Nicolas N'Koulou
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Albert Alexis Julio Nkoulou Ndoubena | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Lyon | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kadji Sports Academy | |||
| 2007–2008 | Monaco | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Monaco | 78 | (0) |
| 2011–2016 | Marseille | 162 | (5) |
| 2016– | Lyon | 7 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Cameroon U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008– | Cameroon | 75 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:01, 26 October 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 February 2017 |
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Nicolas Alexis Julio Nkoulou Ndoubena (born 27 March 1990), commonly referred to as Nicolas Nkoulou, is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Lyon and the Cameroon national team.
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 appearance in the 2008–09 season,
The 2009–10 season saw NKoulou to play in defensive midfielder for the most of the season under the new management of Guy Lacombe and newly 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 minutes, in a 1–0 loss against PSG and went on to make 23 appearance in the 2009–10 season despite being committed to the African Cup of Nation.
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