{{short description|Cameroonian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Dani Ndi | image = Danindi.jpg | caption = | full_name = Daniel Arnaud Ndi | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|8|18|df=y}} | birth_place = Douala, Cameroon | height = 1.78 m | position = Attacking midfielder | currentclub = Grindavík (loan) | clubnumber = 33 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Daga Young Stars | youthyears2 = 2011 | youthclubs2 = Colmenar Viejo | youthyears3 = 2011–2014 | youthclubs3 = Sporting Gijón | youthyears4 = 2011–2013 | youthclubs4 = → Llano 2000 (loan) | years1 = 2013–2014 | clubs1 = Sporting B | caps1 = 17 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2014–2017 | clubs2 = Sporting Gijón | caps2 = 42 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2018 | clubs3 = Mallorca | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2019 | clubs4 = Istra 1961 | caps4 = 11 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2019–2021 | clubs5 = Villarrobledo | caps5 = 24 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2022 | clubs6 = Talavera | caps6 = 7 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2024– | clubs7 = Víkingur Ólafsvík | caps7 = 10 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2024– | clubs8 = → Grindavík (loan) | caps8 = 9 | goals8 = 2 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = Cameroon U15 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalyears2 = 2011 | nationalteam2 = Cameroon U17 | nationalcaps2 = | nationalgoals2 = | nationalyears3 = 2015– | nationalteam3 = Cameroon | nationalcaps3 = 4 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | club-update = 2 November 2024 | nationalteam-update = 9 June 2015 }}
'''Daniel Arnaud Ndi''' (born 18 August 1995) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Grindavík, on loan from Víkingur Ólafsvík.
==Club career== Born in Douala, Ndi left his homeland in 2009, aged 14, trialling in Austria and England for six months. He also had a trial period at Manchester United F.C., but nothing came of it.<ref name="odisea">{{cite web |url=http://sporting.elcomercio.es/noticias/201407/03/dani-culmina-odisea-20140703002707-v.html |title=Dani Ndi culmina su odisea |trans-title=Dani Ndi concludes his odyssey |publisher=El Comercio |language=es |date=3 July 2014 |accessdate=31 March 2015}}</ref>
Ndi subsequently joined local Daga Young Stars FC, but after a trip to Spain with Cameroon under-17s, signed for AD Colmenar Viejo.<ref name="odisea"/> He subsequently left the club and moved to Sporting de Gijón, initially playing for lowly SD Llano 2000 due to being a non-EU player.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2014/01/23/segunda/1390500268_066901.html |title=Ndi, el jugador 'fugitivo', brilla en el Sporting B |trans-title=Ndi, the 'runaway' player, shines in Sporting B |publisher=Diario AS |language=es |date=23 January 2014 |accessdate=31 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://tododeporte.elcomercio.es/asturias/2012-11-23/dani-arnaud-juan-steven-pueden-1259.html |title=Dani Ndi Arnaud y Juan Steven pueden jugar, pero no en sus clubes |trans-title=Dani Ndi Arnaud and Juan Steven can play, but not for their clubs |publisher=El Comercio |language=es |date=23 November 2012 |accessdate=31 March 2015}}</ref>
Ndi subsequently returned to Sporting in the 2013 summer, and made his debuts as a senior in the 2013–14 campaign, while still a youth, with the B-team in Segunda División B. In July 2014 he was called up to the main squad for the pre-season.<ref name="odisea"/>
Ndi played his first match as a professional on 26 October 2014, replacing Miguel Ángel Guerrero in the 75th minute of a 2–0 home win against CA Osasuna in the Segunda División championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marca.com/2014/10/26/futbol/2adivision/1414354301.html |title=El Sporting confirma su buena trayectoria y se sitúa tercero |trans-title=Sporting confirms their good run and places third |publisher=Marca |language=es |date=26 October 2014 |accessdate=31 March 2015}}</ref> He scored his first goal on 4 January of the following year, netting the last in a 1–1 away draw against CD Tenerife.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marca.com/2015/01/04/futbol/2adivision/1420403099.html |title=El Tenerife empata ante un Sporting que sigue sin perder |trans-title=Tenerife draws with a Sporting who remains without losing |publisher=Marca |language=es |date=4 January 2015 |accessdate=31 March 2015}}</ref>
In April 2015, despite having one year left in his youth contract, Ndi returned to Cameroon after being advised by his agent Olivier Noah to do so, thus choosing not to return to Gijón.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.golaverage.com/index.php/id/39/objeto/4239/claves/El-laberinto-de-Olivier-Noah-y-Dani-Ndi |title=El laberinto de Olivier Noah y Dani Ndi |trans-title=The maze of Oliver Noah and Dani Ndi |publisher=Gol Average |language=es |date=7 April 2015 |accessdate=8 April 2015 |archive-date=13 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413235341/http://www.golaverage.com/index.php/id/39/objeto/4239/claves/El-laberinto-de-Olivier-Noah-y-Dani-Ndi |url-status=dead}}</ref> Noah later told Vicente González-Villamil, Ndi's representative in Spain, that he would not return to Sporting due to his low annual earnings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marca.com/2015/04/07/futbol/equipos/sporting/1428432297.html |title=Este 'guaje' ya no vuelve a Gijón |trans-title=This 'kid' now does not return to Gijón |publisher=Marca |language=es |date=7 April 2015 |accessdate=9 April 2015}}</ref> On 13 April, however, he returned to the club,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sporting.elcomercio.es/noticias/201504/13/esta-gijon-vengo-para-20150413192024.html |title=Dani Ndi ya está en Gijón |work=El Comercio |trans-title=Dani Ndi is already in Gijón |language=es |date=13 April 2015 |accessdate=13 April 2015}}</ref> but did not appear neither for the main squad nor the reserves during the remainder of the campaign.
On 11 November 2015, after expressing his apologies to the club and replacing his agent, Ndi extended his contract with Sporting until 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.realsporting.com/webrsg/index.php/template/actualidad/6210-ndi-ha-renovado-su-contrato-como-jugador-rojiblanco |title=Ndi: "Pido una oportunidad y perdón. Me aconsejaron mal" |trans-title=Ndi: "I ask for an opportunity and forgiveness. They advised me wrong" |language=es |publisher=Sporting's official website |date=11 November 2015 |accessdate=11 November 2015 |archive-date=14 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114040944/http://www.realsporting.com/webrsg/index.php/template/actualidad/6210-ndi-ha-renovado-su-contrato-como-jugador-rojiblanco |url-status=dead}}</ref> He made his La Liga debut seventeen days later, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Celta de Vigo.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2015_16/la-liga/jornada_13/cel_spo/ |title=El Celta gana sin querer |trans-title=Celta wins without wanting to |publisher=Marca |language=es |date=28 November 2015 |accessdate=28 November 2015}}</ref> However, the club terminated his contract on 1 September 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lne.es/sporting/2017/09/01/dani-ndi-rescinde-contrato-sporting/2157560.html |title=Dani Ndi rescinde su contrato con el Sporting y busca destino |trans-title=Dani Ndi rescinds his contract with Sporting and seeks for a club |publisher=La Nueva España |language=es |date=1 September 2017 |access-date=28 May 2018}}</ref>
On 12 February 2018, after more than five months without a team, Ndi signed a two-season contract with RCD Mallorca in the third division.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rcdmallorca.es/contenidos/noticias/noticia/dani-ndi-ficha-por-el-rcd-mallorca |title=Dani Ndi ficha por el RCD Mallorca |trans-title=Dani Ndi signs for Mallorca |publisher=RCD Mallorca |language=es |date=12 February 2018 |accessdate=13 February 2018}}</ref> However, in July 2018, after the team promotion to the second division, Mallorca terminated his contract. At beginning of 2019 Ndi joined Croatian outfit NK Istra 1961 on free transfer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.glasistre.hr/sport/kamerunski-reprezentativac-na-drosini-daniel-ndi-prva-zimska-prinova-577512 |title=Kamerunski reprezentativac na Drosini Daniel Ndi prva zimska prinovaino |trans-title=Dani Ndi signs for NK Istra 1961 |publisher=Glas Istre |language=hr |date=8 January 2018 |access-date=8 January 2019}}</ref>
At the end of November 2019, Ndi moved to CP Villarrobledo.<ref>[https://www.latribunadealbacete.es/noticia/Z5A2B140F-F439-ED5A-7AE27A0D255B1F45/201911/El-CP-Villarrobledo-ficha-al-camerunes-Dani-Ndi El CP Villarrobledo ficha al camerunés Dani Ndi], latribunadealbacete.es, 30 November 2019</ref>
==International career== After appearing with the under-15s and under-17s,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.journalducameroun.com/article.php?aid=9642 |title=U–17: Liste des footballeurs convoqués pour le stage préparatoire à la Coupe de l'Uniffac |trans-title=U–17: List of footballers called up for the preparatory stage for UNIFFAC Cup |publisher=Journal du Cameroun |language=fr |date=25 August 2011 |accessdate=31 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214140946/http://www.journalducameroun.com/article.php?aid=9642 |archivedate=14 December 2014}}</ref> Ndi was called up to the full side on 12 March 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sporting.elcomercio.es/noticias/201503/12/sportinguista-dani-convocado-seleccion-20150312175428.html |title=El sportinguista Dani Ndi, convocado por la selección de Camerún |work=El Comercio |trans-title=''Sportinguista'' Dani ndi, called up for the Cameroon national team |language=es |date=12 March 2015 |accessdate=31 March 2015 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402114442/http://sporting.elcomercio.es/noticias/201503/12/sportinguista-dani-convocado-seleccion-20150312175428.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He made his international debut on the 25th, starting and playing 75 minutes in a 1–0 friendly win against Indonesia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sporting.elcomercio.es/noticias/201503/26/dani-debuta-victoria-amistoso-20150326002630-v.html |title=Dani Ndi debuta con victoria en el amistoso con Camerún |work=El Comercio |trans-title=Dani Ndi debuts with victory in a friendly with Cameroon |publisher=El Comercio |language=Spanish |date=26 March 2015 |accessdate=30 March 2015 |archive-date=29 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329235323/http://sporting.elcomercio.es/noticias/201503/26/dani-debuta-victoria-amistoso-20150326002630-v.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===International=== {{updated|9 June 2015}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/58659.html |title=Player profile |website=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !colspan=3|Cameroon |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |2015||4||0 |- !Total||4||0 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021002719/http://www.laliga.es/en/player/ndi |title=Daniel Ndi at ''La Liga'' |date=21 October 2016 }} * {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101095107/http://www.realsporting.com/webrsg/index.php/2015-01-31-19-58-46/plantilla/92-primer-equipo/4561-dani-ndi |title=Dani Ndi at ''Real Sporting'' |date=dmy}} {{in lang|es}} * {{BDFutbol|102276|Dani Ndi}} * {{NFT|58659|Daniel Ndi}} * {{Soccerway|daniel-arnaud-ndi/322134|Daniel Arnaud N'Di|archive=20221023095558}} * {{KSÍ player|new_id=84076|name=Daniel Arnaud Ndi}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20251211103630/https://www.ksi.is/mot/leikmadur/$PlayerDetails/Games/?leikmadur=365351 archive])
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ndi, Dani}} Category:1995 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Douala Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Cameroonian men's footballers Category:Cameroon men's youth international footballers Category:Cameroon men's international footballers Category:Sporting Atlético players Category:Sporting de Gijón players Category:RCD Mallorca players Category:NK Istra 1961 players Category:Íþróttafélagið Huginn players Category:Grindavík (men's football) players Category:Ungmennafélagið Víkingur players Category:La Liga players Category:Segunda División players Category:Segunda División B players Category:Croatian Football League players Category:1. deild karla players Category:Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Category:Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Category:Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland Category:21st-century Cameroonian sportsmen