Nicolas N'Koulou

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Nicolas N'Koulou
Personal information
Full nameNicolas Alexis Julioz
N'Koulou N'Doubena
Date of birth (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990
Place of birthYaoundé, Cameroon
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current clubMarseille
Number3
Youth career
Kadji Sports Academy
2007–2008Monaco
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008–2011Monaco78(0)
2011–Marseille89(1)
National team‡
2008Cameroon U233(0)
2008–Cameroon36(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 January 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:06, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

Nicolas Alexis Julio N'Koulou N'Doubena (born 27 March 1990), commonly referred to as Nicolas N'Koulou, is a Cameroonian footballer currently playing for Marseille

Club career

N'Koulou began his career at Kadji Sports Academy in Douala. The same academy that produced the likes of Samuel Eto'o, Carlos Kameni, and Eric Djemba-Djemba. In late 2007, it was announced that he was acquired by the principality-based side AS Monaco FC. He agreed to a three-year professional contract.[1] He spent the latter portion of the 2007–08 season playing with Monaco's CFA squad, before joining the squad for preseason in July 2008, where he was handed the number 3 kit.

He made two appearances during the pre-season starting their opening friendly match against fellow Ligue 1 side Toulouse FC and also starting against Croatian side NK Zagreb. He made his professional debut on 13 September 2008 in a 2–0 victory over FC Lorient starting the match before being substituted in the 65th minute. He has started every match since playing the full 90 minutes in them all. He has yet to score a goal.

His performances with Monaco have led to him being scouted by several prominent European clubs. English clubs Arsenal[2] and Hull City,[3] Spanish sides Sevilla and Atlético Madrid,[4] and French champions Olympique Lyonnais have all declared their interests in the Cameroonian defender.[5] On 29 June 2011, N'Koulou passed his medical and signed for four years with Marseille.

International career

N'Koulou was included in the Cameroon U-23 squad that participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics. He helped the squad reach the knockout round, where they were eliminated by Brazil. He would make his international debut in the senior squad on 19 November 2008 in a friendly against South Africa.

Individual Ligue 1 Team of the Year (2): 2012,2013

References

  1. ↑ le Lion de l’AS Monaco
  2. ↑ Arsenal tracking Monaco pair Nimini, N'Koulou
  3. ↑ Hull to slap in bid for Monaco defender Nikolou
  4. ↑ Atletico Madrid, Sevilla following Monaco defender Nicolas N'Koulou
  5. ↑ N’Koulou se fait remarquer

External links

2011–12 Ligue 1 UNFP Team of the Year
2012–13 Ligue 1 UNFP Team of the Year
Olympique de Marseille – current squad
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