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Ndzemdzela Langwa

Langwa playing for HFX Wanderers in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Ndzemdzela Langwa
Date of birth	(1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.78 m
Playing position	Left-back, midfielder
Club information
Current club	Straubing
Number	2
Youth career
	Goulbourn SC
2007–2012	Ottawa South United
2012–2013	Toronto FC
2014	Ottawa South United
2014–2015	Ottawa Fury FC
2015–2016	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2014	Cataraqui Clippers	4	(0)
2015	Ottawa Fury FC Academy	5	(1)
2017–2018	Triestina	2	(0)
2018	→ Palmese (loan)	13	(2)
2018–2019	Socuéllamos
2019	HFX Wanderers	19	(0)
2021	Ocean City Nor'easters	0	(0)
2021–2022	VfB Straubing	11	(0)
2022–	SV Donaustauf	5	(0)
National team‡
2014	Canada U17	4	(0)
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 20, 2022. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2022

Ndzemdzela Langwa (born 5 March 1998), sometimes known as "Zoom" Langwa, is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a left-back for German club SV Donaustauf in the Regionalliga Nord.

Club career

Youth

Born in Ottawa, to parents of Cameroonian descent, he began playing soccer at age 3 with Goulbourn SC. In 2009, Langwa began playing at Ottawa South United. In 2012, he joined Toronto FC Academy, where he spent two seasons. In 2014, he returned to Ottawa South United for their U17 team in the OYSL. Late in 2014, he played for the Cataraqui Clippers in League1 Ontario, before returning to Ottawa to play for the Ottawa Fury Academy's U19 team in 2014 and their Première Ligue de soccer du Québec side in 2015. In 2015 he switched academy programs again, this time joining Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy.

Triestina

On 28 March 2017, after months of difficulty acquiring a visa, Langwa officially signed with Italian Serie C club Triestina. He made his league debut on 24 September 2017 against Mestre.

Loan to Palmese

On 5 January 2018, Langwa was loaned to Serie D side Palmese until the end of the season.

Socuéllamos

In summer 2018, Langwa trialled with Spanish Tercera División side UD Socuéllamos during preseason. After impressing during a friendly, he signed with the club on 6 August 2018.

HFX Wanderers

On 5 February 2019 Langwa returned to Canada, signing with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers. On 14 December 2019, the club announced that Langwa would not be returning for the 2020 season.

Ocean City Nor'easters

Following trials with Romanian second division side Pandurri, Spanish fourth division club Alhaurín de la Torre, and German Bundesliga club Schalke, Langwa eventually signed with Ocean City Nor'easters in the American fourth tier USL League Two, on May 7, 2021.

Strubing

In 2021, he joined VfB Straubing in the German sixth tier Landesliga Bayern-Mitte. He made his debut on September 3 against SpVgg SV Weiden.

SV Donaustauf

In 2023, he joined SV Donaustauf

International career

Langwa is eligible to represent Canada and Cameroon internationally.

Langwa was called up to the Canadian U17 team for the 2014 Tournoi Montaigu and made four appearances.

Personal life

Langwa grew up in Stittsville, a suburb south-west of Ottawa, Ontario and attended Sacred Heart Catholic High School. He received the nickname 'Zoom due to his pace down the left side.

Career statistics