El Bachir Ngom

El Bachir Ngom
Personal information
Full name Mouhamed El Bachir Ngom
Date of birth (2000-05-12) 12 May 2000
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Full-back
Team information
Current team
 Gent
Youth career
–2019 Diambars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Diambars
2022 Auda 14 (1)
2022–2026 Riga 94 (2)
2026 Grasshopper 15 (0)
2026– Gent 2 (0)
International career
Senegal U23 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 August 2026

Mouhamed El Bachir Ngom (born 12 May 2000) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian Pro League club Gent.[1]

Career

A youth product of Diambars FC, he departed Senegal to join Virslīga side FK Auda in early 2022.[2] After less than half a year and just 14 matches playing in the Latvian top flight, he departed Auda to join league rivals Riga FC.[3] During his time in Riga, he won the 2025 Virslīga and the 2023 Latvian Football Cup.[4] Additionally, he was chosen as the Latvian Highest league best player in 2025.

On 5 February he joined Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zurich on a deal until summer 2029.[5] The Swiss record champions paid a reported €600,000 fee for Ngom.[6] On 21 May, he scored the winning goal via penalty in the extra-time of the second leg of the relegation play-off, via penalty, thus playing a vital role in his side avoiding relegation.[7]

on 13 July 2026, after just five months in Zurich, he transferred to Belgian side Gent.[8] He signed a five-year deal with The Buffaloes, until 2031.[9]

Career Statistics

As of 27 August 2026[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Auda 2022 Latvian Higher League 141———141
Riga 160104[a]0—210
2023 250313[a]1—312
2024 221202[a]0—261
2025 311416[a]0—412
Total 942102151001195
Grasshopper 2025–26 Swiss Super League 15000—2[b]1171
Gent 2026–27 Belgian Pro League 20006[a]0—80
Career Total 1253102211211587
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in the UEFA Conference League qualification
  2. ↑ Two appearances in the relegation play-off

Honors

Riga
Individual
  • 2025 Latvian Highest league best player[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Mouhamed Ngom at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Diambars FC : Trois cadres s'envolent pour Lettonie" (in French). 7 April 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  3. 1 2 Gueye, Fatou (5 July 2022). "Mouhamed El Bachir Ngom : De Diambars Fc à L'uefa Conference League" [Mouhamed El Bachir Ngom: from Diambars to the UEFA Conference League] (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "Thank you, Bach!". Riga FC. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "GC Zürich verpflichtet Mouhamed El Bachir Ngom" (in Swiss High German). Grasshopper Club Zurich. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  6. ↑ Muftawu, Adamu (6 February 2026). "Club Zurich rope in the service of Senegal defender Bachir Ngom". Pan-Africa Football. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  7. ↑ "GC rettet sich in Krimi erneut – Aarauer Warten geht weiter" (in Swiss High German). SRF. 21 May 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Mouhamed El Bachir Ngom wechselt zum KAA Gent" (in Swiss High German). Grasshopper Club Zurich. 13 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Ngom is een Buffalo" [Ngom is a Buffalo] (in Flemish). KAA Gent. 13 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
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