Charles Ngatenda

In this Lakku name, the first or paternal surname is Ngatenda and the second or maternal family name is Makura.

Charles Ngatenda

Ngatenda in 2018.
Personal information
Full name	Charles Amuri Ngatenda Makura
Date of birth	(1993-07-12) 12 July 1993
Place of birth	Kasimia, Abari, Lyoa
Height	6 pi 4 pl (5 ft 9 in; 1.76 m)
Playing position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	CF Adolfosburg
Number	8
Youth career
2006–2010	Ntihura–Kasimia High School
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2015	Saint Alfonso University	112	(83)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–present	CF Adolfosburg	142	(108)
2016–present	Total	142	(108)
National team‡
2013–2014	Lyoa U21	1	(1)
2014–2016	Lyoa U23	3	(2)
2016–present	Lyoa	18	(9)
Honors Men's football Copa Creeperiano Winner 2019 Runner-up 2021
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 June 2021

Charles Amuri Ngatenda Makura (Lyoan pronunciation: [ˌtʃɑːr-əls ɑːˈmʊər-iː n-gəˈtɛn-də məˈkuː-rə]; born 12 July 1993), referred to as Carlos in Creeperopolis, is a Lyoan professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Creeperian soccer club CF Adolfosburg and the Lyoa national team. He is considered to be one of the best players in the Liga Imperial and the best non-Creeperian player.

Early life

Charles Amuri Ngatenda Makura was born on 12 July 1993 in Kasimia, Abari, Lyoa. His father was Charles Leopold Ngatenda Ntmbashi and his mother was Julia Assana Ngatenda Makura Ntalinda. He had a younger brother, John Itisha Ngatenda Makura, who was born in 1995. He was born five years prior to the outbreak of the Lyoan Civil War on 10 August 1998. In 1999, one year into the civil war, with the ongoing Revolutionary United Forces (RUF) offensive northwards towards Kasimia and Tigera, Ngatenda and his family fled Lyoa for refuge in Adolfosburg, Adolfosburg, Creeperopolis, settling in Alturas El Burro, a community heavily populated by Lyoans and Creepero-Lyoans. While in Creeperopolis, he went by Carlos, the Creeperianized form of Charles.

Youth career

In 2005, Ngatenda and his family returned to Lyoa following the conclusion of the Lyoan Civil War in 2003. In 2006, he enrolled in the Ntihura–Kasimia High School and played for the school's soccer. While playing, he distinguished himself as the program's strongest and best player, scoring 31 goals from 2006 to 2010, a school record which still stands today. He led the school to and won the Abari Provincial High School Soccer Championship (APHSSC) in 2009 and 2010, and in 2010, the he led the school to winning the Lyoa High School Soccer Championship (LHSSC).

College career

In his final year of high school, several Lyoan colleges offered him full scholarships to play at their schools, but Ngatenda wanted to play in Creeperopolis, since he lived there for six years of his life and experienced the atmosphere of soccer in Creeperopolis. He saw the Creeperian soccer programs as tougher and better than the Lyoan soccer programs, and in November 2010, after already having graduated high school, he took the Creeperian National University Acceptance Exam (EXACUN), and scored a 910 out of 1,236, 80 above the average that year of 830, passing the exam.

He enrolled in the Saint Alfonso University in Adolfosburg, where he lived from 1999 to 2005, and played for the university's soccer program. He was one of the university's best players in program history, and is considered the best non-Creeperian soccer player to ever play for the university's soccer team, scoring 83 goals in his 112 games.

Professional career

After graduating from Saint Alfonso University in 2015, he was recruited by the CF Adolfosburg soccer team to play beginning in the 2016–17 season of the Liga Imperial, a rare accomplishment by any player, as he skipped playing in the lower Divisions I and II of the National Football Association. CF Adolfosburg was also his favorite Liga Imperial soccer team. He began playing on an ANF Premier Division rookie contract worth ₡40 million colóns over 4 years. He turned down offers from CF Salvador and CF Victoria to play on their teams in order to play of CF Adolfosburg.

He played his first game in Week 3 of the 2016–17 season on 4 September 2016, scored his first goal in Week 5 on 18 September 2016, started his first game on 25 September 2016, and scored multiple goals in one game for the first time in Week 16 on 4 December 2016. Throughout the 2016–17 season, he scored 15 goals, three shy from the Liga Imperial rookie record of 18 held by Alberto Pacheco Hernández. He played all three games that CF Adolfosburg did in the group stage of the 2017 Copa Creeperiano, scoring one goal, before the team was eliminated from contention as it did not come in first in the group.

He returned to play for the 2017–18 season. On 18 December 2017, Ngatenda was named the team's captain. In Week 25 on 4 February 2017, as the team was seeking to clench the number one seed and immediately qualify for the semifinals of the Copa Creeperiano, Ngatenda was injured and tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) on his right leg, ending his season before he could play in the Copa Creeperiano. Subsequently, without him playing, the team slipped to the three seed and eventually finished in second in the group, being eliminated from the Copa Creeperiano.

Ngatenda fully recovered from his torn ACL and returned to play in the 2018–19 season season, determined to make the finals of the 2019 Copa Creeperiano. That year, Ngatenda scored a career high 25 goals in the regular season and played all 30 games, the first time in his professional career. The team preformed extremely well and clinched the number one seed, earning a bye in the group stage and immediately qualifying for the semifinals.

On 14 April 2019, CF Adolfosburg played CF Chalatenango and won 2–0, with Ngatenda scoring the team's first goal at 15 minutes. Ngatenda had qualified for the Copa Creeperiano Final match for the first time in his career, and in his first final match, he faced CF San Salvador, CF Adolfosburg's biggest rival, whose rivalry extended back to 1904 when both teams were formed. The rivalry is considered the best in the Liga Imperial and the stakes were high for both sides, as if CF San Salvador won, they would clinch their 17th title, while in CF Adolfosburg won, they would clinch their 21st title, the most in the Liga Imperial. On 28 April 2019, the two teams played the 2019 Copa Creeperiano Final, and CF Adolfosburg won the match 4–3 after extra time, claiming the team's 21st title. Ngatenda scored 3 of CF Adolfosburg's 4 scores, at 17 minutes, 76 minutes, and the game winning score at 112 minutes, subsequently being named the Man of the Match.

Returning to play for the 2019–20 season, he was considered the one of the best players in the Liga Imperial. He led the team to another number one seed, playing all 30 games and scoring 23 goals. In the semifinals, however, CF Adolfosburg was defeated 1–2 by CF Nuevo Xichútepa, which eventually one their ninth title in that year's final. CF Adolfosburg advanced to play the third place match against CF San Salvador, but lost 1–3, with Ngatenda scoring the team's only goal at 32 minutes.

On 4 June 2020, Ngatenda signed a 6-year ₡960 million colón contract with CF Adolfosburg. During the 2020–21 season, he scored 24 goals and led CF Adolfosburg to another number one seed. CF Adolfosburg defeated CF San Salvador 2–1, with Ngatenda scoring a penalty kick at 57 minutes, advancing to his second ever Copa Creeperiano Final. On 25 April 2021, CF Adolfosburg faced off against CF Nuevo Xichútepa, but in the end, CF Adolfosburg lost to a score of 2–3. He scored one penalty kick at 67 minutes.

Personal life

Ngatenda has a TuVu channel which he created on 12 June 2017. As of 1 May 2021, he has 304,229 subscribers. On 18 July 2020, he announced that he had entered into a relationship with Creeperian actress Anastasia María Huerta Velázquez.

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	League			National Cup
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
CF Adolfosburg	2016–17	Liga Imperial	20	15	3	1
	2017–18	Liga Imperial	25	13	Did not play
	2018–19	Liga Imperial	30	25	2	4
	2019–20	Liga Imperial	30	23	2	1
	2020–21	Liga Imperial	30	24	2	2
	2021–22	Liga Imperial	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
	Total		133	100	9	8

International

As of 1 May 2021

Lyoa
Year	Apps	Goals
2016	1	1
2017	1	1
2018	2	1
2019	4	1
2020	6	3
2021	5	2
Total	18	9

Honors

CF Adolfosburg

• Copa Creeperiano Champion (2019)
• Copa Creeperiano Man of the Match (2019)

See also

• CF Adolfosburg