Tokmac Nguen

Tokmac Nguen

Personal information
Full name	Tokmac Chol Nguen [1]
Date of birth	(1993-10-20) 20 October 1993 (age 29) [1]
Place of birth	Kakuma, Kenya [1]
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Ferencváros
Number	10
Youth career
	Strømsgodset [1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2019	Strømsgodset	78	(16)
2014	→ Bærum (loan)	11	(2)
2015	→ Mjøndalen (loan)	6	(2)
2019–	Ferencváros	111	(33)
International career‡
2011	Norway U18	1	(0)
2012	Norway U19	1	(0)
2021–	Norway	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:39, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

Tokmac Chol Nguen (born 20 October 1993) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Hungarian club Ferencváros. ^[2] Born in Kenya to South Sudanese refugees, Nguen represents the Norway national team.

Club career

In Norway

Nguen made his debut for Strømsgodset on 28 August 2011 against Fredrikstad. ^{[1] [3]} The game ended 1–1.

He was injured most of the 2012 season, and only played four minutes in one match as a sub. ^[1] In 2013, when his team became champions, he was subbed on in two matches, with a combined 17 minutes of play. ^[1] In 2014 he was used as a sub in three matches, playing 76 minutes in total, as well as a cup game. ^[3]

On 6 August 2014, he was loaned out to 1. Divisjon club Bærum for the remainder of the 2014 season. ^[4]

On 10 August 2015, he was loaned out to Tippeligaen club Mjøndalen for the rest of the 2015 season. ^[5]

Ferencváros

In June 2020, Nguen was given a written warning by the Hungarian Football Federation for celebrating his goal for Ferencvárosi TC against Puskás Akadémia FC by displaying a message on his undershirt condemning the murder of George Floyd. ^{[6] [7]} Ferencváros ultras are notoriously oriented towards the political right, ^[8] so they did not necessarily approve of this political message.

On 16 June 2020, he became champion with Ferencváros by beating Budapest Honvéd FC at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion on the 30th match day of the 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season. ^[9]

On 29 September 2020, he was member of the Ferencváros team which qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage after beating Molde FK on 3–3 aggregate (away goals) at the Groupama Aréna. ^[10]

In the first round of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League he scored twice against 2019 Allsvenskan-winner Djurgårdens IF Fotboll at Groupama Aréna on 19 August 2020. He scored his first group stage goal against FC Dynamo Kiev, a 59th minute goal to bring the match to 2-1. Ferencváros would eventually equalize in the 90th minute.

On 20 April 2021, Ferencváros won the 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season by beating archrival Újpest FC 3–0 at the Groupama Aréna. The goals were scored by Myrto Uzuni (3rd and 77th minute) and Nguen (30th minute). ^[11]

In Hungary, he is nicknamed "tökmag", Hungarian for pumpkin seed, for his short stature.

On 5 May 2023, he won the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I with Ferencváros, after Kecskemét lost 1–0 to Honvéd at the Bozsik Aréna on the 30^th matchday. ^{[12] [13]}

International career

Nguen was born in a refugee camp in Kenya to South Sudanese Dinka father and an Ethiopian Oromo mother, and moved to Norway at the age of 5. Nguen has made appearances for the Norway U18, and U19 squads. ^{[14] [15]} He was called up by the South Sudan national team in September 2019, but did not want to join the team, since he wanted to play for Norway. ^[16] He was called up by the Norway national team in March 2021. ^[17] He made his debut for Norway on 24 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar. ^[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 November 2022 ^[19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Strømsgodset	2011	Tippeligaen	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
	2012		1	0	0	0	–		1	0
	2013		2	0	0	0	–		2	0
	2014		3	0	1	0	–		4	0
	2015		1	0	1	0	–		2	0
	2016		14	3	4	3	–		18	6
	2017	Eliteserien	28	6	2	0	–		30	6
	2018		28	7	5	0	–		33	7
	Total		78	16	13	3	0	0	91	19
Bærum (loan)	2014	1. divisjon	11	2	0	0	–		11	2
Mjøndalen (loan)	2015	Tippeligaen	6	2	0	0	–		6	2
Ferencváros	2018–19	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	12	4	2	0	–		14	4
	2019–20		30	8	1	0	14	4	45	12
	2020–21		32	11	2	0	11	4	44	15
	2021–22		28	9	3	1	12	2	43	12
	2022–23		15	1	0	0	14	2	29	3
	Total		111	33	8	1	51	12	170	46
Career total			206	53	21	4	51	12	278	69

Honours

Strømsgodset

• Tippeligaen: 2013

Ferencváros

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
• Magyar Kupa: 2021–22 ^[20]

References

1. "Spillerprofiler". godset.no/ (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset Toppfotball. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
2. http://www.fradi.hu/hu/labdarugas/nb-i/hirek/bejelentes-technikas-norveg-tamadot-igazoltunk/20190128/c/23068. Archived 31 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Tokmac Nguen on altomfotball.no". altomfotball.no. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
4. "Tokmac Nguen til Bærum". godset.no/ (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset Toppfotball. Archived from the original (6 August 2014) on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
5. "Leies ut til MIF". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
6. "Hungarian football federation reprimands Ferencvaros' Tokmac Nguen for shirt demanding 'justice for George Floyd'". First Post. The Associated Press. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
7. The year of Tokmac Nguen – an icon and an ace, Bence Bocsák, First Time Finish, 8 December 2020
8. "Hungary's Football Ultras: Far Right, Not For Fidesz". Balkan Insight. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
9. "NBI: A Honvéd legyőzésével bajnok lett a Ferencváros". Nemzeti Sport. 16 June 2020.
10. "UEFA Champions League: Ferencváros 0-0 Molde". Uefa.com. 29 September 2020.
11. "Ismét bajnok lett a Fradi, ráadásul éppen az Újpest legyőzésével!". Nemzeti Sport. 20 April 2021.
12. nemzetisport.hu (5 May 2023). "NB I: a Ferencváros megszerezte 34. bajnoki címét - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 6 May 2023.
13. "Summary - NB I - Hungary - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
14. "Tokmac inn i G-18 landslagstroppen | Strømsgodset Media". www.godsetmedia.no. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
15. "Tokmac fikk sin debut lørdag | Strømsgodset Media". www.godsetmedia.no. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
16. "South Sudan name 12 Australia-based players". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019.
17. "Se Solbakkens første landslagstropp her". 12 March 2021 – via www.fotball.no.
18. "Gibraltar v Norway game report". FIFA. 24 March 2021.^{[ dead link ]}
19. "Tokmac Chol Nguen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
20. "Összejött a duplázás: a bajnokság után a Magyar Kupa is a Ferencvárosé!". Nemzeti Sport. 11 May 2022.

External links

• Tokmac Nguen at Soccerway