Jessic Ngankam

Ngankam Jessic Gaïtan Ngankam (born 20 July 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Hertha BSC.[3]

Jessic Ngankam
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
 Hertha BSC
Number 24
Youth career
0000–2006 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– Hertha BSC 6 (1)
2022– Hertha BSC II 1 (0)
International career‡
2017 Germany U17 4 (0)
2018 Germany U18 3 (0)
2023– Germany U21 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 February 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:26, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

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]

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

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
  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. Richter, Theodor (9 March 2019). "Schafft das nächste Hertha-Talent den Sprung zu den Profis?".
  8. Jessic Ngankam at FootballDatabase.eu
  9. Dittmar, Dominik. "Ex-Essener Roussel Ngankam für VfB Eichstätt am Ball".
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