Jordan Nkololo
{{short description|Congolese footballer (born 1992)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jordan Nkololo
| image = Jordan Nkololo.JPG
| full_name = Michaël Jordan Nkololo
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|11|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Créteil, France
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 1.83 m
| position = Attacking midfielder / Forward
| currentclub = ÍBV
| clubnumber = 24
| years1 = 2012–2013
| clubs1 = Châteauroux
| caps1 = 3
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2012–2013
| clubs2 = Châteauroux II
| caps2 = 20
| goals2 = 6
| years3 = 2013–2015
| clubs3 = Clermont
| caps3 = 50
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2013–2015
| clubs4 = Clermont II
| caps4 = 9
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2015–2018
| clubs5 = Caen
| caps5 = 26
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2015–2018
| clubs6 = Caen II
| caps6 = 22
| goals6 = 5
| years7 = 2017
| clubs7 = → Laval (loan)
| caps7 = 12
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2018
| clubs8 = Hermannstadt
| caps8 = 16
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2019
| clubs9 = Istra 1961
| caps9 = 2
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2020
| clubs10 = Riga
| caps10 = 18
| goals10 = 3
| years11 = 2021
| clubs11 = Volyn Lutsk
| caps11 = 6
| goals11 = 1
| years12 = 2021
| clubs12 = Sūduva
| caps12 = 16
| goals12 = 7
| years13 = 2022
| clubs13 = Kyzylzhar
| caps13 = 15
| goals13 = 1
| years14 = 2022–2023
| clubs14 = Al-Shaeib
| caps14 = 12
| goals14 = 1
| years15 = 2023–
| clubs15 = ÍBV
| caps15 = 7
| goals15 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2015–
| nationalteam1 = DR Congo
| nationalcaps1 = 12
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| club-update = 10 November 2023
| ntupdate = 20:35, 10 October 2016 (UTC)
}}
Michaël Jordan Nkololo (born 9 November 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and forward for Icelandic club ÍBV.{{cite news|title=Jordan Nkololo profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/michael-jordan-nkololo/246091/|accessdate=17 January 2017|work=Soccerway|date=17 January 2017}} Born in France, he plays for the DR Congo national team.
Early life
Nkololo was born in Créteil, in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, to Zairean parents born in Léopoldville. He acquired French nationality on 28 January 2004, through the collective effect of his parents' naturalization.{{Cite web |title=JORF n° 0024 du 29 janvier 2004 - Légifrance |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/jo/2004/01/29/0024 |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=legifrance.gouv.fr |page=2137 |language=fr |format=PDF}}
Club career
=Châteauroux=
Nkololo began his career at Châteauroux and made his debut on 31 August 2012 in the 2–1 defeat away to Guingamp, coming on as a late substitute for Yohan Hautcoeur. He made a total of three league appearances for Châteauroux, whilst making twenty appearances and scoring six goals, including one on his debut against La Flèche RC, for the club's reserve team. He left in 2013.
=Clermont Foot=
Nkololo joined Clermont in 2013 and was a first team regular in the 2013–14 season making 32 appearances in the league, scoring once and assisting four times.{{cite web|title=Player Profile - Jordan Nkololo|url=http://www.ligue1.com/joueur/nkololo-jordan#bloc_buts&sai=82&com=CF&jou=67349|website=Ligue 1|accessdate=29 January 2015}} Nkololo went on trial at Premier League club Aston Villa in January 2015.{{cite web|title=Demba Ba and four other players linked with Aston Villa transfers|url=http://metro.co.uk/2015/01/29/demba-ba-and-four-other-players-linked-with-aston-villa-transfers-5039251/|website=Metro|date=29 January 2015|accessdate=29 January 2015}} He departed Clermont in 2015, he participated in fifty Ligue 2 matches for the club across two seasons. He also scored three goals in nine games for Clermont II.
=Caen=
He joined Caen ahead of the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Le-joncour-et-nkololo-arrivent-a-caen/565442|title=Le Joncour et Nkololo arrivent à Caen|publisher=L'Équipe.fr|date=9 June 2015|accessdate=10 June 2015}} He played sixteen times in his first season for Caen, as well as five times in Championnat de France Amateur 2 for Caen II. After zero appearances in the first six months of 2016–17, Nkololo left Caen on 17 January 2017 to join Ligue 2 side Laval.{{cite news|title=Jordan Nkololo prêté à Laval (L2)|url=http://www.smcaen.fr/2016-2017/depeche/groupe-pro/jordan-nkololo-prete-laval-l2|accessdate=17 January 2017|work=Stade Malherbe Caen|date=17 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118063759/http://www.smcaen.fr/2016-2017/depeche/groupe-pro/jordan-nkololo-prete-laval-l2|archive-date=18 January 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Jordan Nkololo prêté jusqu'à la fin de la saison|url=http://www.stade-lavallois.com/actualite/l-actualite/24779-Jordan-Nkololo-prete-jusqua-la-fin-de-la-saison.html|accessdate=17 January 2017|work=Stade Lavallois|date=17 January 2017}}
=Hermannstadt=
Nkololo played for Romanian side Hermannstadt in 2018, where he scored two goals: one in Liga I against Dinamo București, another one in Cupa României against FC Voluntari.
=Istra 1961=
In February 2019, Nkololo joined Croatian club NK Istra 1961 until June 2020.[http://www.nogometplus.net/index.php/domaci_nogomet/ht-prva-liga/istra-1961/jordan-nkololo-novi-igrac-istre/ Jordan N’Kololo novi igrač Istre] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610234016/http://www.nogometplus.net/index.php/domaci_nogomet/ht-prva-liga/istra-1961/jordan-nkololo-novi-igrac-istre/ |date=2019-06-10 }}, nogometplus.net, 5 February 2019
=Riga FC=
In December 2019, he joined the reigning Latvian champions Riga FC.[https://rigafc.lv/riga-vienojas-ar-27-gadus-veco-maiklu-dzordanu/ Riga vienojas ar 27 gadus veco Maiklu Džordanu] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226001316/https://rigafc.lv/riga-vienojas-ar-27-gadus-veco-maiklu-dzordanu/ |date=2019-12-26 }}, rigafc.lv, 2 December 2019
=FK Sūduva=
In June 2021 Lithuanian FK Sūduva introduced a new member of the club.{{Cite web|url=https://alyga.lt/naujiena/suduva-papilde-krasto-saugu-grandi/7150|title = "Sūduva" papildė krašto saugų grandį | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportas.info/tag/jordan-nkololo/|title = Jordan N'Kololo| date=21 September 2021 }} On 2 August 2021 he scored first goal for the new team in A Lyga against Kauno Žalgiris[https://alyga.lt/rungtynes/2021-08-02-k-zalgiris-suduva/1248 alyga.lt: KŽ 3-3 Sūduva][https://www.sportas.lt/naujiena/437973/kauno-zalgiris-ispudingai-atsitiese-pries-suduva sportas.lt: KŽ 3-3 Sūduva]
=FC Kyzylzhar=
=ÍBV=
International career
Nkololo has represented DR Congo at senior level, he has scored two goals in four appearances for his country.
Personal life
Jordan is the brother of the footballer Béni Nkololo.{{Cite web |date=2016-07-21 |title=Le frère de Jordan Nkololo (SM Caen) débarque à Avranches |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/normandie/manche/le-frere-de-jordan-nkololo-sm-caen-debarque-avranches-4384855 |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=Ouest-France.fr |language=fr}}
Career statistics
=Club=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Club statistics | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|CupIncludes the Coupe de France. !colspan=2|League CupIncludes the Coupe de la Ligue. !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Châteauroux
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| colspan=2|Total
!3||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||3||0 | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Châteauroux II
|20 | 6 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!20||6||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||0||0||20||6 | ||||||||||
| rowspan=3|Clermont
|rowspan=2|Ligue 2 |32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| 2014–15
|18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| colspan=2|Total
!50||2||1||0||4||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||55||2 | ||||||||||
| rowspan=3|Clermont II
|rowspan=2|CFA 2 |2 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15
|7 | 2 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!9||3||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||0||0||9||3 | ||||||||||
| rowspan=4|Caen
|rowspan=3|Ligue 1 |16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2016–17
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18
|10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| colspan=2|Total
!26||0||2||0||4||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||32||0 | ||||||||||
| rowspan=4|Caen II
|rowspan=3|CFA 2 |5 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17
|7 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18
|10 | 4 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!22||5||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||0||0||22||5 | ||||||||||
| Laval (loan)
|12 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| colspan=3|Career total
!142||17||3||0||8||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||153||17 |
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=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
| National team||Year||Apps||Goals | ||
|---|---|---|
| rowspan=3|DR Congo
|2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| colspan=2|Total||4||0 |
=International goals=
{{updated|17 January 2017}}. Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first.
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://foot-national.com/20264-joueur-football-Nkololo-Michael.html Michaël Nkololo profile] at foot-national.com
- {{LFP|id=nkololo-jordan|name=Michaël Nkololo}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nkololo, Jordan}}
Category:Footballers from Créteil
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers
Category:Naturalized citizens of France
Category:French men's footballers
Category:French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:LB Châteauroux players
Category:Clermont Foot players
Category:Stade Malherbe Caen players
Category:Stade Lavallois players
Category:FC Hermannstadt players
Category:NK Istra 1961 players
Category:FC Volyn Lutsk players
Category:Croatian Football League players
Category:Latvian Higher League players
Category:Saudi Second Division players
Category:Ukrainian First League players
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Romania
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