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Nicolas Julio Nkoulou Ndoubena, known as Nicolas Nkoulou, is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Watford.
Internationally, Nkoulou played 75 times for Cameroon between 2008 and 2017, and retired shortly after winning the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring the equalising goal in the final.
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.
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.
In the 2010-11 season, Nkoulou found himself in the transfer speculation and ended up staying at the club despite fallen out with Lacombe.
Nkoulou continued remain in the first team, playing in the defensive midfielder position for the most of the season and central defence.
Despite suffering from injuries and suspension, Nkoulou finished the 2010-11 season, making 30 appearances.
Following their relegation to Ligue 2, Nkoulou was among key players to be expected to leave the club.
During his time at AS Monaco, Nkoulou made 78 appearances and has started every match since playing the full 90 minutes in them all.
After missing two matches, due to suspension he received while at Monaco, Nkoulou made his Marseille debut on 14 August 2011, in a 2-2 draw against Auxerre.
After finishing the 2011-12 appearance, making 46 appearances in all competition, Nkoulou was named Trophées UNFP du football's Team of the Year of 2012 and was nominated for the Prix Marc-Vivien Foé Award, but finished as runner-up to Younès Belhanda.
In the 2012-13 season saw Nkoulou found himself in the transfer speculation when the club began to suffer financial trouble, but stayed at the club and insisting on honouring his contract.
During the season, Nkoulou suffered a knee ligament injury and was sidelined for weeks, but managed to return to the league.
At the end of the 2012-13 season, Nkoulou was named Trophées UNFP du football's Team of the Year of 2013 for the second time running.
Prior to the 2013-14 season, Nkoulou stated he was prepared to leave Marseille in the summer, prompting attracted interests from his former club Monaco, who were just promoted back to Ligue 1, and Arsenal.
After the club set a higher price tag on him, Nkoulou remained at the club and started a bad start when he conceded a goal, in a 3-1 win over Guingamp in the opening game of the season.
As the 2013-14 season progressed, Nkoulou suffered a knee injury, which kept him sidelined for one match.
After making his return, Nkoulou went on to score two goals later in the season against Saint Étienne and Sochaux.
Nkoulou made 46 appearances and scoring twice in all competitions in the 2013-14 season.
Then on 19 October 2014, Nkoulou scored his first goal of the season, in a 2-0 win over Toulouse.
Two weeks later, on 2 November 2014, Nkoulou scored again, in a 2-1 win over Lens.
After two months without playing, Nkoulou made his first team return on 12 April 2015, in a 1-0 loss against Bordeaux and went on to help the finished the season in the 4th place at two points of a qualification in the Champions League.
In the 2015-16 season, Nkoulou made his first appearance of the season, having missed through opening game of the season, in a 1-0 loss against Reims on 16 August 2015.
In a match against Lille on 29 January 2016, Nkoulou captained Marseille for the first time following Steve Mandanda's absence, which they drew 1-1.
In a match against Saint-Étienne on 21 February 2016, Nkoulou received a straight red card in a 1-1 draw.
In addition to his disciplinary issues, Nkoulou was suspended three times in every Coupe de France matches, Nkoulou started in the Coupe de France Final, which they lost 4-2 against PSG. At the end of the 2015-16 season, the club faced a difficult season with three different managers during the season and finished the league in thirteenth place and finished the season, making 41 appearances in all competition.
With his contract expiring at the end of the 2015-16 season, Nkoulou attracted interests around clubs, such as Málaga, Schalke 04, Juventus and Lazio.
After spending five years at Marseille, with his contract at the club expired, Nkoulou moved to rivals Lyon on a four-year contract on 29 June 2016; coincidentally was the day he joined Marseille.
Upon joining the club, Nkoulou stated he joined Lyon to achieve greater things and was given number 3 shirt, which he quoted: ''"The No. 3? It is a wink to those close to me, because I am the youngest of three children."''.
Nkoulou played his first official match for Lyon at the Trophée des Champions, making his first start, in a 4-1 loss against Paris Saint-Germain.
In his first match against Marseille for the first time, which saw them draw 0-0 on 18 September 2016, Nkoulou received boos from Marseille supporters during the match every time he touched the ball.
On 5 August 2017, Italian club Torino announced they had signed Nkoulou on a year-long loan with an option to purchase.
On 2 September 2018, he scored his first goal of the 2018-19 season, and the match-winner with a header against SPAL. In August 2019, Nkoulou asked to not be selected for Torino's Serie A fixture against Sassuolo, and their UEFA Europa League play-off against Wolverhampton Wanderers, with a desire to transfer to AS Roma.
At the end of the 2020-21 season, Nkoulou parted ways with Torino upon the expiry of his contract.
After spending time as a free agent, on 7 October 2021, Premier League club Watford announced the signing of Nkoulou on a deal until the end of the season.
Nkoulou selected for the 2010 African Cup of Nations by Cameroon National coach Paul Le Guen and went on to play four times in the cup competitions.
After captain Samuel Eto'o and vice-captain Eyong Enoh were suspended for five and two matches respectively by Cameroon Football Federation for their action of boycotting a friendly match against Algeria, Nkoulou was appointed as captain of Cameroon on a temporary basis and captained his first national match, in a 1-0 win over Guinea-Bissau.
In the FIFA World Cup, Nkoulou was among 23 players to be included for the squad. Nkoulou played all three matches and retained his captaincy, as Cameroon struggled in the World Cup after losing three matches that saw them eliminated in the World Cup.
Two years later on 26 March 2016, Nkoulou scored his first international goal, in a 2-2 draw against South Africa, the team he made his national debut eight years ago.
Nicolas Julio Nkoulou Ndoubena, known as Nicolas Nkoulou, is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Watford.
Internationally, Nkoulou played 75 times for Cameroon between 2008 and 2017, and retired shortly after winning the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring the equalising goal in the final.
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.
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.
In the 2010-11 season, Nkoulou found himself in the transfer speculation and ended up staying at the club despite fallen out with Lacombe.
Nkoulou continued remain in the first team, playing in the defensive midfielder position for the most of the season and central defence.
Despite suffering from injuries and suspension, Nkoulou finished the 2010-11 season, making 30 appearances.
Following their relegation to Ligue 2, Nkoulou was among key players to be expected to leave the club.
During his time at AS Monaco, Nkoulou made 78 appearances and has started every match since playing the full 90 minutes in them all.
After missing two matches, due to suspension he received while at Monaco, Nkoulou made his Marseille debut on 14 August 2011, in a 2-2 draw against Auxerre.
After finishing the 2011-12 appearance, making 46 appearances in all competition, Nkoulou was named Trophées UNFP du football's Team of the Year of 2012 and was nominated for the Prix Marc-Vivien Foé Award, but finished as runner-up to Younès Belhanda.
In the 2012-13 season saw Nkoulou found himself in the transfer speculation when the club began to suffer financial trouble, but stayed at the club and insisting on honouring his contract.
During the season, Nkoulou suffered a knee ligament injury and was sidelined for weeks, but managed to return to the league.
At the end of the 2012-13 season, Nkoulou was named Trophées UNFP du football's Team of the Year of 2013 for the second time running.
Prior to the 2013-14 season, Nkoulou stated he was prepared to leave Marseille in the summer, prompting attracted interests from his former club Monaco, who were just promoted back to Ligue 1, and Arsenal.
After the club set a higher price tag on him, Nkoulou remained at the club and started a bad start when he conceded a goal, in a 3-1 win over Guingamp in the opening game of the season.
As the 2013-14 season progressed, Nkoulou suffered a knee injury, which kept him sidelined for one match.
After making his return, Nkoulou went on to score two goals later in the season against Saint Étienne and Sochaux.
Nkoulou made 46 appearances and scoring twice in all competitions in the 2013-14 season.
Then on 19 October 2014, Nkoulou scored his first goal of the season, in a 2-0 win over Toulouse.
Two weeks later, on 2 November 2014, Nkoulou scored again, in a 2-1 win over Lens.
After two months without playing, Nkoulou made his first team return on 12 April 2015, in a 1-0 loss against Bordeaux and went on to help the finished the season in the 4th place at two points of a qualification in the Champions League.
In the 2015-16 season, Nkoulou made his first appearance of the season, having missed through opening game of the season, in a 1-0 loss against Reims on 16 August 2015.
In a match against Lille on 29 January 2016, Nkoulou captained Marseille for the first time following Steve Mandanda's absence, which they drew 1-1.
In a match against Saint-Étienne on 21 February 2016, Nkoulou received a straight red card in a 1-1 draw.
In addition to his disciplinary issues, Nkoulou was suspended three times in every Coupe de France matches, Nkoulou started in the Coupe de France Final, which they lost 4-2 against PSG. At the end of the 2015-16 season, the club faced a difficult season with three different managers during the season and finished the league in thirteenth place and finished the season, making 41 appearances in all competition.
With his contract expiring at the end of the 2015-16 season, Nkoulou attracted interests around clubs, such as Málaga, Schalke 04, Juventus and Lazio.
After spending five years at Marseille, with his contract at the club expired, Nkoulou moved to rivals Lyon on a four-year contract on 29 June 2016; coincidentally was the day he joined Marseille.
Upon joining the club, Nkoulou stated he joined Lyon to achieve greater things and was given number 3 shirt, which he quoted: ''"The No. 3? It is a wink to those close to me, because I am the youngest of three children."''.
Nkoulou played his first official match for Lyon at the Trophée des Champions, making his first start, in a 4-1 loss against Paris Saint-Germain.
In his first match against Marseille for the first time, which saw them draw 0-0 on 18 September 2016, Nkoulou received boos from Marseille supporters during the match every time he touched the ball.
On 5 August 2017, Italian club Torino announced they had signed Nkoulou on a year-long loan with an option to purchase.
On 2 September 2018, he scored his first goal of the 2018-19 season, and the match-winner with a header against SPAL. In August 2019, Nkoulou asked to not be selected for Torino's Serie A fixture against Sassuolo, and their UEFA Europa League play-off against Wolverhampton Wanderers, with a desire to transfer to AS Roma.
At the end of the 2020-21 season, Nkoulou parted ways with Torino upon the expiry of his contract.
After spending time as a free agent, on 7 October 2021, Premier League club Watford announced the signing of Nkoulou on a deal until the end of the season.
Nkoulou selected for the 2010 African Cup of Nations by Cameroon National coach Paul Le Guen and went on to play four times in the cup competitions.
After captain Samuel Eto'o and vice-captain Eyong Enoh were suspended for five and two matches respectively by Cameroon Football Federation for their action of boycotting a friendly match against Algeria, Nkoulou was appointed as captain of Cameroon on a temporary basis and captained his first national match, in a 1-0 win over Guinea-Bissau.
In the FIFA World Cup, Nkoulou was among 23 players to be included for the squad. Nkoulou played all three matches and retained his captaincy, as Cameroon struggled in the World Cup after losing three matches that saw them eliminated in the World Cup.
Two years later on 26 March 2016, Nkoulou scored his first international goal, in a 2-2 draw against South Africa, the team he made his national debut eight years ago.
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