Wilfred Ndidi



Onyinye Wilfred Ndidi (born 16 December 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Leicester City and the Nigeria national team. Ndidi is known for his defensive prowess.

Quotes

 * It’s a personal thing for me that I want to do, to expand myself and learn new things. Instead of sitting at home after training I come to DMU for my classes.
 * Leicester City's Ndidi completes diploma in Business and Management. Goal.com, 27 August 2022.


 * I can only see myself as myself. Whether people say I play like Kanté, or that he’s better than me, I don’t listen to them. All I want to do is play and keep improving, and it is working well at the moment – we are doing the basic things well and we try to kick on from there. I prefer to enjoy the winning mentality of the team rather than how I play or what I try to achieve.
 * Leicester City’s Wilfred Ndidi: ‘The other players were scared and couldn’t cope’. The Guardian, 8 April 2017.


 * My dad watched it on the television but he didn’t want me to play football. He is a soldier, but he didn’t want me to follow in his footsteps, he just wanted me to go to school.
 * Ndidi: My father — a soldier — never wanted me to play football. TheCable, 31 March 2017.