Olivier Ntcham
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Olivier Jules Ntcham[1] | ||
Date of birth | 9 February 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Longjumeau, France | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Celtic | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2005 | Chennevières-sur-Marne | ||
2005–2008 | US Ormesson | ||
2008–2009 | VGA Saint-Maur | ||
2009–2010 | Paris FC | ||
2010–2012 | Le Havre AC | ||
2012–2015 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
2015–2017 | → Genoa (loan) | 37 | (3) |
2017– | Celtic | 35 | (7) |
International career‡ | |||
2011–2012 | France U16 | 19 | (5) |
2012–2013 | France U17 | 8 | (0) |
2014 | France U18 | 2 | (1) |
2014 | France U19 | 5 | (0) |
2015–2016 | France U20 | 2 | (0) |
2017– | France U21 | 15 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 7 October 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2018 |
Olivier Jules Ntcham (born 9 February 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Celtic.
Club career
Manchester City
Ntcham signed for Manchester City in 2012, joining from French club Le Havre for a fee in the region of €1m, after refusing to sign a professional contract at the club.[2][3] In July 2015, Ntcham signed a five-year deal with Manchester City before joining Italian side Genoa on a two-year loan.[4]
Genoa
On 28 August 2015, Serie A side Genoa signed Ntcham on a two-year loan with an option to buy.[5][6][7] He made his debut for the club on 23 August 2015 in a 1–0 defeat to Palermo.[8] His second match was marked with a 2–0 win against Hellas Verona.[9][10]
Ntcham scored his first goal for Genoa in the opening game of his second season, during a 3–1 win over Cagliari on 21 August 2016.[11] His second goal came on 26 February 2017, in stoppage time, rescuing a 1–1 draw with Bologna.[12]
Celtic
On 12 July 2017, after a reported £4.5 million fee, Ntcham signed a four-year contract with Celtic.[13] He scored his first goal for Celtic in a 1–0 win at Partick Thistle on 11 August 2017.[14]
International career
Ntcham was born in France to parents of Cameroonian descent.[15] Ntcham is a youth international for France at various levels.[16]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Genoa (loan) | 2015–16[18] | Serie A | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
2016–17[19] | Serie A | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 3 | |||
Total | 37 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 3 | ||||
Celtic | 2017–18[20] | Scottish Premiership | 29 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 47 | 9 |
2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | |
Total | 30 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 56 | 11 | ||
Career total | 67 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 97 | 14 |
Honours
Celtic
References
- ^ "Danh sách sơ bộ các cầu thủ CLB Manchester City tham dự chuyến du đấu tại Việt Nam" [The preliminary list of Manchester City players to tour in Vietnam] (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Football Federation. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ Jamie Jackson. "Do Manchester City already have a new Paul Pogba in Olivier Ntcham?". the Guardian.
- ^ "Manchester City rival Arsenal and Inter for French starlet Ntcham". Mail Online.
- ^ Meyers, Alex (31 July 2015). "Olivier Ntcham joins Genoa on loan". Sports Mole. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ Stuart Brennan (8 September 2015). "Man City watching impressive Olivier Ntcham's progress at Genoa carefully". men.
- ^ "Genoa complete deal for Man City midfielder Olivier Ntcham – Tribal Football". Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "Manchester City confirm loan moves for Stevan Jovetic, Olivier Ntcham and Enes Unal". Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "Palermo vs. Genoa – 23 August 2015 – Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Genoa vs. Hellas Verona – 30 August 2015 – Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Result: Genoa too strong for Hellas Verona". Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "Genoa 3–1 Cagliari report". ESPN FC. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "Five things we learned in Italy Serie A". Ahram Online. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Celtic delighted to sign highly-rated Olivier Ntcham on 4-year deal". Celtic. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Partick 0–1 Celtic". BBC. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "FOOT : le conte de fées de Olivier Ntcham". 29 November 2012.
- ^ "Celtic pair Moussa Dembele and Olivier Ntcham star in France Under-21 win". Daily Record. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Olivier Ntcham Soccerway Profile". Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Oliver Ntcham in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Oliver Ntcham in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Oliver Ntcham in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
External links
- Olivier Ntcham at Soccerbase
- Olivier Ntcham at Soccerway
- France profile at FFF
- Oliver Ntcham at Manchester City F.C.
- 1996 births
- Living people
- French expatriate footballers
- French footballers
- France youth international footballers
- French people of Cameroonian descent
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Genoa C.F.C. players
- Celtic F.C. players
- Association football midfielders
- Serie A players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- People from Longjumeau
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland