Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ariel Thierry Ngueukam | ||
Date of birth | 15 November 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | United City | ||
Number | 77 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | JIPPO | 34 | (17) |
2012 | FC Lahti | 9 | (7) |
2012–2013 | Denizlispor | 10 | (1) |
2013–2014 | FC Lahti | 37 | (12) |
2015–2016 | SJK | 64 | (9) |
2017 | Ilves | 32 | (15) |
2017 | HJK | 0 | (0) |
2018 | Al-Khor | 10 | (3) |
2018–2019 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 15 | (1) |
2019 | KuPS | 12 | (4) |
2020–2021 | SJK | 44 | (18) |
2022 | Ilves | 25 | (6) |
2023 | IFK Mariehamn | 28 | (6) |
2024– | United City | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2024 |
Ariel Thierry Ngueukam (born 15 November 1988), nicknamed "Tuco", [2] is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Filipino club United City.
Born in Yaoundé, [1] Ngueukam began playing football as a striker with local sides FC Achille de Sa'a and FC Lotus-Terek. After unsuccessful trials with clubs in Hungary and Bulgaria, he signed with Finnish second division club JIPPO, where he scored 13 goals in his first 11 matches. [3]
In 2012, he moved to FC Lahti in the Finnish first division. Ngueukam scored two goals on his debut for FC Lahti on 31 August 2012. [4] Ngueukam signed for Turkish club Denizlispor in January 2013, [5] [6] but returned FC Lahti, playing with them in the 2013 and 2014 seasons. [1] He moved to SJK for the 2015 season, and Ilves for the 2017 season. [1]
On 6 November 2017, Ngueukam signed a two-year contract with HJK Helsinki for the 2018 and 2019 seasons. [7] In January 2018 Ngueukam joined Al-Khor in Qatar, without having played for HJK. [8]
On 11 July 2018, Ngueukam signed to the Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Ra'anana. [9]
In June 2019 he returned to Finland to sign for KuPS. [10] In November 2019 it was announced that he would return to SJK for the 2020 season. [11]
On 17 March 2022, Ngueukam returned to Ilves for the 2022 season, with an option to extend for 2023. [12] Following a season with the club, he joined IFK Mariehamn for the 2023 season. [13]
In March 2024 he signed for Filipino club United City. [14]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
JIPPO | 2011 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 |
2012 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | |
Total | 34 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 17 | |
Lahti | 2012 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 |
Denizlispor | 2012–13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
Lahti | 2013 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
2014 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 10 | |
Total | 37 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 15 | |
SJK | 2015 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 7 |
2016 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 44 | 11 | |
Total | 64 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 82 | 18 | |
Ilves | 2017 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 18 |
Career total | 186 | 61 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 218 | 76 |
Individual
The 2014 season was Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi's 106th competitive season. HJK is the most successful Finnish football club with 26 Finnish Championships, 11 Finnish Cup titles, 4 Finnish League Cup titles and one appearance in the UEFA Champions League Group Stages.
The 2015 season was Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi's 107th competitive season. HJK is the most successful football club in Finland with 27 Finnish Championships, 12 Finnish Cup titles, 5 Finnish League Cup titles, one appearance in the UEFA Champions League group stages and one appearance in the UEFA Europa League group stages.
The 2015 Finnish League Cup is the 19th season of the Finnish League Cup, Finland's second-most prestigious cup football tournament. SJK are the defending champions, having won their second league cup last year.
The 2016 season was Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi's 108th competitive season. HJK is the most successful football club in Finland in terms of titles, with 27 Finnish Championships, 12 Finnish Cup titles, 5 Finnish League Cup titles, one appearance in the UEFA Champions League group stages and one appearance in the UEFA Europa League group stages.
The 2015 season is Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho's 8th competitive season, during which they won their first Veikkausliiga title.
The 2016 Finnish League Cup was the 20th season of the Finnish League Cup, Finland's second-most prestigious cup football tournament. HJK were the defending champions, having won their fifth league cup the previous year.
The 2016 season is Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho's 9th competitive season, and third in the Veikkausliiga. SJK where defending champions, having won the 2015 title, and will enter the UEFA Champions League for the first time.
The 2016 season is RoPS's 4th Veikkausliiga season since their promotion back to the top flight in 2012.
The 2015 season is RoPS's 3rd Veikkausliiga season since their promotion back to the top flight in 2012.
The 2017 season is Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi's 109th competitive season. HJK are Finlands most successful football club in terms of titles, with 27 Finnish Championships, 12 Finnish Cup titles, 5 Finnish League Cup titles, one appearance in the UEFA Champions League group stages and one appearance in the UEFA Europa League group stages.
The 2017 season is Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho's 10th competitive season, and fourth in the Veikkausliiga. After finishing 3rd in the 2016 Veikkausliiga season, SJK entered the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.
The 2018 season is Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi's 110th competitive season.
The 2018 season is RoPS's 6th Veikkausliiga season since their promotion back to the top flight in 2012.
The 2018 season is Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho's 11th competitive season, and fifth in the Veikkausliiga.
The 2019 season is Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi's 111th competitive season.
The 2019 season is Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho's 12th competitive season, and sixth in the Veikkausliiga.
The 2019 season was RoPS's 7th Veikkausliiga season since their promotion back to the top flight in 2012. RoPS finished the season in 10th position, reached the Quarterfinals of the Finnish Cup where they were knocked out by KPV and the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League where they were beaten by Aberdeen.
The 2020 season is RoPS's 7th Veikkausliiga season since their promotion back to the top flight in 2012.
The 2020 season was Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho's 13th competitive season, and seventh in the Veikkausliiga.