Macdonald Niba

Macdonald Ngwa Niba (born 8 August 1994) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Canadian club Atlético Ottawa.

Macdonald Niba
Personal information
Full name Macdonald Ngwa Niba
Date of birth (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994[1]
Place of birth Buea, Cameroon
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Ottawa
Number 3
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
University of Buea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Cinyodev FC
2016 North Toronto Nitros 18 (7)
2017–2019 Nitra 52 (2)
2019–2020 Honvéd Budapest 8 (0)
2020–2021 Doxa Drama 5 (0)
2021 KuPS 5 (0)
2021 → KuFu-98 (loan) 1 (0)
2022– Atlético Ottawa 28 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2023

Early life

In his native Cameroon, Niba attended the University of Buea, where he played for the school's football team, being named the team's best player in the 2013-14 season, and also played for Cinyodev FC.[2]

Club career

North Toronto Nitros

In 2016 season, he played for the North Toronto Nitros in the Canadian third tier League1 Ontario, making his debut on 30 April against Vaughan Azzurri.[3] He scored his first goal on May 8, against Toronto Skillz FC.[4] Over the course of the season, he played 18 league matches, scoring seven goals.[5] That season, he was named a Mid-Season All-Star, was named to the year-end League1 Ontario All-Star Team and was also named Defender of the Year.[6][7]

Nitra

On 27 February 2017, Niba signed with Slovakian 2. Liga club FC Nitra.[6] On 22 July 2017 Niba made his Fortuna Liga debut against Žilina.[8] In his first four matches, he was named man of the match three times, also earning Player Of The Week honours once and being named to the Team of the Week each time.[9] That season he made eight appearances for Nitra, scoring two goals and helping the club earn promotion to the Fortuna Liga.[10]

Budapest Honvéd

In 2019, he joined Hungarian club Budapest Honvéd FC.[11] In 2020, he won the Hungarian Cup with Honved, entering the finals as a 95th minute substitute.[12] During his season with Honvéd, he dealt with some injuries, as well as the interruption of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13]

Doxa Drama

In October 2020, he joined Doxa Drama F.C. in the Greek second tier.[14]

KuPS

In April 2021, he joined Finnish first tier side KuPS on a one-year contract until December 2021.[15] In May, they won the 2021 Finnish Cup.[16]

Atlético Ottawa

On 26 January 2022, Niba returned to Canada, signing a two-year contract with Canadian Premier League side Atlético Ottawa.[17]

International career

In 2017, he was named to the Cameroon U23 preliminary squad for the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games,[18] although he did not make the final roster.

Honours

Atlético Ottawa

Career statistics
As of match played 10 September 2023[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
North Toronto Nitros 2016[5] League1 Ontario 187—10——197
FC Nitra 2016-17 2. Liga 8200———82
2017-18 Slovak First Football League 26020———280
2018-19 18030———210
Total 52250000000572
Honvéd 2019-20 OTP Bank Liga 8050—2[lower-alpha 1]0—130
Doxa Dramas 2020-21 Super League Greece 2 5000———50
KuPS 2021 Veikkausliiga 5010—4[lower-alpha 2]0—60
KuFu-98 (loan) 2021 Kakkonen 1000———10
Atlético Ottawa 2022 Canadian Premier League 16010——0[lower-alpha 3]0170
2023 12010———130
Total 28020000000300
Career total 11721301060001379
  1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Conference League
  3. Appearance(s) in the Canadian Premier League playoffs

Honours

Individual

Club

References
  1. Macdonald Niba at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Niba Macdonald Voted Best Defender in League1 Ontario". Football24. 28 October 2016.
  3. "Vaughan Survive Late Nitros Onslaught To Win Home Opener". League1 Ontario. 1 May 2016.
  4. "North Toronto Makes Statement With 3-0 Away Win Over TSkillz". League1 Ontario. 9 May 2016.
  5. "Niba Macdonald 2016 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  6. "League1 Ontario 2016 Defender Of The Year Niba MacDonald Signs With Slovakia's FC Nitra". League1 Ontario. 27 February 2016.
  7. "Brown And MacDonald Take League1 Ontario 2016 Defender Of The Year Honours". League1 Ontario. 20 November 2016.
  8. "Nitra v 1. kole Fortuna ligy doma zdolala majstra zo Žiliny" [In the 1st round of the Fortuna League, Nitra defeated the champions from Žilina at home]. MY Nitra (in Slovak). 22 July 2017.
  9. "Macdonald Niba: Solution To Cameroon's Defensive Woes". Cameroon News Line. 15 August 2017.
  10. Reid, Brady (8 June 2021). "League1 Ontario: 5 best professional campaigns Ontario men's grads". Canadian Premier League.
  11. "Niba Macdonald is Moving to Hungarian Honved Budapest!". HMP Sport.
  12. Muambo, Edward (4 June 2020). "Niba Macdonald Wins Hungarian Cup with Budapest Honved FC". Kick 442.
  13. Muambo, Edward (21 April 2020). "Niba Mcdonald: Budapest Honved defender talks about life in confinement". Kick 442.
  14. Angu, Lesley (5 October 2020). "MacDonald Niba Joins Drama FC". Kick 442.
  15. Angu, Lesley (2 April 2021). "MacDonald Niba Joins KuPS". Kick 442.
  16. Nwenfor, Boris Esono (9 May 2021). "MacDonald Niba's KuPS wins Finnish Cup". Kick 442.
  17. "ATO Signing Day: Atlético Ottawa adds Cameroon-native Macdonald Niba". Atlético Ottawa. 26 January 2022.
  18. "Jeux de la Solidarité Islamique : 36 joueurs convoqués pour le stage préparatoire" [Islamic Solidarity Games: 36 players summoned for the preparatory training]. Camfoot (in French). 16 March 2017.
  19. "Atlético Ottawa win 2022 CPL regular season title". CanPL.ca. 8 October 2022.
  20. Macdonald Niba at Soccerway
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