Nathan Ngoumou

Nathan Ngoumou Minpole (born 14 March 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach. Born in France, he plays for the Cameroon national team.

Nathan Ngoumou

Ngoumou training with Toulouse in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Nathan N’Goumou Minpole[1]
Date of birth	(2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Toulouse, France
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Number	19
Youth career
2006–2019	Toulouse
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Toulouse II	35	(8)
2019–2022	Toulouse	47	(10)
2022–	Borussia Mönchengladbach	71	(8)
International career‡
2019	France U19	5	(1)
2021–2022	France U21	4	(0)
2025–	Cameroon	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:24, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Toulouse

A youth product of Toulouse, Ngoumou signed his first professional contract with his boyhood club in November 2018.^[2] He made his professional debut for Toulouse in a 2–1 Ligue 1 loss to Dijon on 24 May 2019.^[3]

Borussia Mönchengladbach

On 30 August 2022, Ngoumou signed a five-year contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach in Germany.^[4]

International career

Born in France, Ngoumou is of Cameroonian and Gabonese descent.^[5] On 5 February 2019, he was called up to represent the France U19s.^[6]

On 7 March 2025, Ngoumou's request to switch allegiance to Cameroon was approved by FIFA.^[1]

Ngoumou made his debut for Cameroon national team on 19 March 2025 in a World Cup qualifier 0–0 draw against Eswatini, substituting Jackson Tchatchoua in the 78th minute.^[7]

Personal life

Ngoumou's is the cousin of the Cameroonian international footballer Achille Emaná, and his grandfather Clément Ebozo'o Eya'a was the second Gabonese footballer to play in the Division 1 in the 1960s.^[8] He also holds Cameroonian citizenship.^[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 April 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Toulouse II	2017–18	Championnat National 3	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2018–19	Championnat National 3	18	4	—		—		—		18	4
	2019–20	Championnat National 3	14	4	—		—		—		14	4
	2020–21	Championnat National 3	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		35	8	—		—		—		35	8
Toulouse	2018–19	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2019–20	Ligue 1	1	0	1	0	2	0	—		4	0
	2020–21	Ligue 2	9	2	4	1	—		3[a]	0	16	3
	2021–22	Ligue 2	35	8	2	0	—		—		37	8
	2022–23	Ligue 1	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		47	10	7	1	2	0	3	0	59	11
Borussia Mönchengladbach	2022–23	Bundesliga	20	1	1	0	—		—		21	1
	2023–24	Bundesliga	32	5	4	1	—		—		36	6
	2024–25	Bundesliga	19	2	2	0	—		—		21	2
	Total		71	8	7	1	—		—		78	9
Career total			153	26	14	2	2	0	3	0	172	28

Notes

1. Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 25 March 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Cameroon	2025	2	0
Total		2	0

Honours

Toulouse

• Ligue 2: 2021–22^[9]

Individual

• UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year: 2021–22^[10]