Jessic Ngankam

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Jessic Ngankam
Personal information
Full name Ngankam Jessic Gaïtan Ngankam[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-20) 20 July 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Hertha BSC
Number 24
Youth career
0000–2006 Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf
2006–2019 Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Hertha BSC II 25 (12)
2020– Hertha BSC 19 (2)
2021–2022Greuther Fürth (loan) 6 (2)
National team
2017 Germany U17 4 (0)
2018 Germany U18 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:51, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:18, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

Ngankam Jessic Gaïtan Ngankam (born 20 July 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Hertha BSC.[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 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]

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.[7] His brother Roussel is also a footballer, and appeared for the Germany youth national teams.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Jessic Ngankam". Hertha BSC. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b {{WorldFootball.net}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.
  4. ^ "1899 Hoffenheim – Hertha BSC 0:3 (Bundesliga 2019/2020, 26. Round)". WorldFootball.net. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Mit Kaufoption: Fürth leiht Hertha-Angreifer Ngankam aus". kicker (in German). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. ^ "JESSIC NGANKAM RETURNS TO HERTHA". Hertha BSC. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  7. ^ Richter, Theodor (9 March 2019). "Schafft das nächste Hertha-Talent den Sprung zu den Profis?".
  8. ^ {{FootballDatabase.eu}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.
  9. ^ Dittmar, Dominik. "Ex-Essener Roussel Ngankam für VfB Eichstätt am Ball".

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