Charles Ondo

Charles Nduwuisi Ondo (born 22 October 2003) is a Spanish-Equatorial Guinean professional footballer who plays as a defender or forward for League of Ireland First Division club Waterford, on loan from English club Huddersfield Town.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Nduwuisi and the second or maternal family name is Ondo.
Charles Ondo
Personal information
Full name Charles Nduwuisi Ondo
Date of birth (2003-10-22) 22 October 2003
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender/Forward
Club information
Current team
 Waterford
(on loan from Huddersfield Town)
Number 14
Youth career
2011–2020 Millwall
2020–2022 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Huddersfield Town 2 (0)
2023– → Waterford (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
Equatorial Guinea
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:15, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:29, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Ondo was born in Madrid, Spain and moved to England at a young age.[1] He was born to a Nigerian father and an Equatorial Guinean mother.[2]

Club career

Ondo is a youth product of Millwall starting at U8 levels, and moved to Huddersfield Town's you side in 2020.[3] He was promoted to Huddersfield Town's B-team shortly after, and signed his first professional contract with the club on 25 February 2022 until 2023.[4] and was first called up to their senior side in October 2022.[1] He made his professional and EFL Championship debut as a late substitute with Huddersfield Town in a 2–0 win to Hull City on 9 October 2022.[5]

On 15 February 2023, Ondo signed for League of Ireland First Division club Waterford on loan.[6]

International career

On 9 March 2023, Ondo was called up to the Equatorial Guinea national football team for their Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Botswana.[7]

Playing style

Ondo is a versatile footballer, who can play as left-back, centre-back and striker.[4]

References
  1. Chicken, Steven (9 October 2022). "Charles Ondo in profile after eyebrow-raising Huddersfield Town first-team call". YorkshireLive.
  2. "Official : Versatile Spanish-Nigerian left-back signs pro deal with Huddersfield Town :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  3. "CHARLES NDUWUISI-ONDO PLEASED WITH RETURN FROM INJURY". www.htafc.com.
  4. Bennett, George (8 September 2022). "Huddersfield Town B starlet Charles Ondo 'loving' new striker role". YorkshireLive.
  5. "Huddersfield 2-0 Hull City: Michal Helik on target as Mark Fotheringham leads Terriers to victory in his first home game". Sky Sports.
  6. White, Brendan (15 February 2023). "Waterford FC". Waterford FC.
  7. "Nzalang Nacional: En la lista de los convocados para enfrentarse a Botsuana hay dos bajas muy importantes".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.