| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jules Alex Nyom | ||
| Date of birth | January 3, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Mfou, Cameroon[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | RoPS | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| ?–? | Etoile of Essazock | -- | (--) |
| ?–? | Canon de Yaounde | -- | (--) |
| ?–2005 | ES Sétif | -- | (--) |
| 2007-2010 | St. Paul Twin Stars | -- | (--) |
| 2010- | RoPS | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 February 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Jules Alex Nyom, (born January 3, 1984 in Cameroon), is a Cameroonian soccer goalkeeper, and plays for RoPS.[2]
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Nyom played for the Etoile of Essazock and Canon de Yaounde in Cameroon, ES Sétif in the Algerian Championnat National.[3]
In 2007, he made his NPSL season debut at age 23. During the 2008 season, he helped the team win their first Midwest Regional title with a goal differential of +7 and 2 clean sheets in 6 games, but his absence at the Final Four National Championship in New York had shows gaps in the Twin Stars productivity with out him, and they lost in the final 2-1 to the Pennsylvania Stoners. 2009 was his most successful season, being named the team captain for the NPSL Final Four Tournament (as Juan Fiz was injured), winning another Midwest Region title, earning a name on the Midwest All-Star team, and making many key saves in the Final Four Semi-Final, but eventually losing to Sonoma County Sol 4-1.
It was announced in the summer of 2010 that Nyom was signed on a professional contract for RoPS of Finland. His first season was rather successful, and in his second match for RoPS he received a Man of the Match award. Nyom played a total of 11 games in the 2010 season, shutting out the opposition in seven matches. These performances during the regular season led to the team finishing as champions of the Ykkönen, and a secured promotion to the Veikkausliiga for the 2011 season.
Alex fluently speaks French and English due to playing in the United States and in other various countries.