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Nicolas N'Koulou Personal information Full name Nicolas Alexis Julio N'Koulou N'Doubena Date of birth 27 March 1990 Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Playing position Defender Club information Current club Marseille Number 3 Youth career Kadji Sports Academy 2007–2008 Monaco Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2008–2011 Monaco 78 (0) 2011– Marseille 1 (0) National team‡ 2008 Cameroon U23 3 (0) 2008– Cameroon 25 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 May 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:09, 20 June 2010 (UTC)Nicolas Alexis Julio N'Koulou N'Doubena (born 27 March 1990), commonly referred to as Nicolas N'Koulou, is a Cameroonian footballer currently playing for Ligue 1 side Olympique de Marseille.
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Club career
N'Koulou began his career at Kadji Sports Academy in Douala. The same academy that produced the likes of Samuel Eto'o, Carlos Kameni, and Eric Djemba-Djemba. In late 2007, it was announced that he was acquired by the principality-based side AS Monaco FC. He agreed to a three-year professional contract.[1] He spent the latter portion of the 2007–08 season playing with Monaco's CFA squad, before joining the squad for preseason in July 2008, where he was handed the number 3 kit.
He made two appearances during the pre-season starting their opening friendly match against fellow Ligue 1 side Toulouse FC and also starting against Croation side NK Zagreb. He made his professional debut on September 13, 2008 in a 2–0 victory over FC Lorient starting the match before being substituted in the 65th minute. He has started every match since playing the full 90 minutes in them all. He has yet to score a goal.
His performances with Monaco have led to him being scouted by several prominent European clubs. The English clubs Arsenal[2] and Hull City,[3] Spanish sides Sevilla and Atlético Madrid,[4] and French champions Olympique Lyonnais have all declared their interests in the Cameroonian defender.[5] On 29 June 2011, N'Koulou passed his medical and signed for four years with Marseille.
International career
N'Koulou was included in the Cameroon U-23 squad that participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics. He helped the squad reach the knockout round, where they were eliminated by Brazil. He would make his international debut in the senior squad on November 19, 2008 in a friendly against South Africa.
References
External links
- Nicolas N'Koulou at National-Football-Teams.com
- LFP Profile
- Profile on AS Monaco Website
Cameroon squads Cameroon squad – 2010 Africa Cup of Nations 
Cameroon squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup 1 Kameni • 2 Assou-Ekotto • 3 N'Koulou • 4 R. Song • 5 Bassong • 6 A. Song • 7 N'Guémo • 8 Geremi • 9 Eto'o (c) • 10 Emana • 11 Makoun • 12 Bong • 13 Choupo-Moting • 14 Chedjou • 15 Webó • 16 Souleymanou • 17 Idrissou • 18 Enoh • 19 Mbia • 20 Mandjeck • 21 Matip • 22 N'dy Assembé • 23 Aboubakar • Coach: Le GuenOlympique de Marseille – current squad 1 Bracigliano · 2 Azpilicueta · 3 N'Koulou · 4 Diarra · 7 Cheyrou · 8 Lucho · 10 Gignac · 11 Rémy · 12 Kaboré · 13 Traoré · 15 Morel · 16 Andrade · 17 Mbia · 18 Amalfitano · 20 A. Ayew · 21 Diawara · 23 J. Ayew · 24 Fanni · 25 Omrani · 26 Sabo · 28 Valbuena · 29 Gadi · 30 Mandanda (c) · –– Rodriguez · Manager: Deschamps
Categories:- Cameroonian footballers
- Cameroon international footballers
- Cameroonian expatriate footballers
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Cameroon
- 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- 1990 births
- AS Monaco FC players
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Ligue 1 players
- Expatriate footballers in Monaco
- Living people
- People from Yaoundé
- Kadji Sports Academy players
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