Jessic Ngankam
Ngankam in 2023
Personal information
Full name Ngankam Jessic Gaïtan Ngankam[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-20) 20 July 2000
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Eintracht Frankfurt
Number 18
Youth career
2005–2006 Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf
2006–2019 Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Hertha BSC II 25 (12)
2020–2022 Hertha BSC 19 (2)
2021–2022Greuther Fürth (loan) 6 (2)
2022 Greuther Fürth 0 (0)
2022–2023 Hertha BSC 18 (4)
2022–2023 Hertha BSC II 1 (0)
2023– Eintracht Frankfurt 2 (0)
International career
2017 Germany U17 4 (0)
2018 Germany U18 3 (0)
2023 Germany U21 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:14, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:16, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

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

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.[8] His brother Roussel is also a footballer, and appeared for the Germany youth national teams.[9][10]

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. 1 2 Jessic Ngankam at WorldFootball.net
  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. "Jessic Ngankam wechselt zu Eintracht Frankfurt" (in German). Bundesliga. 14 July 2023.
  8. Richter, Theodor (9 March 2019). "Schafft das nächste Hertha-Talent den Sprung zu den Profis?".
  9. Jessic Ngankam at FootballDatabase.eu
  10. Dittmar, Dominik. "Ex-Essener Roussel Ngankam für VfB Eichstätt am Ball".
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