Olivier Ntcham


Jules Olivier Ntcham is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Celtic.

Club career

Manchester City

Ntcham signed for Manchester City in 2012, joining from French club Le Havre for a fee in the region of €1m, after refusing to sign a professional contract at the club. In July 2015, he signed a five-year deal with Manchester City, before joining Italian side Genoa on a two-year loan.

Genoa

On 28 August 2015, Serie A side Genoa signed Ntcham on a two-year loan with an option to buy. He made his debut for the club on 23 August 2015, in a 1–0 defeat to Palermo. His second match was marked with a 2–0 win against Hellas Verona.
Ntcham's first goal for Genoa came in the opening game of his second season, during a 3–1 win over Cagliari on 21 August 2016. He scored his second goal on 26 February 2017, in stoppage time, rescuing a 1–1 draw with Bologna.

Celtic

On 12 July 2017 Ntcham signed a four-year contract with Celtic. He scored his first goal for Celtic in a 1–0 win against Partick Thistle on 11 August 2017. On 9 November 2018, at the age of 22, he signed a new four-year contract to keep him at Celtic until the year 2022.
Ntcham scored the winning goal against Lazio in the Europa League on 7 November 2019, giving Celtic a 2-1 victory.

International career

Ntcham was born in France to parents of Cameroonian descent. He is a youth international for France at various levels.
In November 2019, he was placed on standby for Cameroon's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Cabo Verde and Rwanda.

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Honours

Celtic