Charles N'Zogbia
N'Zogbia training with Newcastle United in 2007
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Charles N'Zogbia | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Harfleur, France | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Kerala Blasters | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1998 | SC de Frileuse | ||
| 1998–2004 | Le Havre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2009 | Newcastle United | 118 | (9) |
| 2009–2011 | Wigan Athletic | 83 | (15) |
| 2011–2016 | Aston Villa | 80 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | France U21 | 13 | (0) |
| 2010 | France | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:24, 6 December 2015 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 February 2012 |
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Charles N'Zogbia (born 28 May 1986) is a French professional footballer who is currently without a club. N'Zogbia was capped for the France under-21 team on thirteen occasions, and made his debut for the senior side in 2010. N'Zogbia spent over a decade at Premier League sides Newcastle United, Wigan Athletic and Aston Villa having begun his career at Le Havre.
He plays primarily as a right or left winger, but can also play as an attacking midfielder.
N'Zogbia began his career at the academy of Le Havre. When he was 16, he was spotted by the former chief scout of Newcastle United, Charlie Woods, who arranged for him to have a trial at the club. After training with Newcastle for a month, he impressed the club and they were keen to sign him. However, his transfer to Newcastle proved controversial. Le Havre had tied him to an educational contract, but Newcastle claimed that the player had freedom of contract to move on a free transfer, an assertion which FIFA supported.
After a protracted saga involving the threat of a case at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Newcastle eventually paid a fee in the region of £250,000 to sign N'Zogbia from Le Havre, for compensation on youth development cost. His transfer to Newcastle officially completed on 2 September 2004. He was the last player to be signed by the late Sir Bobby Robson. Robson later said of him: "N'Zogbia could go to the very top with the right coaching and motivation, and I hope it is with Newcastle. I signed him as a teenager and he was one of the most naturally gifted players of that age I'd ever seen."
N'Zogbia earned the nickname 'Zog', with supporters chanting Zog on the Tyne (in reference to the Lindisfarne song "Fog on the Tyne"), in appreciation to his contribution to the team.
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