Jessic Ngankam
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Ngankam in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ngankam Jessic Gaïtan Ngankam[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Wolfsberg (on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt) | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| 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 | 18 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Mainz 05 (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Hannover 96 (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| 2026– | → Wolfsberg (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Germany U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018 | Germany U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | Germany U21 | 5 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:16, 28 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Ngankam Jessic Gaïtan Ngankam (born 20 July 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian Bundesliga club Wolfsberg, on loan from Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.[3]
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]
On 6 February 2026, Ngankam was loaned to Wolfsberg in Austria.[14]
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.[15] His brother Roussel is also a footballer, and appeared for the Germany youth national teams.[16] His other brother, Franck Djofang de Ngankam, is a talented young student studying health sciences at the University of Ottawa.
Career statistics
- As of match played 20 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hertha BSC II | 2019–20 | Regionalliga Nordost | 22 | 11 | — | — | — | 22 | 11 | |||
| 2020–21 | Regionalliga Nordost | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 12 | — | — | — | 25 | 12 | |||||
| Hertha BSC | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Total | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||||
| Greuther Fürth (loan) | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 2 | ||
| Greuther Fürth | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hertha BSC | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 4 | ||
| Hertha BSC II | 2022–23 | Regionalliga Nordost | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6[a] | 1 | — | 23 | 2 | |
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
| Mainz 05 (loan) | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Hannover 96 (loan) | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 121 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 26 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
References
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 28 October 2017. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Jessic Ngankam". Hertha BSC. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ a b Jessic Ngankam at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "1899 Hoffenheim – Hertha BSC 0:3 (Bundesliga 2019/2020, 26. Round)". WorldFootball.net. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Hertha BSC bindet Talent Jessic Ngankam langfristig" [Hertha BSC signs long-term contract with talent Jessic Ngankam]. www.kicker.ch (in German).
- ^ "Mit Kaufoption: Fürth leiht Hertha-Angreifer Ngankam aus". kicker (in German). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Das Rätsel um Ngankam" [The mystery of Ngankam]. www.kicker.de (in German).
- ^ "JESSIC NGANKAM RETURNS TO HERTHA". Hertha BSC. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Nach Knie-OP in Innsbruck: Ngankams Reha läuft nach Plan" [After knee surgery in Innsbruck: Ngankam's rehab is going according to plan]. www.kicker.de (in German).
- ^ "Jessic Ngankam wechselt zu Eintracht Frankfurt" (in German). Bundesliga. 14 July 2023.
- ^ "05ER LEIHEN JESSIC NGANKAM" [05ER LOAN JESSIC NGANKAM] (in German). Mainz 05. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Ngankam will in Hannover wieder durchstarten". Kicker (in German). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Hannover 96 unter Schock: Schien- und Wadenbeinbruch bei Stürmer Ngankam" [Hannover 96 in shock: Striker Ngankam suffers broken tibia and fibula]. www.ndr.de (in German).
- ^ "Neue Offensivkraft für das Wolfsrudel" [New offensive force for the wolf pack] (in German). Wolfsberger AC. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ Richter, Theodor (9 March 2019). "Schafft das nächste Hertha-Talent den Sprung zu den Profis?".
- ^ "Jessic Ngankam: Who is Eintracht Frankfurt's new German forward?". Bundesliga. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
External links
- Profile at the Hertha BSC website
- Jessic Ngankam at DFB (also available in German)
- Jessic Ngankam – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Jessic Ngankam – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Jessic Ngankam at kicker (in German)
- Jessic Ngankam at Soccerway