Olivier Ntcham

Jules Olivier Ntcham (born 9 February 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Celtic.

Olivier Ntcham
Ntcham playing for Celtic in 2018
Personal information
Full name Jules Olivier Ntcham[1]
Date of birth (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996[2]
Place of birth Longjumeau, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 21
Youth career
2004–2005 Chennevières-sur-Marne
2005–2008 US Ormesson
2008–2009 VGA Saint-Maur
2009–2010 Paris FC
2010–2012 Le Havre AC
2012–2015 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Manchester City 0 (0)
2015–2017 → Genoa (loan) 37 (3)
2017– Celtic 68 (11)
National team
2011–2012 France U16 19 (5)
2012–2013 France U17 8 (0)
2014 France U18 2 (1)
2014 France U19 5 (0)
2015–2016 France U20 2 (0)
2017–2019 France U21 20 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:53, 30 January 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Manchester City

Ntcham signed for Manchester City in 2012, joining from French club Le Havre for a fee in the region of €1m, after refusing to sign a professional contract at the club.[3] In July 2015, he signed a five-year deal with Manchester City, before joining Italian side Genoa on a two-year loan.[4]

Genoa

On 28 August 2015, Serie A side Genoa signed Ntcham on a two-year loan with an option to buy.[5][6][7] He made his debut for the club on 23 August 2015, in a 1–0 defeat to Palermo.[8] His second match was marked with a 2–0 win against Hellas Verona.[9][10]

Ntcham's first goal for Genoa came in the opening game of his second season, during a 3–1 win over Cagliari on 21 August 2016.[11] He scored his second goal on 26 February 2017, in stoppage time, rescuing a 1–1 draw with Bologna.[12]

Celtic

On 12 July 2017 Ntcham signed a four-year contract with Celtic.[13] He scored his first goal for Celtic in a 1–0 win against Partick Thistle on 11 August 2017.[14] On 9 November 2018, at the age of 22, he signed a new four-year contract to keep him at Celtic until the year 2022.[15]

Ntcham scored the winning goal against Lazio in the Europa League on 7 November 2019, giving Celtic a 2–1 victory.[16]

International career

Ntcham was born in France to parents of Cameroonian descent.[17] He is a youth international for France at various levels.[18]

In November 2019, he was placed on standby for Cameroon's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Cape Verde and Rwanda.[19]

Career statistics
As of matches played up to 1 July 2020.[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Genoa (loan) 2015–16[21] Serie A 17010——180
2016–17[22] Serie A 20330——233
Total 37340——413
Celtic 2017–18[23] Scottish Premiership 3055320111489
2018–19 Scottish Premiership 2031040123376
2019–20 Scottish Premiership 2342122111388
Total 7312848234512323
Career total 110151248234516426

    Honours

    Celtic

    References
    1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2017 and 31/07/2017" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 26. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
    2. "Olivier Ntcham: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
    3. Jamie Jackson. "Do Manchester City already have a new Paul Pogba in Olivier Ntcham?". the Guardian.
    4. Meyers, Alex (31 July 2015). "Olivier Ntcham joins Genoa on loan". Sports Mole. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
    5. Stuart Brennan (8 September 2015). "Man City watching impressive Olivier Ntcham's progress at Genoa carefully". men.
    6. "Genoa complete deal for Man City midfielder Olivier Ntcham – Tribal Football". Retrieved 31 August 2015.
    7. "Manchester City confirm loan moves for Stevan Jovetic, Olivier Ntcham and Enes Unal". Retrieved 31 August 2015.
    8. "Palermo vs. Genoa – 23 August 2015 – Soccerway". soccerway.com.
    9. "Genoa vs. Hellas Verona – 30 August 2015 – Soccerway". soccerway.com.
    10. "Result: Genoa too strong for Hellas Verona". Retrieved 31 August 2015.
    11. "Genoa 3–1 Cagliari report". ESPN FC. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
    12. "Five things we learned in Italy Serie A". Ahram Online. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
    13. "Celtic delighted to sign highly-rated Olivier Ntcham on 4-year deal". Celtic. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
    14. "Partick 0–1 Celtic". BBC. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
    15. "Celtic delighted as Olivier Ntcham signs new four-year deal". celtic. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
    16. Media, P. A. (7 November 2019). "Olivier Ntcham's late show at Lazio fires Celtic into Europa League last 32". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
    17. "FOOT : le conte de fées de Olivier Ntcham". 29 November 2012.
    18. "Celtic pair Moussa Dembele and Olivier Ntcham star in France Under-21 win". Daily Record. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
    19. "Celtic's Ntcham set to switch international allegiance". stv.tv. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
    20. "Olivier Ntcham Soccerway Profile". Retrieved 3 June 2016.
    21. "Games played by Oliver Ntcham in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
    22. "Games played by Oliver Ntcham in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
    23. "Games played by Oliver Ntcham in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
    24. "Celtic secured an eighth consecutive title in style with a convincing win away to wasteful Aberdeen". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
    25. "Celtic champions & Hearts relegated after SPFL ends season". BBC Sport. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
    26. "Rangers 0 – 1 Celtic". BBC Sport. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
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