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Shiva N'Zigou

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Full name
  
Shiva-Star N'Zigou

Playing position
  
Striker

1994–1997
  
Orambaka Nom Bakélé

Position
  
Forward

Place of birth
  
Tchibanga, Gabon

1992–1994
  
USM Libreville

Height
  
1.75 m


Date of birth
  
(1983-10-24) 24 October 1983 (age 33)

Current team
  
Saint-Nazaire Atlantique Football

Shiva N'Zigou (born 24 October 1983 in Tchibanga) is a Gabonese footballer who plays as a striker for French club Saint-Nazaire AF.

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Career

A striker he arrived in the famous Nantes youth system in 1998 and played his first senior match in 2002. He spent the 2004/05 season on loan to FC Gueugnon, but after only one season he was transferred to Reims. In 2011 he joined Belgian Third Division team Royal Excelsior Virton as a free agent after his contract at Reims expired.

Background

N'Zigou is the youngest player who ever play in the Africa Cup of Nations. With 16 years and 93 days, he scored on his debut for Gabon in a 3-1 loss to South Africa at 2000 Africa Cup of Nations and is also the youngest player ever to score in the competition.

References

Shiva N'Zigou Wikipedia