![]() Ngapandouetnbu in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Simon Brady Ngapandouetnbu [1] | ||
Date of birth | 12 April 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Foumban, Cameroon | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Montpellier | ||
Number | 31 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2013 | ASPTT Marseille | ||
2013–2014 | ASMJ Blancarde | ||
2014–2019 | Marseille | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2025 | Marseille B | 40 | (0) |
2019–2025 | Marseille | 0 | (0) |
2024–2025 | → Nîmes (loan) | 26 | (0) |
2025– | Montpellier | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Cameroon U23 | 1 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:31, 1 April 2023 (UTC) |
Simon Brady Ngapandouetnbu (born 12 April 2003) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for French Ligue 2 club Montpellier.
Ngapandouetnbu is a product of the youth academies of ASPTT Marseille, ASMJ Blancarde, and Marseille. On 11 October 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Marseille for three years. [2] That same year, he was promoted to their reserves and was backup keeper for the senior squad. [3] He extended his contract with the club on 8 March 2022. [4]
On 7 August 2025, Ngapandouetnbu signed with Montpellier in Ligue 2. [5]
Born in Cameroon, Ngapandouetnbu moved to France at a young age. He was on the radar for the Cameroon U17s for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, and other youth sides for Cameroon. In November 2021, he was controversially called up to the France U19s for 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches. [6] In September 2022, he was formally called up to the senior Cameroon national team for a set of friendlies. [7] He was included in Cameroon squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup as third goalkeeper. He played for the Cameroon U23s for a set of 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2023. [8]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Marseille B | 2019–20 | CFA 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | CFA 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
2021–22 | CFA 2 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
2022–23 | National 3 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
2023–24 | National 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
Total | 40 | 0 | — | — | — | 40 | 0 | |||||
Marseille | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Nîmes (loan) | 2024–25 | CFA | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
Career total | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 |