Rudy Guélord Bhebey-Ndey (born 9 March 1990) is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a forward for AC Léopards. International career In January 2014, coach Claude Leroy invited Ndey to be a part of the Congo national squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship. The Congo were eliminated in the group stage after losing to Ghana, drawing with Libya and defeating Ethiopia, with Ndey himself scoring the only goal in that match. Spinal cord injury Ndey had a career-ending spinal cord injury on 26 July 2015 in a match against Zamalek SC at the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup. He arrived at the hospital with "serious damage to his spinal column between his fifth and sixth vertebra, a blow to the spinal cord, breathing difficulties and a cerebral hemorrhage". After emergency surgery, he was sent to France to help speed up his recovery. The injury rendered him tetraplegic and put a stop to his career. References External links 1986 births 2014 African Nations Championship players AC Léopards players FC Zorya Luhansk players Ukrainian Premier League players Republic of the Congo A' international footballers Association football forwards Living people People with tetraplegia Republic of the Congo footballers Republic of the Congo people with disabilities Republic of the Congo international footballers Republic of the Congo expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Ukraine Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Gabon Expatriate footballers in Gabon