Jean-Pierre Nsame

Early career

Nsame made his professional debut in April 2012 for Angers in a 1–1 Ligue 2 draw against Metz. He made 23 appearances for Angers over four seasons with the club and also enjoyed loan spells with Carquefou and Amiens in the Championnat National. At the end of the 2015–16 season, having failed to break into the first team on a regular basis, Nsame was released by the club. In July 2016, Nsame went on trial at English League One side Walsall and played in a 2–1 friendly defeat to Norwich City. However, after negative details emerged about his past, he was released by the club.

Servette

On 23 August 2016, Nsame signed for Swiss Challenge League side Servette. He finished as the league's top goalscorer with 23 goals, helping the club to an impressive third-place finish after their promotion the previous season.

Young Boys

His goals attracted interest from other clubs and in July 2017, after only one year in Geneva, he joined Young Boys of the Swiss Super League. In his first season, he was part of the Young Boys squad that won the Super League title for the first time in 32 years. They clinched the title with a 2–1 win over Luzern on 28 April 2018, with Nsame scoring an 89th-minute winner. He helped the club retain their title the following campaign, scoring 15 goals in 31 league appearances. On 14 September 2019, Nsame netted his first hat-trick for the club in an 11–2 victory over fifth division side FC Freienbach in the second round of…

Nsame was called up to the Cameroon squad for the 2017 Confederations Cup. He earned his first cap for Cameroon when he started their match against Nigeria on 4 September 2017 in a qualifying match for the 2018 World Cup. On 9 November 2022, he was named in the final squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Club

As of match played 23 May 2026

International

As of match played 27 September 2022

His family name is correctly spelled Nsame, not Nsamé.