Felix Chenkam
{{short description|Cameroonian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Felix Chenkam
| image =
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| fullname = Felix Emmanuel Cédric Chenkam Nganle
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|12|28}}
| birth_place = Douala, Cameroon
| height = 1.80 m
| currentclub = Union Namur
| clubnumber =
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 =
| clubs1 = Union Douala
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2016
| clubs2 = Rainbow Bamenda
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2017–2018
| clubs3 = → Seattle Sounders FC 2 (loan)
| caps3 = 28
| goals3 = 9
| years4 = 2018
| clubs4 = Seattle Sounders FC
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2019
| clubs5 = MFK Vyškov
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2019–2020
| clubs6 = Union Douala
| caps6 = -
| goals6 = -
| years7 = 2020–2022
| clubs7 = Salerm Puente Genil
| caps7 = 1
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2022
| clubs8 = Viveiro CF
| caps8 = -
| goals8 = -
| years9 = 2022–2023
| clubs9 = RAS Monceau
| caps9 = -
| goals9 = -
| years10 = 2023–
| clubs10 = Union Namur
| caps10 = 9
| goals10 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam1 = Cameroon U20
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| pcupdate = 10 December 2023
| ntupdate = 20 April 2017
}}
Felix Emmanuel Cédric Chenkam Nganle (born 28 December 1998), commonly known as Felix Chenkam, is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a forward for Union Namur.
Club career
Chenkam began his career in Cameroon, playing with Union Douala and Rainbow Bamenda, before signing with Seattle Sounders FC 2 in the United Soccer League in March 2017.{{cite web|author=Sounders FC Communications|title=Sounders FC signs forward Felix Chenkam|url=https://www.soundersfc.com/post/2018/05/25/sounders-fc-signs-forward-felix-chenkam|website=SoundersFC.com|publisher= |accessdate=25 May 2018|date=25 May 2018}}{{cite web|author=Sounders FC Communications|title=Sounders FC 2 signs seven players ahead of March 26 season-opener against Sacramento Republic FC|url=http://www.soundersfc.com/post/2017/03/22/sounders-fc-2-signs-seven-players-ahead-march-26-season-opener-against-sacramento|website=SoundersFC.com|publisher= |accessdate=20 April 2017|date=22 March 2017}}
Chenkam made his Sounders 2 debut on 26 March 2017, coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute of the season opening 2–1 loss to Sacramento.{{cite web|author=Sounders FC Communications|title=Sounders FC 2 falls 2–1 to Sacramento Republic FC in season-opening match|url=http://www.soundersfc.com/post/2017/03/26/sounders-fc-2-falls-2-1-sacramento-republic-fc-season-opening-match|website=SoundersFC.com|publisher= |accessdate=20 April 2017|date=26 March 2017}} Chenkam's first start and first goal with S2 both came on 15 April 2017 in a 2–1 win over Los Angeles.{{cite web|author=Charlie Corr|title=S2's Early Spell Sinks Los Dos|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/781886|website=USLSoccer.com|publisher= |accessdate=20 April 2017|date=16 April 2017}}{{cite web|author=Scott Burbidge|title=Early Cameroonian push leads Sounders 2 past LA Galaxy II|url=http://www.sounderatheart.com/2017/4/17/15322092/early-cameroonian-push-leads-sounders-2-past-la-galaxy-ii|website=SounderAtHeart.com|publisher= |accessdate=20 April 2017|date=17 April 2017}}
Chenkam's contract option was declined by Seattle on 19 November 2018.{{cite news |last=Rosano |first=Nick |date=November 19, 2018 |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/11/19/seattle-sounders-pick-options-10-players-alonso-out-contract |title=Seattle Sounders pick up options on 10 players; Alonso out of contract |website=MLSSoccer.com}} In October 2019, Chenkam returned to Union Douala.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}
In 2020, Chenkam joined Salerm Puente Genil on a free transfer.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}} He then joined Viveiro CF in January 2022.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}
He left Spain just six months later to join amateur Belgian side RAS Monceau.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}
On July 15, 2023, he joined Belgian third-tier side Union Namur.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}
International career
Chenkam was selected to represent the Cameroon U20s at the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Zambia after helping them qualify by scoring a goal in a 3–0 win over Libya on 10 July 2016.{{cite web|author= |title=Cameroon Edge Closer, Nigeria Beat Sudan |url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=IN4Au%2B3CROmNTSWmI3rGkA%3D%3D |website=CAFOnline.com|publisher= |accessdate=20 April 2017|date=11 July 2016}}{{cite web|author1=Graeme Jackson|title=Junior Lions confirm squad for U-20 AFCON|url=http://africanfootball.com/news/689985/Junior-Lions-confirm-squad-for-U-20-AFCON|website=AfricanFootball.com|accessdate=20 April 2017|date=22 February 2017|archive-date=13 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913063109/https://africanfootball.com/news/689985/Junior-Lions-confirm-squad-for-U-20-AFCON|url-status=dead}} Chenkam made 3 substitute appearances at the tournament, as Cameroon was knocked out of the tournament at the group stage.{{cite web|author1=Brian Lee |title=Niane and Diatta goals see Senegal finish top of Group B|url=http://africanfootball.com/match-report/43310/Senegal-U20-vs-Cameroon-U20|website=AfricanFootball.com|accessdate=20 April 2017|date=5 March 2017}}
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="3"|Playoffs !colspan="3"|Domestic Cup !colspan="3"|Continental Cup !colspan="3"|Total | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps
!Goals !Assists !Apps !Goals !Assists !Apps !Goals !Assists !Apps !Goals !Assists !Apps !Goals !Assists | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2" |Seattle Sounders FC 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 2017
|7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0| | |||||||||
| |7 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| colspan="2"|Sounders FC 2 total
!7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Career total
!7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
Stats accurate {{as of|2017|6|1|df=|lc=yes}}
References
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External links
- {{USL player|felix-chenkam}}
- [https://www.soundersfc.com/s2/felix-chenkam Sounders player profile]
- [http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/totalu-20africacupofnations,zambia2017/TeamDetails/playerdetails?CompetitionPlayerId=EI%2fI2bfyw%2bvETg%2babmgCV2ngLuSSAWohukk%2fqxrBssFcDAmsFyXkpn%2bCJklPya9L Confederation of African Football profile]
- {{Soccerway|felix-chenkam/479079}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chenkam, Felix}}
Category:Cameroonian men's footballers
Category:Cameroon men's youth international footballers
Category:21st-century Cameroonian sportsmen
Category:Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Rainbow FC (Cameroon) players
Category:Tacoma Defiance players
Category:Seattle Sounders FC players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
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