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Junior Nsangou

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Junior Nsangou
Personal information
Full name Yvan Junior Nsangou
Date of birth (2005-09-02) 2 September 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Albacete B
Youth career
0000–2015 Droylsden
2015–2024 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Albacete B 0 (0)
International career
2023 Poland U19 7 (2)
2023– Poland U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 March 2024

Yvan Junior Nsangou (born 2 September 2005) is a footballer who plays as a striker for Albacete B. Born in Cameroon, he is a Poland youth international.

Early life

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Nsangou moved to England at the age of nine.[1]

Career

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Nsangou is eligible for play for Cameroon through his birth parents, Poland through his father and stepmother, and England where he has resided throughout the majority of his life.[2] He represented the country of his stepmother at the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[3]

On 7 August 2024, Nsangou joined Atlético Albacete.[4]

Personal life

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Nsangou was born in Cameroon to a Cameroonian footballer Alirou Nsangou.[2] He has three younger half-siblings, two of whom are also footballers: sister Aisha, who is a Polish women's youth international, and brother Jonathan who is also part of Blackburn Rovers's academy.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Futbolu nauczyły go afrykańskie ulice. Nadzieja reprezentacji Polski na Euro". onet.pl (in Polish).
  2. ^ a b "Junior Nsangou zadebiutował w reprezentacji Polski U20. "Cenię Lewandowskiego i Milika"" (in Polish). tvp.pl.
  3. ^ "Junior Nsangou, Kameruńczyk, który strzela gole dla Polski. Media: będzie drugim Olisadebe?" (in Polish). eska.pl.
  4. ^ "Junior Nsangou strengthens Albacete's reserve team after shining in preseason with the first team". 5maseldescuento. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.