Jessic Ngankam

Ngankam Jessic Gaïtan Ngankam (born 20 July 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.^[3]

Jessic Ngankam

Ngankam in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Ngankam Jessic Gaïtan Ngankam[1]
Date of birth	(2000-07-20) 20 July 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Berlin, Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Eintracht Frankfurt
Number	32
Youth career
2005–2006	Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf
2006–2019	Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	Hertha BSC II	25	(12)
2020–2022	Hertha BSC	19	(2)
2021–2022	→ Greuther Fürth (loan)	6	(2)
2022	Greuther Fürth	0	(0)
2022–2023	Hertha BSC	18	(4)
2022–2023	Hertha BSC II	1	(0)
2023–	Eintracht Frankfurt	15	(0)
2024	→ Mainz 05 (loan)	7	(0)
2024–2025	→ Hannover 96 (loan)	27	(4)
International career‡
2017	Germany U17	4	(0)
2018	Germany U18	3	(0)
2023	Germany U21	5	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:16, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

A German youth international, Ngankam has made over 100 career appearances.

Club career

Ngankam made his professional debut for Hertha BSC on 16 May 2020 in the Bundesliga, coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute for Vedad Ibišević in the away match against 1899 Hoffenheim, which finished as a 3–0 win.^[4] On 20 May 2020, he was given his first professional contract after impressing with the reserve side, signing a three year contract with the club.^[5]

He moved to Greuther Fürth in July 2021 on a season-long loan. Greuther Fürth secured an option to sign him permanently.^[6] On his second day at the club, he injured his cruciate ligament, and returned to playing in a friendly match against SSV Jahn Regensburg in March 2022.^[7]

On 31 May 2022, Ngankam returned to Hertha BSC and signed a contract extension to 2025.^[8] However, in July 2022, he suffered a twisted knee joint injury and had knee surgery.^[9]

On 14 July 2023, he signed a deal with another Bundesliga club, Eintracht Frankfurt, until 2028.^[10]

On 1 February 2024, Ngankam was loaned by Mainz 05 until the end of the season.^[11] He was then loaned by Hannover 96 for the 2024–25 season.^[12] In April 2025, in a match against SV Elversberg, he suffered a broken tibia and fibula injury and underwent surgery.^[13]

International career

Ngankam was included in Germany's squad for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. He made four appearances during the tournament, in which Germany were eliminated in the quarter-finals with a 2–1 loss against Brazil. The following year, he made three appearances for the under-18 national team.^[3]

Personal life

Ngankam was born in Berlin, and is of Cameroonian descent.^[14] His brother Roussel is also a footballer, and appeared for the Germany youth national teams.^[15]