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Line 1: {{~~short~~Short description\|Nigerian ~~association~~footballer ~~football~~(born ~~player~~1996)}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox football biography \| name = Wilfred Ndidi \| image = Wilfred_Ndidi-Nigeria.jpg \| caption = Ndidi ~~playing~~lining ~~for~~up with [[Nigeria national football team\|Nigeria]] in 2017 \| ~~fullname~~full_name = Onyinye Wilfred Ndidi<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/612828 \|title=Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed \|publisher=Premier League \|date=2 February 2018 \|access-date=11 February 2018}}</ref> \| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1996\|12\|16\|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/20479/Wilfred-Ndidi/overview \|title=Wilfred Ndidi: Overview \|publisher=Premier League \|access-date=22 December 2018}}</ref> \| birth_place = [[Lagos]], Nigeria Line 11: \| position = [[Defensive midfielder]] \| currentclub = [[Leicester City F.C.\|Leicester City]] \| clubnumber = 256 \| youthyears1 = 2002–2012 \| youthclubs1 = Ekosodin Stars FC Line 22: \| years2 = 2017– \| clubs2 = [[Leicester City F.C.\|Leicester City]] \| caps2 = ~~190~~234 \| goals2 = 711 \| nationalyears1 = 2013–2015 \| nationalteam1 = [[Nigeria national under-20 football team\|Nigeria U20]] Line 30: \| nationalyears2 = 2015– \| nationalteam2 = [[Nigeria national football team\|Nigeria]] \| nationalcaps2 = 5062 \| nationalgoals2 = 0 \| medaltemplates = {{Medal\|Competition\|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}} {{Medal\|3rd\|[[2019 Africa Cup of Nations\|2019 Egypt]]\|}} \| club-update = 23:1957, 810 ~~May~~November ~~2023~~2024 (UTC) \| nationalteam-update = 1923:0233, 2714 ~~March~~November ~~2023~~2024 (UTC) }} '''Onyinye Wilfred Ndidi''' (born 16 December 1996) is a Nigerian professional [[Association football\|footballer]] who plays as a [[defensive midfielder]] for {{English football updater\|LeicestC}} club [[Leicester City F.C.\|Leicester City]] and the [[Nigeria national football team\|Nigeria national team]]. Ndidi is known for his defensive prowess.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/leicester-citys-ndidi-shares-top-tackler-accolade-with/15j9pm4up51bm1btgk2mfxk23h \|title= Leicester City's Ndidi shares top tackler accolade with Manchester United's Wan-Bissaka\|website=Goal.com\|access-date=18 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/video/0235-0e67d03723ed-82a593d5a63a-1000--watch-leicester-s-ndidi-score-long-range-screamer/ \|title=Watch Leicester's Ndidi score long-range screamer\|website=UEFA.com\|date=4 January 2017\|access-date=18 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=The 25 Best Defensive Midfielders in World Football - Ranked\|url=https://www.90min.com/posts/the-25-best-defensive-midfielders-in-world-football-ranked\|date=23 March 2021\|access-date=15 August 2021\|website=90Min}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=The 10 Best Defensive Midfielders In The World Right Now, Named And Ranked\|url=https://www.sportbible.com/football/53021-best-defensive-midfielders-in-the-world-20210712\|date=16 July 2021\|access-date=15 August 2021\|website=SportBible\|archive-date=14 August 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814135900/https://www.sportbible.com/football/53021-best-defensive-midfielders-in-the-world-20210712\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|date=21 April 2021\|title=TOP 10 DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW\|url=https://sportskhabri.com/top-10-defensive-midfielders-in-the-world-right-now/\|access-date=15 August 2021\|website=Sports Khabri}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|date=6 August 2020\|title=Top 10 Defensive Midfielders in the World Right Now\|url=https://punditfeed.com/lists/best-defensive-midfielders-world/\|access-date=15 August 2021\|website=Pundit Feed}}</ref> ==Club career== Line 47: On 14 January 2015 Nath Boys Academy agreed a €180,000 transfer deal with [[K.R.C. Genk\|Genk]]. The deal was completed on 15 January 2015. Ndidi made his [[Belgian Pro League]] debut with [[K.R.C. Genk\|Genk]] on 31 January 2015 against [[R. Charleroi S.C.\|Charleroi]] in a 1–0 away defeat. He played the first 74 minutes of the game, before being substituted for [[Jarne Vrijsen]].<ref name="soccerway2">{{cite web \|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/01/31/belgium/pro-league/royal-charleroi-sporting-club/krc-genk/1697243/ \|title=Charleri vs. Genk – 31 January 2015 – Soccerway \|publisher=soccerway.com \|access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref> During the Belgian League play-off game against [[Club Brugge KV\|Club Brugge]], Ndidi scored a long-range goal, which was named the goal of the season in the Belgian league. After receiving an attempted-clearance outside the penalty box, he lofted the ball smoothly over an opposing player before unleashing a ferocious volley into the top right corner.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNrukUXR8bc \|title=Wilfred Ndidi Amazing Goal ● KRC Genk vs Club Brugge KV ● Belgium Jupiler League 20/04/2016 \|last=Football Score \|date=20 April 2016 \|via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{~~cite~~Cite web \|url=~~http~~https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20160523_02303545 \|title=Hanni is Profvoetballer van het Jaar, ook Preud'homme, Bailey, Sels, Ndidi en Simons bekroond\|date=23 May 2016\|website=De Standaard}}</ref> The ball was adjudged to be travelling at over 111 km/h.<ref>{{~~cite~~Cite web \|url=~~http~~https://www.lavenir.net/~~cnt~~sports/~~dmf20160524_00830880~~football/d1a/2016/05/24/footballeur-pro-de-~~l-annee~~lannee-wilfred-ndidi-auteur-du-plus-beau-but -4NFRW6MATZDLBGRYYCBNO5K7UI/\|title=Footballeur Pro de ~~l'année~~l’année: Wilfred Ndidi, auteur du plus beau but \|website=lavenir.net}}</ref> ===Leicester City=== On 3 December 2016, Genk agreed a £17 million transfer deal with [[Leicester City F.C.\|Leicester City]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://soccerblitz.net/2016/12/23/7-facts-you-didnt-know-about-leicester-city-new-signing-wilfred-ndidi/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224114517/http://soccerblitz.net/2016/12/23/7-facts-you-didnt-know-about-leicester-city-new-signing-wilfred-ndidi/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=24 December 2016 \|title=7 FACTS you didn't know about Leicester City new signing Wilfred Ndidi \|date=23 December 2016 \|access-date=5 January 2017 \|publisher=soccerblitz.com \|author=Seyi Daniels}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/3031389/leicester-agree-deal-to-sign-nigeria-international-wilfred-ndidi-from-genk \|title=Leicester agree deal to sign Nigeria international Wilfred Ndidi from Genk \|newspaper=ESPNFC.com\|access-date=5 January 2017}}</ref> The deal was confirmed on 5 January 2017.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.lcfc.com/news/article/2016-17/wilfred-ndidi-new-signing-trains-after-finalising-leicester-city-transfer-3503085.aspx \|title=Wilfred Ndidi: New Signing Trains After Finalising Leicester City Transfer \|date=5 January 2017 \|access-date=5 January 2017 \|publisher=lcfc.com}}</ref> Ndidi made his debut for the club on 7 January 2017, in a 2–1 win against [[Everton F.C.\|Everton]] in the third round of the [[FA Cup]].<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38474504 \|title=Everton 1–2 Leicester City \|last=McNulty \|first=Phil \|date=7 January 2017 \|website=BBC Sport\|access-date=29 January 2017}}</ref> He made his first [[Premier League]] start on 14 January 2017 against [[Chelsea F.C.\|Chelsea]] at home in a 3–0 defeat.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.lcfc.com/fixtures-results/match-report/index.aspx?matchid=3925162 \|title=Match Report – Leicester 0–3 Chelsea \|date=14 January 2017 \|website=www.lcfc.com \|publisher=Leicester City F.C. \|language=en-GB\|access-date=29 January 2017}}</ref> In the English FA Cup game against Derby County on 8 February 2017, Ndidi came on in the first half of extra time and scored his first goal for Leicester through aanother long-range shot.<ref>{{citation \|url=http://www.espnfc.us/report?gameId=473321\|title=Ndidi first Leicester goal\|newspaper=espnfc.com\|access-date=8 February 2017}}</ref> In a 3–1 win over [[Liverpool F.C.\|Liverpool]] on 27 February 2017, Ndidi won 11 of his 14 tackles,<ref name="Leicester City 3-1 Liverpool">{{citation\|title = Leicester City 3–1 Liverpool\|url = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39024318\|website = BBC Sport\|author = Phil Dawkes\|date = 27 February 2017\|access-date = 3 June 2017}}</ref> a feat bettered only by Chelsea's [[N'Golo Kanté]] who made 14 tackles against the same club in January.<ref name="Leicester dynamo Wilfred Ndidi has potential to surpass N'Golo Kante">{{citation\|title = Leicester dynamo Wilfred Ndidi has potential to surpass N'Golo Kante\|url = http://www.espnfcasia.com/club/leicester-city/375/blog/post/3070662/leicester-dynamo-wilfred-ndidi-has-potential-to-surpass-ngolo-kante\|publisher = ESPN FC\|author = Colin Udoh\|date = 28 February 2017\|access-date = 3 June 2017}}</ref> Ndidi was sent off for the first time in his career during Leicester's 3–0 home defeat to Crystal Palace on 16 December 2017.<ref>{{citation\|title = Birthday boy Ndidi gets first career red against Crystal Palace \|url = http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/birthday-boy-wilfred-ndidi-gets-first-career-red-against-crystal-/1mlilf6w849gv1c3auyaiowxj6\|publisher = GOAL.COM\|author = Shina Oludare\|date = 16 December 2017\|access-date = 17 December 2017}}</ref> He scored the opener of the [[2019–20 Leicester City F.C. season\|2019–20 season]] for Leicester in a draw against [[Chelsea F.C.\|Chelsea]] on 18 August 2019. When asked about the toughest opponent he has faced, he mentioned former Chelsea player Eden Hazard.<ref>{{~~cite~~Cite web \|~~url~~last=Michael \|date=2024-11-09 \|title=Ndidi Names Eden Hazard as His Toughest Opponent - Softfootball \|url=https://www.~~premierleague~~softfootball.com/~~match~~ndidi-names-eden-hazard-as-his-toughest-opponent/~~46618~~ \|~~title~~access-date=~~Chelsea Vs~~2024-11-09 ~~Leicester~~\|~~publisher~~language=~~Premier League~~en-GB}}</ref> ====2020–21 season==== Line 65: ==International career== Ndidi was part of the Nigerian youth setup during his time at Nathaniel Boys of Lagos. While playing the [[2013 African U-17 Championship\|African U-17 Championship]] with Nigeria, he was excluded along with two other players from the competition as a precaution, following an [[MRI]] age test that suggested he was ~~just~~ slightly above the threshold.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.naij.com/31032.html \|title=Three Nigerian Footballers Caught Age Cheating \|first=Katherine \|last=Baffour \|date=15 April 2013 }}</ref> Notwithstanding, he joined up with his teammates in the [[Nigeria national under-20 football team\|U-20 team]] the following year, forming the bedrock of the midfield. He was called up to the senior [[Nigeria national football team]] on 8 October 2015, making his debut in the friendly game against [[DR Congo national football team\|DR Congo]], and playing again a few days later in the 3–0 win against [[Cameroon national football team\|Cameroon]], when he replaced [[John Obi Mikel]] in the 63rd minute.<ref>{{~~cite~~Cite web \|url=~~http~~https://www.goal.com/en-ng/match/nigeria-vvs-cameroon/5fmctvxcfgmzoh832z12em6ll \|title=Nigeria v Cameroon ~~Live~~\| ~~Commentary~~11 October 2015 \| ~~Result,~~Goal.com Nigeria\|date=11~~/10/~~ October 2015,\|website=www.goal.com}}</ref> He was selected by [[Nigeria national football team\|Nigeria]] for ~~Friendlies~~their 35-man ~~Goal~~provisional squad for the [[Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics\|2016 Summer Olympics]].~~com~~<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36623763 \|title=Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad \|date=24 June 2016 \|access-date=25 June 2016 \|author=Oluwashina Okeleji \|website=BBC Sport}}</ref> In May 2018, he was named in ~~Nigeria’s~~Nigeria's preliminary 30-man squad for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]] in Russia.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Crawford \|first1=Stephen \|title=Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists \|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb \|website=Goal \|access-date=11 July 2019 \|date=4 June 2018}}</ref> He was included in the [[African Cup of Nations 2019]] squad<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Shittu \|first1=Ibitoye \|title=AFCON 2019: Iwobi, Ndidi, 18 other Nigerian stars who will be making debut \|url=https://www.legit.ng/1242841-alex-iwobi-ndidi-18-super-eagles-star-making-afcon-debut.html \|access-date=11 July 2019 \|work=Legit.ng \|date=11 June 2019 \|archive-date=1 July 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701133724/https://www.legit.ng/1242841-alex-iwobi-ndidi-18-super-eagles-star-making-afcon-debut.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref> and played in Nigeria's first match against [[Burundi national football team\|Burundi]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Okogba \|first1=Emmanuel \|title=Nigeria v Burundi player ratings: Aina shines, Mikel, Akpeyi underwhelm \|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/06/nigeria-v-burundi-player-ratings-aina-shines-mikel-akpeyi-underwhelm/ \|access-date=11 July 2019 \|work=Vanguard \|date=24 June 2018}}</ref> On 25 December 2021, Ndidi was selected in Nigeria's [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations]] 28-man squad by Nigeria's caretaker coach [[Austin Eguavoen]].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Football\|first=CAF-Confedération Africaine du\|title=Eguavoen announces Nigeria final TotalEnergies AFCON squad\|url=https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa-cup-of-nations/news/eguavoen-announces-nigeria-final-totalenergies-afcon-squad\|access-date=2022-01-23\|website=CAFOnline.com\|language=en}}</ref> On 22 January ~~22,~~ 2022, after the Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021 ~~Group~~group ~~Stage~~stage, [[Confederation of African Football\|Confédération Africaine de Football]] (CAF) shortlisted Ndidi in the group stage's best team as a substitute alongside [[Mohamed Salah]] and [[Sadio Mané~~\|Sadio Mane~~]].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Football\|first=CAF-Confedération Africaine du\|title=TotalEnergies AFCON 2021 – Best of the group stage\|url=https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa-cup-of-nations/news/totalenergies-afcon-2021-best-of-the-group-stage\|access-date=2022-01-23\|website=CAFOnline.com\|language=en}}</ref>▼ He was selected by [[Nigeria national football team\|Nigeria]] for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36623763 \|title=Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad \|date=24 June 2016 \|access-date=25 June 2016 \|author=Oluwashina Okeleji \|website=BBC Sport}}</ref> On 29 December 2023, Ndidi was named in the Nigerian squad for the [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations]] in Ivory Coast.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thenff.com/peseiro-names-25-players-as-super-eagles-seek-fourth-afcon-title-in-cote-divoire/\|title=Peseiro names 25 players as Super Eagles seek fourth AFCON title in Cote d'Ivoire\|publisher=[[Nigeria Football Federation]]\|first=Ayodele\|last=Olu Ibidapo\|date=29 December 2023\|access-date=30 December 2023\|archive-date=30 December 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230173003/https://www.thenff.com/peseiro-names-25-players-as-super-eagles-seek-fourth-afcon-title-in-cote-divoire/\|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, he sustained an injury in early January 2024 and was replaced by [[Alhassan Yusuf]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/67872368.amp \|title=Nigeria replace Leicester's Ndidi in Afcon squad \|website=BBC Sport \|date=3 January 2024 }}</ref> ▲In May 2018 he was named in Nigeria’s preliminary 30-man squad for the [[2018 World Cup]] in Russia.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Crawford \|first1=Stephen \|title=Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists \|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb \|website=Goal \|access-date=11 July 2019 \|date=4 June 2018}}</ref> He was included in the [[African Cup of Nations 2019]] squad<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Shittu \|first1=Ibitoye \|title=AFCON 2019: Iwobi, Ndidi, 18 other Nigerian stars who will be making debut \|url=https://www.legit.ng/1242841-alex-iwobi-ndidi-18-super-eagles-star-making-afcon-debut.html \|access-date=11 July 2019 \|work=Legit.ng \|date=11 June 2019}}</ref> and played in Nigeria's first match against [[Burundi national football team\|Burundi]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Okogba \|first1=Emmanuel \|title=Nigeria v Burundi player ratings: Aina shines, Mikel, Akpeyi underwhelm \|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/06/nigeria-v-burundi-player-ratings-aina-shines-mikel-akpeyi-underwhelm/ \|access-date=11 July 2019 \|work=Vanguard \|date=24 June 2018}}</ref> On 25 December 2021, Ndidi was selected in Nigeria's [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations]] 28-man squad by Nigeria's caretaker coach [[Austin Eguavoen]].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Football\|first=CAF-Confedération Africaine du\|title=Eguavoen announces Nigeria final TotalEnergies AFCON squad\|url=https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa-cup-of-nations/news/eguavoen-announces-nigeria-final-totalenergies-afcon-squad\|access-date=2022-01-23\|website=CAFOnline.com\|language=en}}</ref> On January 22, 2022, after the Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021 Group Stage, [[Confederation of African Football\|Confédération Africaine de Football]] (CAF) shortlisted Ndidi in the group stage's best team as a substitute alongside [[Mohamed Salah]] and [[Sadio Mané\|Sadio Mane]].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Football\|first=CAF-Confedération Africaine du\|title=TotalEnergies AFCON 2021 – Best of the group stage\|url=https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa-cup-of-nations/news/totalenergies-afcon-2021-best-of-the-group-stage\|access-date=2022-01-23\|website=CAFOnline.com\|language=en}}</ref> ==Personal life== Ndidi grew up in the barracks as his father was a serving Army officer before his retirement. Discipline and education were the priority there, while football was a passion his father frowned upon. “Any time my dad went to work I would go and play,” Ndidi said in an interview with BBC World Service. In May 2019, Ndidi married his longtime girlfriend Dinma Fortune in [[Abuja]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Okoroji \|first1=Chidozie \|title=Wilfred Ndidi weds longtime girlfriend, Dinma in Abuja \|url=https://www.brila.net/wilfred-ndidi-weds-longtime-girlfriend-dinma-in-abuja/ \|access-date=26 May 2019 \|work=Brila \|date=23 May 2019}}</ref> Line 79 ⟶ 77: ==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated\|match played 810 ~~May~~November ~~2023~~2024}}<ref>{{cite web\|title=W. Ndidi\|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/onyinye-wilfred-ndidi/298168/\|website=Soccerway\|access-date=11 November 2018}}</ref> {\| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition \|-▼ !rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National ~~Cup~~cup{{efn\|Includes [[Belgian Cup]], [[FA Cup]]}} !colspan="2"\|League ~~Cup~~cup{{efn\|Includes [[EFL Cup]]}} !colspan="2"\|Europe !colspan="2"\|Other Line 99 ⟶ 95: \|rowspan="4"\|[[K.R.C. Genk\|Genk]] \|[[2014–15 Belgian Pro League\|2014–15]] \|rowspan="3"\|[[Belgian First Division A\|Belgian Pro League]] \|6\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|6\|\|0 \|- \|[[2015–16 Belgian Pro League\|2015–16]] ~~\|Belgian Pro League~~ \|36\|\|4\|\|5\|\|0\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|2{{efn\|Appearances in Belgian Pro League Europa League play-offs}}\|\|0\|\|43\|\|4 \|- \|[[2016–17 Belgian First Division A\|2016–17]] ~~\|Belgian Pro League~~ \|19\|\|0\|\|3\|\|1\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|12{{efn\|name=UEL\|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}\|\|2\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|34\|\|3 \|- Line 113 ⟶ 107: !61!!4!!8!!1!!colspan="2"\|—!!12!!2!!2!!0!!83!!7 \|- \|rowspan="810"\|[[Leicester City F.C.\|Leicester City]] \|[[2016–17 Leicester City F.C. season\|2016–17]] \|rowspan="7"\|[[Premier League]] \|17\|\|2\|\|2\|\|1\|\|0\|\|0\|\|4{{efn\|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}\|\|0\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|23\|\|3 \|- \|[[2017–18 Leicester City F.C. season\|2017–18]] ~~\|Premier League~~ \|33\|\|0\|\|3\|\|1\|\|2\|\|0\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|38\|\|1 \|- \|[[2018–19 Leicester City F.C. season\|2018–19]] ~~\|Premier League~~ \|38\|\|2\|\|0\|\|0\|\|2\|\|0\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|40\|\|2 \|- \|[[2019–20 Leicester City F.C. season\|2019–20]] ~~\|Premier League~~ \|32\|\|2\|\|3\|\|0\|\|4\|\|0\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|39\|\|2 \|- \|[[2020–21 Leicester City F.C. season\|2020–21]] ~~\|Premier League~~ \|26\|\|1\|\|6\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|4{{efn\|name=UEL}}\|\|0\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|36\|\|1 \|- \|[[2021–22 Leicester City F.C. season\|2021–22]] ~~\|Premier League~~ \|19\|\|0\|\|1\|\|0\|\|2\|\|0\|\|8{{efn\|Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, four appearances and one goal in [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]}}\|\|2\|\|1{{efn\|Appearance in [[FA Community Shield]]}}\|\|0\|\|31\|\|2 \|- \|[[2022–23 Leicester City F.C. season\|2022–23]] \|27\|\|0\|\|1\|\|0\|\|2\|\|0\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|30\|\|0 ▲\|- \|[[2023–24 Leicester City F.C. season\|2023–24]] \|[[EFL Championship\|Championship]] \|32\|\|4\|\|1\|\|0\|\|3\|\|2\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|36\|\|6 \|-▼ \|[[2024–25 Leicester City F.C. season\|2024–25]] \|Premier League \|2511\|\|0\|\|10\|\|0\|\|21\|\|01\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|2812\|\|01 \|- !colspan="2"\|Total !~~190~~234!!711!!1617!!2!!1215!!02!!16!!2!!1!!0!!~~235~~286!!1118 \|- !colspan="3"\|Career total !~~251~~289!!1114!!2425!!3!!1215!!02!!28!!4!!3!!0!!~~318~~368!!1825 \|} {{notelist}} ===International=== {{updated\|match played 2714 ~~March~~November ~~2023~~2024}}<ref>{{NFT player\|60751\|Wilfred Ndidi\|access-date=23 June 2018}}</ref> {\| class=wikitable style=text-align:center \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year ▲\|- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals \|- \|rowspan=89\|[[Nigeria national football team\|Nigeria]] \|2015\|\|2\|\|0 \|- \|2016\|\|4\|\|0 \|- \|2017\|\|78\|\|0 \|- \|2018\|\|10\|\|0 Line 173 ⟶ 168: \|2022\|\|5\|\|0 \|- \|2023\|\|25\|\|0 \|- \|2024\|\|8\|\|0 \|- !colspan=2\|Total!!5062!!0 \|} Line 182 ⟶ 179: [[FA Cup]]: [[2020–21 FA Cup\|2020–21]]<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57055571 \|title=Chelsea 0–1 Leicester City \|first=Phil \|last=McNulty \|website=BBC Sport \|date=15 May 2021 \|access-date=15 May 2021}}</ref> [[FA Community Shield]]: [[2021 FA Community Shield\|2021]]<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58036460 \|title=Leicester City 1–0 Manchester City \|first=Shamoon \|last=Hafez \|website=BBC Sport \|date=7 August 2021 \|access-date=8 August 2021}}</ref> [[EFL Championship]]: [[2023–24 EFL Championship\|2023–24]]<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=2040 \|title=Championship: 2023/24: Current table \|website=Soccerbase \|publisher=Centurycomm \|access-date=5 May 2024}}<br />{{cite web \|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1527&teamTabs=stats&season_id=156 \|title=Leicester: Squad details: 2023/24 \|website=Soccerbase \|publisher=Centurycomm \|access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref> ==References== Line 188 ⟶ 186: ==External links== {{commons category}} {{wikiquote}} [https://www.lcfc.com/players/20479/Wilfred-Ndidi/profile?lang=en Profile] at the Leicester City F.C. website {{FIFA player}} {{Soccerway}} {{Soccerbase}} {{NFT player}} {{Leicester City F.C. squad}} Line 209 ⟶ 205: [[Category:1996 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Alumni of De Montfort University]] [[Category:Footballers from Lagos]] [[Category:Nigerian men's footballers]] [[Category:~~Nigeria~~Men's ~~under-20~~association ~~international~~football ~~footballers~~midfielders]] [[Category:Nigeria international footballers]]▼ ~~[[Category:Association football midfielders]]~~ [[Category:K.R.C. 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