Macdonald Ngwa Niba

Macdonald Ngwa Niba (born 8 August 1994) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for St. Catharines Roma Wolves in the Ontario Premier League.

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.

Club career 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. He scored his first goal on May 8, against Toronto Skillz FC. Over the course of the season, he played 18 league matches, scoring seven goals. 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.

On 27 February 2017, Niba signed with Slovak 2. Liga club FC Nitra. 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. That season he made eight appearances for Nitra, scoring two goals and helping the club earn promotion to the Slovak First Football League.

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

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

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

On 26 January 2022, Niba returned to Canada, signing a two-year contract with Canadian Premier League side Atlético Ottawa. Niba was released after his contract expired in the 2023 off-season.

In April 2024, he signed with USL League Two club Thunder Bay Chill.

In August 2014, he signed with Northern Cyprus club Doğan Türk Birliği in the KTFF Süper Lig on a two-year contract.

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

Career statistics

Honours Individual League1 Ontario Defender of the Year: 2016 League1 Ontario All-Star: 2016

Club Hungarian Cup: 2019–20 Finnish Cup: 2021 Canadian Premier League Regular Season: 2022