Nicolas Nkoulou

Club

International

Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nkoulou goal

Monaco

Nkoulou began his career at Kadji Sports Academy in Douala, the same academy that produced the likes of Samuel Eto'o, Carlos Kameni, and Eric Djemba-Djemba. In late 2007, it was announced that he was acquired by the principality-based side AS Monaco. He agreed to a three-year professional contract with the club. He spent the latter portion of the 2007–08 season playing with Monaco's CFA squad, before joining the squad for preseason in July 2008, where he was handed the number 3 kit. Nkoulou made two appearances during the pre-season starting their opening friendly match against fellow Ligue 1 side Toulouse and also starting against Croatian side NK Zagreb. He made his professional debut on 13 September 2008 in a 2–0 victory over Lorient starting the match before being substituted in the 65th minute. Though he made 24 appearances in the 2008–09 season, The 2009–10 season saw Nkoulou to play as defensive midfielder for most of the season under the new management of Guy Lacombe and new signing, Sébastien Puygrenier. As the 2009–10 season progressed, Nkoulou signed a new contract with the club, keeping him until 2012 and was then reverted to central defence. NKoulou also played in the Coupe de France Final, coming on as a substitute for Eduardo Costa in the 111th minute, in a 1–0 loss against PSG and went on to make 23 appearances in the 2009–10 season despite being committed to the African Cup of Nation. In the 2010–11 season, Nkoulou found himself in the…

Nkoulou was included in the Cameroon U-23 squad that participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics. He helped the squad reach the knockout round, where they were eliminated by Brazil.

Nkoulou was called up by the national team for the first time on 4 November 2008 He would make his international debut in the senior squad on 19 November 2008 in a friendly against South Africa, which they lost 3–2. Nkoulou selected for the 2010 African Cup of Nations by Cameroon National coach Paul Le Guen and went on to play four times in the cup competitions. Later in 2010, N’Koulou was called up again for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and made his World Cup debut, making his first start and playing 90 minutes, in a 1–0 loss against Japan. N’Koulou played all three matches in the World Cup, as Cameroon were eliminated in the group stage. After captain Samuel Eto'o and vice–captain Eyong Enoh were suspended for five and two matches respectively by Cameroon Football Federation for their action of boycotting a friendly match against Algeria, Nkoulou was appointed as captain of Cameroon on a temporary basis and captained his first national match, in a 1–0 win over Guinea-Bissau. Following Eto’o refused to return to the national squad in late-August 2012, The Cameroon Football Federation stripped him of his captaincy in response and Nkoulou was appointed as a new captain of Cameroon. In the FIFA World Cup, Nkoulou was among 23 players to be included for the squad. Nkoulou played all three matches and…

Marseille

Coupe de la Ligue: 2011–12 Cameroon

Africa Cup of Nations: 2017 Individual

Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2011–12, 2012–13