Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yvan Junior Nsangou | ||
Date of birth | 2 September 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Albacete B | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2015 | Droylsden | ||
2015–2024 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2024– | Albacete B | 15 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2023 | Poland U19 | 7 | (2) |
2023– | Poland U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 March 2024 |
Yvan Junior Nsangou (born 2 September 2005) is a footballer who plays as a striker for Albacete B. Born in Cameroon, he is a Poland youth international.
Nsangou moved to England at the age of nine. [1]
Nsangou is eligible for play for Cameroon through his birth parents, Poland through his father and stepmother, and England where he has resided throughout the majority of his life. [2] He represented the country of his stepmother at the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. [3]
On 7 August 2024, Nsangou joined Atlético Albacete. [4]
Nsangou was born in Cameroon to a Cameroonian footballer Alirou Nsangou. [2] He has three younger half-siblings, two of whom are also footballers: sister Aisha, who is a Polish women's youth international, and brother Jonathan who is also part of Blackburn Rovers's academy. [1]
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