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Cameroonian footballer (born 1988)
Ariel Thierry Ngueukam (born 15 November 1988), nicknamed "Tuco",[2] is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Filipino club United City.
Born in Yaoundé,[1] Ngueukam began playing football as a striker with local sides FC Achille de Sa'a and FC Lotus-Terek. After unsuccessful trials with clubs in Hungary and Bulgaria, he signed with Finnish second division club JIPPO, where he scored 13 goals in his first 11 matches.[3]
In 2012, he moved to FC Lahti in the Finnish first division. Ngueukam scored two goals on his debut for FC Lahti on 31 August 2012.[4] Ngueukam signed for Turkish club Denizlispor in January 2013,[5][6] but returned FC Lahti, playing with them in the 2013 and 2014 seasons.[1] He moved to SJK for the 2015 season, and Ilves for the 2017 season.[1]
On 6 November 2017, Ngueukam signed a two-year contract with HJK Helsinki for the 2018 and 2019 seasons.[7] In January 2018 Ngueukam joined Al-Khor in Qatar, without having played for HJK.[8]
On 11 July 2018, Ngueukam signed to the Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Ra'anana.[9]
In June 2019 he returned to Finland to sign for KuPS.[10] In November 2019 it was announced that he would return to SJK for the 2020 season.[11]
On 17 March 2022, Ngueukam returned to Ilves for the 2022 season, with an option to extend for 2023.[12] Following a season with the club, he joined IFK Mariehamn for the 2023 season.[13]
In March 2024 he signed for Filipino club United City.[14][15]
- As of 30 September 2017[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club
|
Season
|
League
|
National cup
|
Other
|
Total
|
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals
|
JIPPO
|
2011
|
17 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
6
|
2012
|
17 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
11
|
Total
|
34 |
17 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
17
|
Lahti
|
2012
|
9 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
7
|
Denizlispor
|
2012–13
|
10 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
1
|
Lahti
|
2013
|
8 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
5
|
2014
|
29 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
36 |
10
|
Total
|
37 |
12 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
44 |
15
|
SJK
|
2015
|
32 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
38 |
7
|
2016
|
32 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
3 |
44 |
11
|
Total
|
64 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
10 |
3 |
82 |
18
|
Ilves
|
2017
|
32 |
15 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
18
|
Career total
|
186 |
61 |
18 |
11 |
14 |
4 |
218 |
76
|
Individual
- ^ a b c d e Ariel Ngueukam at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ Raunio, Antti (2 April 2022). "Kamerunissa kasvaneen Ilves-tähden lapsuus ei ollut helppo – Tuco kertoo, miksi kukaan ei kutsu häntä hänen oikealla nimellään ja miksi hän palasi Ilvekseen". Aamulehti.
- ^ Tchana, Etienne Fréjus (17 January 2013). "Ariel Thierry Ngueukam: Un lion qui rugit en Finlande" [Ariel Thierry Ngueukam: A lion roars in Finland] (in French). Journal du Cameroun. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "Ariel Ngueukam upotti Hongan" (in Finnish). HS.fi. 31 August 2012.
- ^ "DENIZLISPOR, ARIEL THIERRY NGUEUKAM ILE ANLASTI" (in Turkish). haberler.com. 16 January 2013.
- ^ "ARIEL THIERRY NGUEUKAM - Player Details TFF". www.tff.org.
- ^ "TUCO LIITTYY KLUBIIN" (6 November 2017). hjk.fi (in Finnish). Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ Konlog, Noé (7 January 2018). "AL-KHOR : Un challenge en or pour Ariel-Thierry Ngueukam".
- ^ Nachum, Tom (11 July 2018). "אריאל תיירי נגואקם חתם ברעננה לשלוש שנים". One.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ Hirvonen, Juho (26 June 2019). "Mualimedia: KuPS tekemässä todella kovan kaappauksen siirtoikkunan auetessa".
- ^ "Tuco palaa SJK-paitaan" (in Finnish). SJK.fi. 11 November 2019.
- ^ "TUCO PALAA ILVES-PAITAAN – "TULEMME TAATUSTI OLEMAAN KILPAILUKYKYINEN JOUKKUE TÄNÄ VUONNA"" (Press release) (in Finnish). Ilves. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Ariel Ngueukam ansluter till IFK" [Ariel Ngueukam joins IFK]. www.ifkfotball.ax. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ Sarte, Liz (15 March 2024). "United City FC Welcomes Ariel "Tuco" Ngueukam to the Squad".
- ^ Manila Digger FC 2-4 United City FC: Nguekam delivers hattrick, pfl.org.ph
- ^ "Jalkapallolehdistön tähdistö valittiin – KuPS sai hopeaa, Ilves pronssia ja Lahtikin pääsee europeleihin – Päivän Lehti". www.paivanlehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Veikkausliiga". www.veikkausliiga.com.
- ^ Tuco äänestettiin Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaajaksi, JPY, 12 November 2021