Jean-Pierre Nsame
Jean-Pierre Nsame (born 1 May 1993) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Young Boys and the Cameroon national football team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jean-Pierre Nsame | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Young Boys | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Angers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Angers II | 38 | (22) |
| 2012–2016 | Angers | 23 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → Carquefou (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Amiens (loan) | 34 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | Servette | 31 | (23) |
| 2017– | Young Boys | 83 | (46) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017– | Cameroon | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:52, 14 January 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:47, 5 November 2017 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Nsame made his professional debut in April 2012, in a 1–1 Ligue 2 draw against Metz.[1]
Young Boys
In July 2017 he joined Young Boys from second division side Servette FC.[2]
In 2017–18 he was part of the Young Boys squad that won the Swiss Super League for the first time in 32 years.[3] He helped the club repeat as champions the following campaign, scoring 15 goals in 31 league appearances.
On 14 September 2019, Nsame netted his first hat-trick for the club in a 11–2 victory over fifth division side FC Freienbach in the second round of the Swiss Cup. Five days later, he scored his first goal in European competition in a 1–2 defeat to Portuguese side FC Porto in the group stage of the Europa League.[4] On 24 November, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–3 win over FC Sion in the Swiss Super League; the match also saw Pajtim Kasami score a hat-trick for Sion.[5]
International career
He was called up to the Cameroon squad for the 2017 Confederations Cup.[6]
He earned his first cap for Cameroon when he started their match against Nigeria on 4 September 2017 in a qualifying match for the World Cup.[7]
==Personal life== [8]
His family name is correctly spelled Nsame, not Nsamé.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 December 2019[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup1 | Continental2 | Other3 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Angers | 2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Angers total | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Carquefou (loan) | 2013–14 | Championnat National | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| Amiens (loan) | 2014–15 | Championnat National | 34 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 36 | 10 | ||
| Servette | 2016–17 | Swiss Challenge League | 31 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 23 | ||
| Young Boys | 2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 31 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 44 | 14 | |
| 2018–19 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 39 | 15 | |||
| 2019–20 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | 31 | 24 | |||
| Young Boys total | 83 | 46 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 53 | ||
| Career total | 193 | 77 | 19 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 236 | 87 | ||
1Includes appearances in the Coupe de France and Swiss Cup
2Includes appearances in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
3Includes appearances in the Coupe de la Ligue
References
- "FC Metz vs. Angers SCO" (in French). lfp.fr. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- Mbuye, Basil K (20 July 2017). "BSC Young Boys Sign Jean Pierre Nsame". Sports24 Cameroon. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- Homewood, Brian (28 April 2018). "Soccer - Young Boys end 32-year wait for Swiss title and end Basel dominance". Reuters. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- "FC Porto 2-1 BSC Young Boys Bern". Sky Sports. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- "FC Sion 3-4 BSC Young Boys Bern". Sky Sports. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- Mazibuko, Sandile. "Christian Bassogog tops Cameroon Confederation Cup squad". Goal. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- "2018 World Cup: Cameroon fail to qualify after Nigeria draw". BBC Sport. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- "Jean-Pierre Nsame (Angers) mis en examen pour violences sur son bébé". L'Equipe.fr (in French). Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- https://www.blick.ch/sport/fussball/superleague/yb-star-nsame-ist-in-frankreich-angeklagt-es-zerreisst-mich-dass-ich-mein-kind-nicht-sehen-darf-id7400436.html
- "J. NSAMÉ". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- "Infographie". Swiss Challenge League. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
External links
- Jean-Pierre Nsame – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
- Jean-Pierre Nsame at Soccerway
- Jean-Pierre Nsame foot-national.com Profile