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German footballer (born 2000)

Jessic Ngankam
Ngankam in 2023
Personal information
Full name Ngankam Jessic Gaïtan Ngankam
Date of birth (2000-07-20) 20 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team Hannover 96
(on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt)
Number 7
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)
2021–2022 → Greuther 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 15 (0)
2024 → Mainz 05 (loan) 7 (0)
2024– → Hannover 96 (loan) 0 (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 1 July 2024
‡ 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 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96, on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt.

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.

He moved to Greuther Fürth in July 2021 on a season-long loan. Greuther Fürth secured an option to sign him permanently.

On 31 May 2022, Ngankam returned to Hertha BSC and signed a contract extension to 2025. On 14 July 2023, he signed a deal with another Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt until 2028.

On 1 February 2024, Ngankam was loaned by Mainz 05 until the end of the season. He was then loaned by Hannover 96 for the 2024–25 season.

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.

Personal life

Ngankam was born in Berlin, and is of Cameroonian descent. His brother Roussel is also a footballer, and appeared for the Germany youth national teams.

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. ^ Jessic Ngankam at WorldFootball.net Edit this at 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. "Jessic Ngankam wechselt zu Eintracht Frankfurt" (in German). Bundesliga. 14 July 2023.
  8. "05ER LEIHEN JESSIC NGANKAM" [05ER LOAN JESSIC NGANKAM] (in German). Mainz 05. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  9. "Ngankam will in Hannover wieder durchstarten". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  10. Richter, Theodor (9 March 2019). "Schafft das nächste Hertha-Talent den Sprung zu den Profis?".
  11. "Jessic Ngankam: Who is Eintracht Frankfurt's new German forward?". Bundesliga. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

External links

Hannover 96 – current squad


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