Merveil Ndockyt

Merveil Valthy Streeker Ndockyt (born 20 July 1983) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Croatian club NK Osijek and the Congo national team.

Club Career

Early career

Born in Brazzaville, Ndockyt started his career with ACNFF in 2014. He subsequently had spells at CARA Brazzaville (also playing in the CAF Confederation Cup with the side) and AC Leopards.

Tirana

On 20 August 2016, Ndockyt moved for the first time in Europe where he signed a two-year contract with Albanian Superliga outfit Tirana. Given squad number 19, he made his first appearance for the club in championship matchday 3 against Kukesi at home, netting the equalizer with a shot outside the box as the match ended in a 2–2 draw.

Ndockyt was distinguished for his performances during the first part of the season, being an important player in the lineup. In January 2017, Ndockyt refused a call-up by Congo national team in order to be part of the team in their winter training camp in Antalya, Turkey. Later in April 2017, he scored in the first leg of 2016–17 Albanian Cup semi-final tie against Beselidhja Lezhe which ended in a 1–1 draw; Tirana eventually qualified to the final for the first time in five years after winning 2–0 in the second leg. It was Tirana's first win after 12 winless matches.

Ndockyt scored his 5th league goal of the season in the 2–0 home win over Luftetari Gjirokaster in the penultimate matchday to keep Tirana's survival hopes alive. The club eventually relegated for the first time to First Division after not winning in the final match against Vllaznia. In the Albanian Cup final on 31 May, Ndockyt scored a penalty kick in 112 minute as Tirana defeated Skenderbeu 3–1 after extra time to win the trophy for a record 16th time. The cup success ment the return of Tirana in European competitions after 5 years.

On 21 June, he was included in new manager Ze Maria's list for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League fi