Simon Brady Ngapandouetnbu (born 12 April 2003) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Championnat National club Nîmes on loan from Marseille.
_29.jpg) Ngapandouetnbu in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Brady Ngapandouetnbu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Foumban, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nîmes | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | ASPTT Marseille | ||
| 2013–2014 | ASMJ Blancarde | ||
| 2014–2019 | Marseille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Marseille B | 40 | (0) |
| 2019– | Marseille | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Nîmes (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Cameroon U23 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:31, 1 April 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editNgapandouetnbu is a product of the youth academies of ASPTT Marseille, ASMJ Blancarde, and Marseille. On 11 October 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Marseille for three years.[2] That same year, he was promoted to their reserves and was backup keeper for the senior squad.[3] He extended his contract with the club on 8 March 2022.[4]
International career
editBorn in Cameroon, Ngapandouetnbu moved to France at a young age. He was on the radar for the Cameroon U17s for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, and other youth sides for Cameroon. In November 2021, he was controversially called up to the France U19s for 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches.[5] In September 2022, he was formally called up to the senior Cameroon national team for a set of friendlies.[6] He was included in Cameroon squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup as third goalkeeper. He played for the Cameroon U23s for a set of 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2023.[7]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 13 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Marseille B | 2019–20 | CFA 2 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | CFA 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | CFA 2 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | National 3 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | National 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 0 | – | – | – | 40 | 0 | |||||
| Marseille | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nîmes (loan) | 2024–25 | CFA | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Cameroon (CAM)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 5. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Olympique de Marseille : Simon Ngapandouetnbu, 16 ans, passe pro". 11 October 2019.
- ^ "OM : Ngapandouetnbu titulaire dans le but pour le premier match de la saison !". Afrik-Foot. 4 July 2021.
- ^ AKOUETE, Isidore (8 March 2022). "Simon Ngapandouetnbu : Le jeune gardien franco-camerounais prolonge à l'OM".
- ^ "France controversially picks Cameroon's Ngapandouetnbu". 5 November 2021.
- ^ Phocéen, Le (13 September 2022). "Internationaux OM : Simon Ngapandouetnbu parti pour jouer le Mondial 2022 ?". Le Phocéen.
- ^ "Éliminatoires CAN U23 : Le Gabon élimine le Cameroun et se qualifie pour la phase finale".
External links
edit- Simon Ngapandouetnbu at Soccerway
- Simon Ngapandouetnbu at BDFutbol
- FFF Profile