Jean-Pierre Nsame

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Jean-Pierre Nsame
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Nsame playing for Young Boys in 2017
Personal information
Full name Jean-Pierre Junior Nsame [1]
Date of birth (1993-05-01) 1 May 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Como
Number 77
Youth career
2008–2012 Angers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2016 Angers II 38 (22)
2012–2016 Angers 23 (1)
2013–2014Carquefou (loan) 22 (0)
2014–2015Amiens (loan) 34 (7)
2016–2017 Servette 31 (23)
2017–2024 Young Boys 175 (109)
2022Venezia (loan) 11 (0)
2024– Como 4 (0)
International career
2017– Cameroon 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:40 29 August 2023 (UTC)

Jean-Pierre Junior Nsame (born 1 May 1993) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Como and the Cameroon national team.

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Club career

France

Nsame made his professional debut in April 2012 for Angers in a 1–1 Ligue 2 draw against Metz. [2] He made 23 appearances for Angers over four seasons with the club and also enjoyed loan spells with Carquefou and Amiens in the Championnat National.

At the end of the 2015–16 season, having failed to break into the first team on a regular basis, Nsame was released by the club. In July 2016, Nsame went on trial at English League One side Walsall and played in a 2–1 friendly defeat to Norwich City. However, after negative details emerged about his past, he was released by the club. [3] [4]

Switzerland

Servette

On 23 August 2016, Nsame signed for Swiss Challenge League side Servette. He finished as the league's top goalscorer with 23 goals, helping the club to an impressive third place finish after their promotion the previous season.

Young Boys

His goals attracted interest from other clubs and in July 2017, after only one year in Geneva, he joined Young Boys of the Swiss Super League. In his first season, he was part of the Young Boys squad that won the Super League title for the first time in 32 years. [5] They clinched the title with a 2–1 win over Luzern on 28 April 2018, with Nsame scoring an 89th minute winner. [6] He helped the club retain their title the following campaign, scoring 15 goals in 31 league appearances.

On 14 September 2019, Nsame netted his first hat-trick for the club in an 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 2–1 defeat to Portuguese side FC Porto in the group stage of the Europa League. [7] 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. [8]

In the 2019–20 Swiss Super league season Nsame finished the season as the league's top goalscorer with 32 goals in 32 matches [9] and powered the Young Boys to winning the Swiss double, by winning the Swiss League for the 3rd straight time [10] and the Swiss Cup. [11]

Loan to Venezia

On 31 January 2022, Nsame joined Italian club Venezia on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season, with an option to buy. [12]

Como

On 25 January 2024, Nsame signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Como in Italian Serie B. [13]

International career

Nsame was called up to the Cameroon squad for the 2017 Confederations Cup. [14]

He earned his first cap for Cameroon when he started their match against Nigeria on 4 September 2017 in a qualifying match for the 2018 World Cup. [15]

On 9 November 2022, he was named in the final squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. [16]

Personal life

His family name is correctly spelled Nsame, not Nsamé. [17] [18]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 February 2024 [19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Angers 2011–12 Ligue 2 100010
2012–13 Ligue 21711010191
2015–16 Ligue 1 50101070
Total2312020271
Carquefou (loan) 2013–14 Championnat National 22060280
Amiens (loan) 2014–15 Championnat National347233610
Servette 2016–17 Swiss Challenge League 3123003123
Young Boys 2017–18 Swiss Super League 3113529 [lower-alpha 3] 04515
2018–19 Swiss Super League3115415 [lower-alpha 4] 04016
2019–20 Swiss Super League3232678 [lower-alpha 5] 24641
2020–21 Swiss Super League30191011 [lower-alpha 6] 74226
2022–23 Swiss Super League3321456 [lower-alpha 7] 44330
2023–24 Swiss Super League189334 [lower-alpha 4] 02512
Total17510923184313241140
Venezia (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 110110
Como 2023–24 Serie B 4040
Career total3001413321204313378176
  1. Includes Coupe de France, Swiss Cup
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  6. Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances and six goals in UEFA Europa League
  7. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Young Boys

Individual

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