Nouhou Tolo
![]() Nouhou with Seattle Sounders FC in 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 23 June 1997 | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left-back | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Seattle Sounders FC | |||||||||||||||
Number | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2015 | Rainbow Bamenda | |||||||||||||||
2016 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 24 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2017– | Seattle Sounders FC | 140 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2017–2018 | → Tacoma Defiance[1] (loan) | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2017 | Cameroon U20 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2019 | Cameroon U23 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2017– | Cameroon | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:54, 10 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022 |
Nouhou Tolo (/ˈnuːhuː ˈtoʊloʊ/; born 23 June 1997), sometimes known mononymically as Nouhou, is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer and the Cameroon national team.[2] He represented Cameroon at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.[3]
Club career
Nouhou began his career in 2015 with Rainbow Bamenda, where he played for one season. A contract dispute over who owned his rights between teams in Cameroon initially blocked his transfer to the United States,[4] but in April 2016, Nouhou signed with Seattle Sounders FC 2.[5] He made 24 league appearances and lead the team in minutes played.[2]
Nouhou signed with Seattle Sounders FC on 26 January 2017, earning his first team contract after performing admirably for S2 in 2016, according to General Manager Garth Lagerway.[2] Nouhou scored his first professional goal while loaned down to S2 on 15 April 2017, the second goal in a 2–1 away win over LA Galaxy II.[6]
Nouhou made his Seattle Sounders FC debut on 31 May 2017, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 loss to Columbus Crew.[7] He quickly became a fan favorite amongst Sounders FC supporters, often known for his showmanship during matches.[8] He scored his first goal for the Sounders against the Houston Dynamo on September 4, 2022. He also registered an assist in the game, earning Man of the Match honors.
International career
In February 2017, Nouhou was called up to represent the Cameroon U20s in the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Zambia.[9] Nouhou made his under-20 debut on 27 February 2017, starting at left back in a 3–1 loss against South Africa in the first group stage game of the tournament.[10]
Nouhou made his debut for the Cameroon national team in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 2–2 tie with Zambia on 11 November 2017.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 October 2022
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 2016[12] | USL | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
2017[12] | USL | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
2018[12] | USL | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||||
Tacoma Defiance | 2019[12] | USL | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Seattle Sounders FC | 2017[13] | MLS | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
2018[13] | MLS | 28 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
2019[13] | MLS | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
2020[13] | MLS | 22 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
2021[13] | MLS | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
2022[13] | MLS | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
Total | 140 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 167 | 1 | ||
Career total | 172 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 199 | 2 |
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
International
- As of match played 29 March 2022[14]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Cameroon | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 5 | 0 | |
2022 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 14 | 0 |
Honours
Seattle Sounders FC
Cameroon
- Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2021[16]
Individual
- MLS All-Star: 2021
- CONCACAF Champions League Best XI: 2022[17]
References
- ^ Formerly known as Seattle Sounders FC 2 until the 2019 season.
- ^ a b c "Sounders FC signs defender Nouhou Tolo". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Communications. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Africa Cup of Nations (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Sounders sign Cameroonian defender Nouhou Tolo". Seattletimes.com. Seattle Times. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Seattle Sounders FC 2 sign Cameroonian defender Nouhou Tolo". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Communications. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ Ari Liljenwall (15 April 2017). "Sounders FC 2 earn road win at LA Galaxy II behind Nouhou goal". SoundersFC.com. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Sounders FC falls short with 3-0 road loss at Columbus". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Communications. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ Matt Pentz (27 May 2021). "'With Nouhou, what can you say?': The Sounders' beloved cult hero is thriving in a new role". Theathletic.com. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ Graeme Jackson (22 February 2017). "Junior Lions confirm squad for U-20 AFCON". AfricanFootball.com. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ Austin Ditlhobolo (27 February 2017). "Singh inspires South Africa to victory in U20 AFCON clash". AfricanFootball.com. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - Zambia-Cameroon - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d Nouhou Tolo at USL Championship
- ^ a b c d e f Nouhou Tolo at Major League Soccer
- ^ Nouhou Tolo at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Seattle Sounders are 2019 MLS Cup champions: Rave Green win second MLS title". Major League Soccer. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ AfricaNews (6 February 2022). "Cameroon beats Burkina Faso to end AFCON 2021 in third place". Africanews. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Lodeiro, Dinenno headline 2022 SCCL Best XI". CONCACAF. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
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