Ngankam Jessic Gaïtan Ngankam (born 20 July 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96, on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt.[3]
Club career
Ngankam made his professional debut for Hertha BSC on 16 May 2020 in the Bundesliga, coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute for Vedad Ibišević in the away match against 1899 Hoffenheim, which finished as a 3–0 win.[4]
He moved to Greuther Fürth in July 2021 on a season-long loan. Greuther Fürth secured an option to sign him permanently.[5]
On 31 May 2022, Ngankam returned to Hertha BSC and signed a contract extension to 2025.[6] On 14 July 2023, he signed a deal with another Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt until 2028.[7]
On 1 February 2024, Ngankam was loaned by Mainz 05 until the end of the season.[8] He was then loaned by Hannover 96 for the 2024–25 season.[9]
International career
Ngankam was included in Germany's squad for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. He made four appearances during the tournament, in which Germany were eliminated in the quarter-finals with a 2–1 loss against Brazil. The following year, he made three appearances for the under-18 national team.[3]
Personal life
Ngankam was born in Berlin, and is of Cameroonian descent.[10] His brother Roussel is also a footballer, and appeared for the Germany youth national teams.[11]
References
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 28 October 2017. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Jessic Ngankam". Hertha BSC. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ a b Jessic Ngankam at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "1899 Hoffenheim – Hertha BSC 0:3 (Bundesliga 2019/2020, 26. Round)". WorldFootball.net. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Mit Kaufoption: Fürth leiht Hertha-Angreifer Ngankam aus". kicker (in German). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "JESSIC NGANKAM RETURNS TO HERTHA". Hertha BSC. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Jessic Ngankam wechselt zu Eintracht Frankfurt" (in German). Bundesliga. 14 July 2023.
- ^ "05ER LEIHEN JESSIC NGANKAM" [05ER LOAN JESSIC NGANKAM] (in German). Mainz 05. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Ngankam will in Hannover wieder durchstarten". Kicker (in German). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Richter, Theodor (9 March 2019). "Schafft das nächste Hertha-Talent den Sprung zu den Profis?".
- ^ "Jessic Ngankam: Who is Eintracht Frankfurt's new German forward?". Bundesliga. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
External links
- Profile at the Hertha BSC website
- Jessic Ngankam at DFB (also available in German)
- Jessic Ngankam – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Jessic Ngankam – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Jessic Ngankam at kicker (in German)
- Jessic Ngankam at Soccerway
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