{{Short description|French footballer (born 1995)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Louis Nganioni | fullname = <!-- If different--> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|6|3}} | birth_place = [[Melun]], France | height = 1.78 m | position = [[Full back (association football)|Left back]] | currentclub = [[CA Pontarlier|Pontarlier]] | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2002–2003 | youthclubs1 = Melon | youthyears2 = 2003–2008 | youthclubs2 = Le Mée | youthyears3 = 2008–2010 | youthclubs3 = CS Brétigny | youthyears4 = 2010–2013 | youthclubs4 = [[Olympique Lyonnais Reserves and Academy|Lyon]] | years1 = 2013–2015 | caps1 = 52 | goals1 = 1 | clubs1 = [[Olympique Lyonnais Reserves and Academy|Lyon B]] | years2 = 2015–2018 | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] | years3 = 2015–2016 | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = → [[FC Utrecht]] (loan) | years4 = 2016–2017 | caps4 = 20 | goals4 = 1 | clubs4 = → [[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]] (loan) | years5 = 2018–2019 | caps5 = 7 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]] | years6 = 2019–2020 | caps6 = 3 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = [[Fremad Amager]] | years7 = 2021–2022 | caps7 = 26 | goals7 = 0 | clubs7 = [[FC Tsarsko Selo Sofia|Tsarsko Selo]] | years8 = 2022–2023 | caps8 = 20 | goals8 = 1 | clubs8 = [[FC Sète 34|Sète]] | years9 = 2024– | caps9 = 5 | goals9 = 0 | clubs9 = [[CA Pontarlier|Pontarlier]] | nationalyears1 = 2010–2011 | nationalteam1 = [[France national under-16 football team|France U16]] | nationalcaps1 = 13 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2011–2012 | nationalteam2 = [[France national under-17 football team|France U17]] | nationalcaps2 = 9 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2012–2013 | nationalteam3 = [[France national under-18 football team|France U18]] | nationalcaps3 = 5 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2013 | nationalteam4 = [[France national under-19 football team|France U19]] | nationalcaps4 = 5 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | nationalyears5 = 2014–2015 | nationalteam5 = [[France national under-20 football team|France U20]] | nationalcaps5 = 7 | nationalgoals5 = 0 | club-update = 7 December 2024 | nationalteam-update = }}
'''Louis Nganioni''' (born 3 June 1995) is a French professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] for [[Championnat National 3]] club [[CA Pontarlier|Pontarlier]].<ref>{{Soccerway|louis-nganioni/215644}}</ref>
==Career== ===Lyon=== Nganioni began his career with various local youth clubs before joining [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] as a youth player in July 2010 and made his professional football debut with [[Olympique Lyonnais Reserves and Academy|Lyon B]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olweb.fr/en/player/louis-nganioni-2093.html|title=LOUIS NGANIONI|website=olweb.fr}}</ref> In three years with the reserve side he appeared in 52 matches scoring one goal.
Following his return to Lyon at the beginning of the 2017–2018, Nganioni did not make an appearance for Lyon's first team. At the end of the season, on 30 May, he went on trial with [[New York Red Bulls]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lyon LB Louis Nganioni joins Red Bulls on trial, club announces |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/05/30/lyon-lb-louis-nganioni-joins-red-bulls-trial-club-announces |website=MLSsoccer.com |accessdate=13 August 2018 |date=30 May 2018}}</ref> Following his release by Lyon on 1 July, he trialled with Scottish side [[Dundee F.C.]] and [[Austrian Football Bundesliga|Austrian Bundesliga]] club [[FK Austria Wien|Austria Wien]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cran |first1=George |title=Marcus Haber returns to Dundee after South Africa trial |url=https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/marcus-haber-returns-to-dundee-after-south-africa-trial/ |accessdate=13 August 2018 |work=Evening Telegraph |date=16 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Austria Wien testet Ex-Lyon-Linksverteidiger Louis Nganioni |url=http://www.spox.com/at/sport/fussball/oesterreich/1807/Artikel/austria-wien-testet-ex-lyon-linksverteidiger-louis-nganioni.html |website=SPOX |accessdate=13 August 2018 |language=German |date=17 July 2018 |archive-date=13 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813144024/http://www.spox.com/at/sport/fussball/oesterreich/1807/Artikel/austria-wien-testet-ex-lyon-linksverteidiger-louis-nganioni.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
====Utrecht (loan)==== On 9 July 2015, Nganioni was sent on loan to [[Eredivisie]] club [[FC Utrecht]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Louis-nganioni-lyon-rejoint-utrecht-en-pret/573000|title=Louis Nganioni (Lyon) rejoint Utrecht en prêt|website=lequipe.fr|language=fr}}</ref> On 8 August 2015 he made his debut for the club in a 3–2 loss to [[Feyenoord]]. In his one season with the Dutch side he made 12 appearances.
====Brest (loan)==== After returning to Lyon, Nganioni was loaned to [[Ligue 2]] side [[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]] for the 2016–17 campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Lyon-va-encore-ceder-louis-nganioni/703014|title=Lyon va encore céder Louis Nganioni|website=lequipe.fr|language=fr}}</ref> On 26 September 2016 Nganioni made his debut with Brest, appearing as a starter in a 2–1 victory over [[Stade de Reims]]. He scored his first goal for the club on 17 March 2017, opening the scoring in a 3–0 victory over [[Stade Lavallois]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/match/364234 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319154828/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/match/364234 |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 March 2017 |title= BREST 3 - LAVAL 1|website=lequipe.fr|language=fr}}</ref>
===Levski Sofia=== On 31 August 2018, Nganioni signed a two-year deal with Bulgarian club [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://levski.bg/news/details/176728|title= Луи Нганиони подписа с Левски|website= levski.bg|language= bg|access-date= 31 August 2018|archive-date= 3 October 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191003093114/https://levski.bg/news/details/176728|url-status= dead}}</ref>
===Fremad Amager=== On 5 September 2019 [[Danish 1st Division]] club [[Fremad Amager]] announced, that Nganioni had joined the club.<ref>[https://www.fremadamagerelite.dk/single-post/2019/09/05/TIDLIGERE-FRANSK-U-LANDSHOLDSBACK-SKRIVER-MED-FREMAD TIDLIGERE FRANSK U-LANDSHOLDSBACK SKRIVER MED FREMAD] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905115757/https://www.fremadamagerelite.dk/single-post/2019/09/05/TIDLIGERE-FRANSK-U-LANDSHOLDSBACK-SKRIVER-MED-FREMAD |date=5 September 2019 }}, fremadamagerelite.dk, 5 September 2019</ref> The deal was terminated by mutual agreement on 22 July 2020.<ref>[https://www.fremadamagerelite.dk/single-post/2020/07/22/FREMAD-OPH%C3%86VER-SAMARBEJDET-MED-NGANIONI FREMAD OPHÆVER SAMARBEJDET MED NGANIONI], fremadamagerelite.dk, 22 July 2020</ref>
==Personal life== Nganioni is of Congolese descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leopardsfoot.com/can-2015-liste-de-la-centaine-des-joueurs-preselectionnes/|title=CAN 2015 : Liste de la centaine des joueurs présélectionnés - Léopardsfoot|website=www.leopardsfoot.com}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://en.levskisofia.info/player/louis-nganioni/ Profile at LevskiSofia.info] * {{FFF player|9198-nganioni-louis}} * {{FFF male player|2328109213<!-- -louis-nganioni -->}} * {{LFP|nganioni-louis}} * {{Lequipe|49244}}
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