El Bachir Ngom
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mouhamed El Bachir Ngom | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gent | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Diambars | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Diambars | ||
| 2022 | Auda | 14 | (1) |
| 2022–2026 | Riga | 94 | (2) |
| 2026 | Grasshopper | 15 | (0) |
| 2026– | Gent | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Senegal U23 | 0 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 August 2026 | |||
Mouhamed El Bachir Ngom (born 12 May 2000) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian Pro League club Gent.[1]
Career
[edit source]A youth product of Diambars FC, he departed Senegal to join Virslīga side FK Auda in early 2022.[2] After less than half a year and just 14 matches playing in the Latvian top flight, he departed Auda to join league rivals Riga FC.[3] During his time in Riga, he won the 2025 Virslīga and the 2023 Latvian Football Cup.[4] Additionally, he was chosen as the Latvian Highest league best player in 2025.
On 5 February he joined Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zurich on a deal until summer 2029.[5] The Swiss record champions paid a reported €600,000 fee for Ngom.[6] On 21 May, he scored the winning goal via penalty in the extra-time of the second leg of the relegation play-off, via penalty, thus playing a vital role in his side avoiding relegation.[7]
on 13 July 2026, after just five months in Zurich, he transferred to Belgian side Gent.[8] He signed a five-year deal with The Buffaloes, until 2031.[9]
Career Statistics
[edit source]- As of 9 August 2026[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Auda | 2022 | Latvian Higher League | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Riga | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3[a] | 1 | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2024 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2025 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | |||
| Total | 94 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 5 | ||
| Grasshopper | 2025–26 | Swiss Super League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 17 | 1 | |
| Gent | 2026–27 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 124 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 154 | 7 | ||
- 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in the UEFA Conference League qualification
- ↑ Two appearances in the relegation play-off
Honors
[edit source]- Individual
- 2025 Latvian Highest league best player[3]
References
[edit source]- 1 2 Mouhamed Ngom at Soccerway
- ↑ "Diambars FC : Trois cadres s'envolent pour Lettonie" (in French). 7 April 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- 1 2 Gueye, Fatou (5 July 2022). "Mouhamed El Bachir Ngom : De Diambars Fc à L'uefa Conference League" [Mouhamed El Bachir Ngom: from Diambars to the UEFA Conference League] (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ "Thank you, Bach!". Riga FC. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ "GC Zürich verpflichtet Mouhamed El Bachir Ngom" (in Swiss High German). Grasshopper Club Zurich. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ↑ Muftawu, Adamu (6 February 2026). "Club Zurich rope in the service of Senegal defender Bachir Ngom". Pan-Africa Football. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ↑ "GC rettet sich in Krimi erneut – Aarauer Warten geht weiter" (in Swiss High German). SRF. 21 May 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
- ↑ "Mouhamed El Bachir Ngom wechselt zum KAA Gent" (in Swiss High German). Grasshopper Club Zurich. 13 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
- ↑ "Ngom is een Buffalo" [Ngom is a Buffalo] (in Flemish). KAA Gent. 13 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
External links
[edit source]- Mouhamed Ngom at WorldFootball.net