{{short description|Cameroonian footballer}} {{Update|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Sammy Ndjock | image = Sammy Ndjock 2012.jpg | image_size = 270 | caption = Ndjock in 2012 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|2|25}} | birth_place = Yaoundé, Cameroon | height = {{height|m=1.90}} | position = Goalkeeper | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2005–2009 | youthclubs1 = Lille | years1 = 2005–2010 | clubs1 = Lille II | caps1 = 25 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2010–2014 | clubs2 = Antalyaspor | caps2 = 30 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2013–2014 | clubs3 = → Fethiyespor (loan) | caps3 = 30 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2015–2016 | clubs4 = Minnesota United | caps4 = 52 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2018–2020 | clubs5 = MP | caps5 = 35 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2020 | clubs6 = RoPS | caps6 = 4 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2021–2023 | clubs7 = Atlantis | caps7 = 37 | goals7 = 0 | totalcaps = | totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = 2013–2014 | nationalteam1 = Cameroon | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | medaltemplates = | club-update = 21 February 2023 | nationalteam-update = 31 May 2015 | clubs8 = Leki-futis | years8 = 2023–2025 | clubs9 = FC LeKi | years9 = 2025– }} '''Sammy Ndjock''' (born 25 February 1990) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Kolmonen club FC LeKI.
==Club career== Born in Yaoundé, Ndjock graduated from Lille's youth categories, and made his senior debuts with the club's B-side in the 2006–07 campaign, in Championnat de France amateur. He joined Turkish Süper Lig side Antalyaspor in August 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uzunpaslar.com/2010/08/10-11-incelemeleri-medical-park.html|title='10-'11 İncelemeleri: Medical Park Antalyaspor|trans-title='10-'11 Reviews: Medical Park Antalyaspor|language=Turkish|publisher=Uzun Paslar|date=3 August 2010|accessdate=25 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129023648/http://www.uzunpaslar.com/2010/08/10-11-incelemeleri-medical-park.html|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and made his professional debut late in the month, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Trabzonspor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/futbol/15672448.asp|title=MP Antalyaspor 0-0 Trabzonspor|language=Turkish|publisher=Hürriyet Spor|date=30 August 2010|accessdate=25 June 2014}}</ref> He played 7 games in his debut season, and repeated the same amount in his second.in his third, he made 15 games.
In August 2013, Ndjock moved to Fethiyespor, and played in TFF First League, in a season-long loan deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yeniasir.com.tr/Spor/2013/08/29/fethiyesporda-transfer-atagi|title=Fethiyespor'da transfer ataği|trans-title=Fethiyespor's transfer attacks|language=Turkish|publisher=Yeni Asir|date=28 August 2013|accessdate=25 June 2014}}</ref> He was an undisputed starter during the campaign, also playing the full 90 minutes in a 2-1 Turkish Cup success against country giants Fenerbahçe.{{Citation needed|date=October 2025}}
Ndjock signed with Minnesota United on 9 March 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mnunitedfc.com/news/detail/uuid/6jd6dlw2ck1i1vbn8n5shxqhv/united-signs-goalkeeper-sammy-ndjock#.VP34KOE4c6s|title=United Signs Goalkeeper Sammy N'Djock|publisher=Minnesota United FC|date=9 March 2015|accessdate=9 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310132723/http://www.mnunitedfc.com/news/detail/uuid/6jd6dlw2ck1i1vbn8n5shxqhv/united-signs-goalkeeper-sammy-ndjock#.VP34KOE4c6s|archive-date=10 March 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Ndjock joined Mikkelin Palloilijat{{By what|date=October 2025}} in January 2018 and played for the club until the summer. After living in Cameroon, he moved back to Finland and signed for the same club again on 24 November 2018.<ref>[http://mikkelinpalloilijat.fi/2018/11/24/edustus-sammy-ndjock-palaa-mpn-maalille-kaksivuotisella-sopimuksella/ EDUSTUS: Sammy Ndjock palaa MP:n maalille kaksivuotisella sopimuksella], mikkelinpalloilijat.fi, 24 November 2018</ref>
Ndjock and Palloilijat mutually cancelled the contract in 2020 and he signed with RoPS playing in Veikkausliiga.<ref>[https://www.rops.fi/miehet/edustusjoukkue/uutiset/item/8274-rops-ja-martin-kompalla-purkivat-sopimuksen-sammy-n-djock-astuu-tilalle RoPS ja Martin Kompalla purkivat sopimuksen. Sammy N'Djock astuu tilalle.], rops.fi, 13 August 2020</ref>
In July 2023 his contract with Atlantis FC was terminated after conceding three suspicious goals against Grankulla IFK.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.is.fi/jalkapallo/art-2000009694799.html | title=Video näyttää miten maalivahti hölmöili Kauniaisissa kolme kertaa – seuralta tyly reaktio | date=3 July 2023 }}</ref>
==International career== Ndjock made his '''Cameroon senior international debut''' on 2 June 2013 in a 0–0 friendly draw with Ukraine,<ref>{{cite web |date=2 June 2013 |title=Ukraine 0–0 Cameroon |url=http://www.uefa.com/friendlies/season=2014/matches/round=2000374/match=2012182/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610112252/http://www.uefa.com/friendlies/season=2014/matches/round=2000374/match=2012182/index.html |archive-date=June 10, 2013 |access-date=25 June 2014 |publisher=UEFA}}</ref> playing the full match. He was part of Cameroon’s squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup,<ref>{{cite web |date=12 May 2014 |title=Cameroon unveil 28-man provisional squad |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=5/news=cameroon-unveil-28-man-provisional-squad-2337808.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514215403/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=5/news=cameroon-unveil-28-man-provisional-squad-2337808.html |archive-date=May 14, 2014 |accessdate=25 June 2014 |publisher=FIFA.com}}</ref> initially selected in the provisional 28-man squad and later in the final list.<ref>{{cite web |date=2 June 2014 |title=World Cup 2014: Idrissou dropped from Cameroon |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27374746 |accessdate=25 June 2014 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>
He earned '''3 international caps''' for Cameroon. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Strack-Zimmermann |first=Benjamin |title=Sammy Ndjock (Player) |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/52456/Sammy_Ndjock.html |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=www.national-football-teams.com |language=en}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{FIFA player|370438}} *{{NFT player|pid=52456}} *[http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=30&kisiId=1343979 TFF profile] {{in lang|tr}} *{{Soccerway|sammy-ndjock/148630}}
{{Cameroon squad 2014 FIFA World Cup}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Ndjock, Sammy}} Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Yaoundé Category:Cameroonian men's footballers Category:Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Category:Lille OSC players Category:Antalyaspor footballers Category:Fethiyespor footballers Category:Minnesota United FC (2010–2016) players Category:Süper Lig players Category:Mikkelin Palloilijat players Category:Kakkonen players Category:North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Category:Cameroon men's international footballers Category:TFF 1. Lig players Category:2014 FIFA World Cup players Category:Men's association football goalkeepers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Finland