Summary
Blondy Rudolph Nna Noukeu (born 17 September 2001) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Stoke City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Blondy Rudolph Nna Noukeu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stoke City | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Royal Excel Mouscron | ||
| 2019–2021 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Southend United (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:17, 7 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Early and personal life edit
Noukeu was born in Douala and grew up in Belgium.[3][4] He is the son of former professional footballer Patrice Noukeu and his mother was a handball player.[5][6]
Club career edit
Noukeu played youth football for Royal Excel Mouscron from under-8 to under-10 level and returned to their academy aged 13.[6] In July 2019, he signed for English side Stoke City, initially joining their under-23 team.[7] In February 2021, he signed a longer-term contract with the club.[8] He joined Crawley Town on a season-long loan on 16 July 2021.[9] He made his professional debut on 10 August 2021 in a EFL Cup match against Gillingham.[10] He was recalled by Stoke on 1 January 2022 after making three cup appearances for Crawley.[11]
On 24 September 2022, Noukeu joined Southend United on loan until January 2023,[12] later extended by a further month to the end of February 2023.[13] He was recalled by Stoke in March 2023.[14]
International career edit
Having previously been called-up to the Cameroon under-23 team, he was called up to the senior Cameroon squad for the first time in September 2020.[4][15]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 3 March 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 2021–22[16] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[17] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Crawley Town (loan) | 2021–22[16] | EFL League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Southend United (loan) | 2022–23[17] | National League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Career total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
References edit
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 15th May 2021: Stoke City" (PDF). English Football League. 15 May 2021. p. 35. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "B. Noukeu". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Blondy Noukeu". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ a b Smith, Peter (15 September 2020). "Who is Blondy Nna Noukeu? Stoke prospect called up for Cameroon senior squad". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ Smith, Peter (17 July 2020). "Stoke City boss excited by Blondy Nna Noukeu's potential". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ a b Cope, Niall (28 November 2019). "Keeper enjoying City life after summer switch". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ Malice, Florent (12 July 2019). "Un jeune talent de l'Excel Mouscron part pour l'Angleterre". walfoot.be (in French). Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Teenage goalkeeper Blondy Nna Noukeu extends Stoke deal". NewsChain. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ Cameron, Tom (16 July 2021). "Reds agree deal for Blondy Nna Noukeu on loan". crawleytownfc.com. Crawley Town F.C. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Crawley Town 2–2 Gillingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "BLONDY NNA NOUKEU RECALLED BY STOKE CITY". Crawley Town Football Club. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Blondy heads out on loan". Stoke City. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ Phillips, Chris (4 February 2023). "On loan Stoke City keeper praised for clean sheet for Southend United". Echo. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Blondy recalled from loan spell". Stoke City. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ Taiwo, Taiye (26 September 2020). "No Choupo-Moting as Cameroon invite 24 players for Japan friendly". Goal. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Blondy Nna Noukeu in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ a b "Games played by Blondy Nna Noukeu in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
External links edit
- Blondy Nna Noukeu at WorldFootball.net