Olivier Ntcham

Jules Olivier Ntcham (born 9 February 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club Samsunspor. Born in France, he plays for the Cameroon national team.

Olivier Ntcham
Ntcham playing for Celtic in 2018
Personal information
Full name Jules Olivier Ntcham[1]
Date of birth (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996[2]
Place of birth Longjumeau, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Samsunspor
Number 10
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)
2017–2021 Celtic 87 (13)
2021 → Marseille (loan) 4 (0)
2021–2023 Swansea City 78 (12)
2023— Samsunspor 2 (0)
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)
2017–2019 France U21 20 (1)
2022– Cameroon 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:32, 8 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 December 2022

Ntcham was born in Longjumeau, a southern suburb of Paris, and played for numerous youth clubs in and around Paris before joining youth academies at Paris FC and Le Havre. In 2012, at the age of 16, Ntcham joined Manchester City's Elite Development Squad for £730,000.[3] Developing under City's Football Development Executive Patrick Vieira, Ntcham's potential was noticed by club manager Manuel Pellegrini, who included him on City's pre-season tour of Australia in 2015.

After signing a professional contract with City, Ntcham was loaned out for a two season spell at Genoa in Italy's Serie A, with an option to buy later.[4] In July 2017, Ntcham signed for Scottish Premiership side Celtic on a four-year permanent deal. He signed a contract extension with the Glasgow club in November 2018, extending his stay until 2022.[5] In February 2021, Ntcham was loaned out to French club Marseille.[6] Ntcham joined Swansea City in September 2021.

Internationally, Ntcham has represented France at numerous levels, most recently the France national under-21 football team at the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[7]

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.[8] In July 2015, he signed a five-year deal with Manchester City, before joining Italian side Genoa on a two-year loan.[9]

Loan to Genoa

On 28 August 2015, Serie A side Genoa signed Ntcham on a two-year loan with an option to buy.[10][11][12] He made his debut for the club on 23 August 2015, in a 1–0 defeat to Palermo.[13] His second match was marked with a 2–0 win against Hellas Verona.[14][15]

Ntcham's first goal for Genoa came in the opening game of his second season, during a 3–1 win over Cagliari on 21 August 2016.[16] He scored his second goal on 26 February 2017, in stoppage time, rescuing a 1–1 draw with Bologna.[17]

Celtic

On 12 July 2017, Ntcham signed a four-year contract with Celtic.[18] He scored his first goal for Celtic in a 1–0 win against Partick Thistle on 11 August 2017.[19] On 9 November 2018, at the age of 22, he signed a new four-year contract to keep him at Celtic until the year 2022.[20]

Ntcham scored the winning goal against Lazio in the Europa League on 7 November 2019, giving Celtic a historic 2–1 victory as their first ever win in Italy.[21]

Loan to Marseille

On 1 February 2021, Ntcham joined French side Marseille on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[22] Manager André Villas-Boas, who had informed the Marseille board that he didn't want the player, offered his resignation the following day in response to Ntcham joining and was suspended as manager a few hours later for publicly criticising the club's board.[23] On 10 February 2021, he made his debut for Marseille as a substitute for Valentin Rongier in a 2–0 away win over AJ Auxerre in the Coupe de France.[24] On 10 February 2021, he made his league debut as a substitute for Michaël Cuisance in a 0–0 away draw against Bordeaux.[25]

Swansea City

On 1 September 2021, Ntcham joined Championship club Swansea City on a free transfer.[26] He scored his first goal for Swansea in a 3–3 draw with Luton Town on 18 September 2021.[27]

Samsunspor

On 7August 2023, Ntcham joined Turkish Süper Lig side Samsunspor.[28]

International career

Ntcham was born in France to parents of Cameroonian descent.[29] He was a youth international for France at various levels.[30]

In November 2019, he was placed on standby for Cameroon's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Cape Verde and Rwanda.[31] He debuted with the Cameroon national team in a friendly 2–0 loss to Uzbekistan on 23 September 2022.[32]

Career statistics
As of match played 22 April 2023[33]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Genoa (loan) 2015–16[34] Serie A 17010——180
2016–17[35] Serie A 20330——233
Total 37340——413
Celtic 2017–18[36] Scottish Premiership 305532011[lower-alpha 3]1489
2018–19[37] Scottish Premiership 203104012[lower-alpha 4]3376
2019–20[38] Scottish Premiership 234212211[lower-alpha 5]1388
2020–21[39] Scottish Premiership 14100009[lower-alpha 6]0231
Total 8713848243514624
Marseille (loan) 2020–21 Ligue 1 4020——60
Swansea City 2021–22 Championship 3741000—384
2022–23 Championship 4182010—427
Total 78123010—8011
Samsunspor 2023–24 Süper Lig 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Career total 208271949243527537
  1. Includes Coppa Italia, Scottish Cup, Coupe de France, FA Cup
  2. Includes Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup
  3. Nine appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  5. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  6. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Celtic

References
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