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Jean-Claude Ngando

Squad depthVancouver Whitecaps · 26 yrsFree agentTransferred to Free agent

Profile

Full nameJean-Claude Ngando Mbende
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityCameroon
Age26
Date of birth20 Nov 1999
BirthplaceDouala
Height175 cm
Shirt number#26
ClubVancouver Whitecaps
Defensive midfielder
3
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
122
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Vancouver Whitecaps.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer200856.9
CONCACAF Champions League200186.8

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

J. Ngando is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at Vancouver Whitecaps, rated 32 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (5.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.69 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ngando.

On the season, Ngando graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.689 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 14 → 2). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32. At 26 Ngando is in his prime years, and a market index of 6 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Ngando is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending up
32
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
1.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
5.6%
Minutes
limited game time
3.69
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Vancouver Whitecaps finished 1st of 15 · a title-challenging side

3
Apps
3.69
Def. / 90
3
Tackles
1
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

3.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 3 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 15) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 5.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 32 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.