Sanders Ngabo
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-07-04) 4 July 2004
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lyngby
Youth career
Sundby BK
2020–2021 Lyngby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Lyngby 27 (1)
2024– Philadelphia Union 0 (0)
International career
2022 Denmark U18 2 (0)
2022– Denmark U19 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:43, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Sanders Ngabo (born 4 July 2004) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Danish Superliga club Lyngby. From 1 January 2024, he will officially join Major League Soccer club Philadelphia Union.

Club career

A youth product of Sundby BK, Ngabo moved to the youth academy of Lyngby in 2021. After working his way up the club's youth ranks, he was promoted to their senior squad in 2021.[1] He made his professional debut in a 2–1 win over Nykøbing on 25 July 2021.[1] In August of the same year, he signed his first professional contract with Lyngby, penning a three-year deal.[1] In his debut season with Lyngby, he helped the club finish second in the Danish 1st Division and earn promotion into the Danish Superliga.[2]

On 16 November 2023, it was announced that Ngabo would join Major League Soccer side Philadelphia Union on a permanent deal on 1 January 2024, having signed a contract through the 2026 season.[3][4]

International career

Ngabo was born in Denmark and is of Rwandan descent.[5] He is a youth international for Denmark, having played for the Denmark U18s and U19s.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lyngby forlænger med 17-årigt stortalent". bold.dk (in Danish). 7 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Forløsning: Lyngby er i Superligaen". sn.dk (in Danish). Sjællandske Nyheder. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Philadelphia Union Sign Midfielder Sanders Ngabo". philadelphiaunion.com. Philadelphia Union FC. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Søe, Karl Dorph (16 November 2023). "Lyngby BK sælger ung midtbanespiller". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Five young Rwandan players in Europe that can boost Amavubi squad". The New Times. 14 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Landsholdsdatabasen" (in Danish). DBU.
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