Steve Ngoura

Steve Ngoura

Personal information
Date of birth	(2005-02-22) 22 February 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth	Ivry-sur-Seine, France
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Cercle Brugge
Number	77
Youth career
2014–2017	ES Vitry
2017–2019	Choisy-le-Roi
2019–2022	Le Havre
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2024	Le Havre B	33	(8)
2022–2025	Le Havre	21	(0)
2025–	Cercle Brugge	0	(0)
International career‡
2021	France U17	4	(0)
2023–2024	France U19	11	(5)
2024–	France U20	5	(7)
Medal record Men's football Representing   France UEFA European Under-19 Championship Runner-up 2024 Northern Ireland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:16, 4 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024

Steve Ngoura (born 22 February 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club Cercle Brugge. ^[1]

Early life

Born in Ivry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, ^[2] Ngoura grew up in Vitry, where he first played football, before joining the Le Havre Academy  [ fr ], after a two-year spell at Choisy-le-Roi. ^[3]

Club career

Steve Ngoura quickly rose as a great prospect of the Normand academy, ^{[2] [3]} starting to play with the National 3 reserve during the 2021–22 season, after being a standout player in the Coupe Gambardella. His team reached the round of 16 in the youth competition, as Ngoura scored the only goal of the game against PSG, that knocked out a team including the likes of Warren Zaïre-Emery and Ismaël Gharbi. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Ngoura made his professional debut as a 17-year-old for Le Havre in a Ligue 2 match againstValenciennes on 6 August 2022, coming on as substitute in the final five minutes of a 1-0 away defeat. ^[7] It was his only appearance during Le Havre's Ligue 2 title winning season. His next first-team appearance came almost 18 months later on 7 January 2024, replacing Daler Kuzyayev during a 2–1 at home in Coupe de France win to Caen. ^[8]

On 3 January 2025, Ngoura signed for Belgian Pro League club Cercle Brugge for a fee of €3 million. ^[9]

International career

Ngoura was selected for the France squad for the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship played in Northern Ireland. He came on in the second-half of a 2-0 defeat to Spain in the final. ^[10]

Personal life

Born in France, Ngoura is of Cameroonian descent. ^[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 December 2024 ^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Le Havre B	2021–22	National 3	6	1	—		—		6	1
	2022–23	National 3	15	3	—		—		15	3
	2023–24	National 3	12	4	—		—		12	4
	Total		33	8	—		—		33	8
Le Havre	2022–23	Ligue 2	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2023–24	Ligue 1	12	0	3	1	—		15	1
	2024–25	Ligue 1	8	0	0	0	—		8	0
	Total		21	0	3	1	—		24	1
Cercle Brugge	2024–25	Belgian Pro League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			54	8	3	1	0	0	57	9

References

1. Steve Ngoura at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
2. "Steve Ngoura, le futur attaquant du HAC ?". Foot Normand (in French). 30 January 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
3. Youcef, Rafik (11 August 2021). "Turfu [17/20] - Steve Ngoura (Le Havre AC) : " Je suis obnubilé par le but "". Onze Mondial (in French). Retrieved 11 August 2022.
4. Bricout, Nathan (30 January 2022). "Coupe Gambardella : le PSG prend la porte dès les seizièmes de finale !". Onze Mondial (in French). Retrieved 11 August 2022.
5. Poisnel, David (3 February 2022). "Football - Coupe Gambardella : le HAC se rendra à Lyon - La Duchère en 8es de finale". Paris-Normandie  [ fr ] (in French). Retrieved 11 August 2022.
6. "16es I Le bon coup du Havre AC face au Paris-SG (1-0)". FFF tv . Retrieved 11 August 2022.
7. "Valenciennes vs Le Havre - 6 August 2022". Soccerway. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
8. "Ligue 2 : le HAC ne fait pas avancer le débat". Paris-Normandie (in French). 7 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022. Autre première, toujours aux avant-postes, celle qui accompagna Steve Ngoura à son entrée en jeu sur la pelouse du Hainaut (84e).
9. "Mercato : Le Havre officialise le départ de Steven Ngoura pour le Cercle Bruges en Belgique (Transferts)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2025.
10. "Spain-France - UEFA Under-19 2024 Final". uefa.com. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
11. Etom, Guy (16 June 2023). "Le Havre : Steve Ngoura passe pro".
12. Steve Ngoura at Soccerway

External links

• Steve Ngoura at Soccerway
• Steve Ngoura at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Steve Ngoura sur SoFIFA.