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Olivier Ntcham

オリヴィエ・エンチャム　/　おりゔぃえ・えんちゃむ

Association football player from France

February 9, 1996 (age 30)　・　Longjumeau, Seine-et-Oise, France

Seine-et-Oise
association football player

My Take

What grabs me about Olivier Ntcham is the sheer audacity of a club paying 730,000 pounds for a sixteen-year-old out of the Paris suburbs. That kind of bet places enormous weight on young shoulders, and the fact that he has carried it across England, Scotland and now Turkey speaks to real resilience. I also respect his choice to represent Cameroon despite being French-born; honoring your heritage when easier paths exist is a quiet form of integrity. He is not a household superstar, but he is the sort of grafting, adaptable midfielder who keeps finding a place in the game. I find that durability genuinely admirable.

Overview

Jules Olivier Ntcham (born 9 February 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club Samsunspor. Born in France, he plays for the Cameroon national team. Ntcham played for numerous youth clubs in and around Paris before joining youth academies at Paris FC and Le Havre. In 2012, at the age of 16, Ntcham joined Manchester City's Elite Development Squad for £730,000.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Olivier Ntcham
Name (Japanese): オリヴィエ・エンチャム
Reading: おりゔぃえ・えんちゃむ
Born: February 9, 1996 (age 30)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Rat
Origin: Longjumeau, Seine-et-Oise, France
Blood type: Private
Height: 180 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
Parents: Private
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4. Personality

Motto

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