Pius Ndiefi

Pius Ndiefi Sielenu (born 5 July 1975) is a former professional Cameroonian footballer who played as a striker.[3] He works as a forward coach and sporting director at Saint-Quentin.

Pius Ndiefi
Personal information
Full name Pius Ndiefi-Sielenu
Date of birth (1975-07-05) 5 July 1975
Place of birth Kumba, Cameroon
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Saint-Quentin
(Player, forward coach & sporting director)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992 PWD Bamenda
1993–1995 Lens 1 (0)
1995–1996 ASOA Valence 37 (9)
1996–2003 Sedan 187 (48)
2004–2005 Al-Gharafa 3 (1)
2005–2006 Germinal Beerschot 6 (0)
2006–2007 Paris FC 59 (18)
2007–2008 Stella Club
2008–2010 JS Saint-Pierroise
2011–2012 AS Frenoy-St Quentin
National team
2000–2005 Cameroon 34 (4)
Teams managed
2011–2012[2] AS Frenoy-St Quentin (forward coach)
2012– Saint-Quentin (forward coach)
2016– Saint-Quentin (sporting director)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Ndiefi learned of the death of his father the day before Germinal Beerschot was to play the second leg of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup against Olympique de Marseille. He was nevertheless part of the starting eleven for that match.

International career

He was part of the Cameroonian squad at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2004 African Cup of Nations,[4] as well as at the victorious 2000 and 2002 African Cup of Nations. He also scored the winner in the infamous 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final between Cameroon and Colombia, where teammate Marc-Vivien Foé died on the pitch.

International goals
Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ndiefi goal.
List of international goals scored by Pius Ndiefi[5][6][7]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 January 2000Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Burkina Faso2–2DrawFriendly
2.11 January 2000Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Burkina Faso2–2DrawFriendly
3.14 July 2001Independence Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia Zambia2–2Draw2002 FIFA World Cup qual.
4.26 June 2003Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France Colombia1–0Win2003 FIFA Confederations Cup

References
  1. http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/1222/Pius_N_Diefi.html
  2. Des nouvelles de... Pius N’Diefi‚ footmercato.net, 26 June 2011
  3. L’après-carrière de Pius N’Diefi, ex du RC Lens‚ lensois.com, 22 April 2017
  4. BBC: World Cup 2002
  5. 2000 MATCHES AFRICA
  6. Intercontinental Cup for Nations 2003
  7. 2001 MATCHES AFRICA
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