Jerome Ngom Mbekeli

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Jerome Ngom Mbekeli
Personal information
Full name Jerome Ngom Mbekeli [1]
Date of birth (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Meizhou Hakka
Number 8
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 APEJES Academy
2018–2019 MFK Vyškov
2019 Swope Park Rangers 19 (2)
2020 San Diego Loyal 1 (0)
2021 APEJES Academy
2022–2023 Colombe Sportive
2023 Beveren 7 (0)
2023–2025 Sheriff Tiraspol 24 (3)
2025- Meizhou Hakka 20 (5)
International career‡
2022– Cameroon 7 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 July 2023

Jerome Ngom Mbekeli (born 30 September 1998) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Meizhou Hakka in the Chinese Super League.

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Club career

Swope Park Rangers

In January 2019, Mbekeli joined USL Championship club Swope Park Rangers. [2] After scoring twice against Bethlehem Steel, he was named to the USL Championship Team of the Week. [3]

Sheriff Tiraspol

On 5 July 2023, Sheriff Tiraspol announced the singing of Ngom Mbekeli from Beveren. [4]

International career

Mbekeli was named to Cameroon's roster for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. [5] He was one of the few amateur players at the tournament, making approximately the minimum wage in his home nation of Cameroon. [6]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 October 2024 [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting Kansas City II 2019 USL Championship 19200——192
San Diego Loyal 2020USL Championship1000——10
S.K. Beveren 2022–23 Challenger Pro League 7000——70
Sheriff 2023–24 Moldovan Super Liga 1732013 [a] 3—326
2024–25 70003 [b] 0—100
Total24320163—426
Career Total5152016300698
  1. ↑ Includes four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League and nine appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Includes one appearance in the UEFA Europa League and two appearances in the UEFA Conference League

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Cameroon (CMR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 5. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ↑ Bergabo, Patrik (4 January 2019). "Swope Park Rangers adds internationals Ayyoub Allach and Jerome Ngom Mbekeli". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  3. ↑ Kozvan, Sam (9 April 2019). "Jerome Ngom Mbekeli nets USL Championship Team of the Week honors | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Добро пожаловать, Жером". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Qatar 2022: Indomitable Lions newboy Jerome Ngom oozes confidence". Sport News Africa. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Vlietstra, Bart (18 November 2022). "Voor Jerome Ngom Mbekeli uit Kameroen is de WK-selectie een lot uit de loterij" [For Jerome Ngom Mbekeli from Cameroon, the World Cup selection is a lottery ticket]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  7. ↑ Jerome Ngom Mbekeli at Soccerway


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