Robin Ngalande

Robin Ngalande Junior (born 2 November 1992) is a Malawian international footballer who plays for Ethiopian club Saint George, as a striker.

Robin Ngalande
Personal information
Full name Robin Ngalande Junior[1]
Date of birth (1992-11-02) 2 November 1992
Place of birth Dedza, Malawi
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Saint George
Youth career
Civo United
2009–2010 Mamelodi Sundowns
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Atlético Madrid C
2012–2016 Bidvest Wits 14 (3)
2014–2015 → Ajax Cape Town (loan) 12 (0)
2015–2016 → Platinum Stars (loan) 2 (0)
2017 Masters Security
2017–2018 Baroka 21 (3)
2019–2020 Zira 11 (1)
2020– Saint George 4 (1)
National team‡
Malawi U17
2012– Malawi 32 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:29, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:26, 16 October 2018 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Dedza,[1] Ngalande began his career with Civo United.[1] He later joined the youth team of Spanish club Atlético Madrid in September 2010, joining from the youth ranks of South African club Mamelodi Sundowns.[3][4] Ngalande had been offered contracts by sixteen other European clubs.[5]

Ngalande returned to South Africa in 2012 signing a two-year contract with Bidvest Wits.[6]

On 10 July 2014, Ngalande signed a season-long loan deal with Ajax Cape Town.[7] In July 2015 he moved on loan again, this time to Platinum Stars.[8] In December 2015 his performances for the club were criticised.[9] After returning from his loan at the end of the season, he was said to be considering his options.[10]

Ngalande was released by Bidvest in September 2016.[11] After a spell with Masters Security,[12] he signed for Baroka in July 2017,[13] but terminated his contract with them in May 2018.[14]

In January 2019 Ngalande signed for Azerbaijani club Zira.[15][16]

On 10 June 2019, Ngalande signed a new two-year contract with Zira.[17] On 27 January 2020, Ngalande was released by Zira.[18]

He signed for Ethiopian club Saint George for the 2020–21 season.[19][20]

International career

He made his senior international debut for Malawi in 2012.[12] At the youth level he played in the 2009 African U-17 Championship,[3] scoring a brace in their 5–0 win over Zimbabwe.[21]

References
  1. Kickoff PSL Yearbook 2012/2013. p. 19.
  2. Robin Ngalande at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. Aarons, Ed (6 August 2011). "Malawi teenager relishes La Liga". BBC. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  4. "Robin Ngalande: the new Eto'o at Atletico Madrid". Confederation of African Football. 8 July 2011.
  5. "Spain's Atletico Madrid sign Malawi teen striker". Africa News. 29 June 2010. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012.
  6. "Ngalande signs for Wits". Soccerladuma.co.za. 16 July 2012. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012.
  7. "Ajax Cape Town, Bidvest Wits swap Toriq Losper, Robin Ngalande". Kick Off. 10 July 2014.
  8. "Robin Ngalande Has Completed His Move To Platinum Stars". www.soccerladuma.co.za. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  9. "Atletico Madrid and Ajax youth star Ngalande disappointing at Platinum Stars | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  10. Basson, A. B. "Bidvest Wits attacker Ngalande plotting next move - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  11. www.realnet.co.uk. "Bidvest Wits release Robin Ngalande, seek another club for Gerald Phiri Jnr". Kick Off. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  12. "Robin Ngalande". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  13. "Robin Ngalande Has Joined Baroka". South African soccer news.
  14. Ndovi, Joy (24 May 2018). "Ngalande dumps SA club Baroka".
  15. Sangala, Tom (21 January 2019). "Robin Ngalande off to Azerbaijan today".
  16. www.realnet.co.uk (30 January 2019). "Former Baroka duo Mpho Kgaswane and Robin Ngalande join Azerbaijan's Zira FC". Kick Off.
  17. ""Zirə" 4 futbolçu ilə müqaviləni yeniləyib". fczire.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  18. "Zirə PFK Robin Nqalande ilə yolları ayırıb". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  19. "Robin Ngalande – Soccer Ethiopia". soccer.et.
  20. ipsum, lorem. "Abel Yalew Shines as Saint George Run Rampant Over Hawassa". lorem ipsum.
  21. "African U-17 Championship 2009". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 October 2020.


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