graduation at high school and university.[1][2]
On 26 December 2020, Nduka joined to J2 club, Tokyo Verdy after 3 years stint at Mito HollyHock.[3]
On 6 December 2022, Nduka announcement officially transfer to J1 newly promoted club, Yokohama FC for upcoming 2023 season after 2 years at Tokyo Verdy.[4]
Nduka was born in Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan. His mother is a Japanese and his father comes from Nigeria. His younger brother, Charles Nduka, currently plays in J3 club, FC Gifu.
Club
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2018 | Mito HollyHock | J2 League | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | 37 | 4 | – | 37 | 4 | |||||
| 2021 | Tokyo Verdy | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 34 | 4 | |||
| 2023 | Yokohama FC | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 126 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 11 | ||
- "【茨城新聞】DF ンドカ・ボニフェイス 恵まれた体格が武器". Ibarakinews.jp. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- "ンドカ ボニフェイス選手（日本体育大学） 2018シーズン 加入内定のお知らせ". 26 August 2020.
- "ンドカボニフェイス選手移籍加入のお知らせ" (Press release). 東京ヴェルディ. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- "ンドカ ボニフェイス選手 東京ヴェルディより完全移籍加入のお知らせ" (Press release). 横浜FC. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2021 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑: NSKムック (日本語) (NSK MOOK)”, 18 February 2021, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411772 (p. 206 out of 298)
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 208 out of 289)
- Boniface Nduka at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at J. League
- Profile at Mito HollyHock
- Boniface Nduka at Soccerway
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