Junior Nsangou

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Junior Nsangou

|image =

|fullname = Yvan Junior Nsangou

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|9|2|df=y}}

|birth_place = Douala, Cameroon

|height =

|position = Striker

|currentclub = Albacete B

|clubnumber = 25

|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2015

|youthclubs1 = Droylsden

|youthyears2 = 2015–2024

|youthclubs2 = Blackburn Rovers

|years1 = 2024– | clubs1 = Albacete B | caps1 = 23 | goals1 = 1

|nationalyears1 = 2023

|nationalteam1 = Poland U19

|nationalcaps1 = 7

|nationalgoals1 = 2

|nationalyears2 = 2023–

|nationalteam2 = Poland U20

|nationalcaps2 = 1

|nationalgoals2 = 0

|club-update = 19:28, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

|nationalteam-update = 19 March 2024

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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

Nsangou moved to England at the age of nine.{{Cite web|url=https://www.onet.pl/sport/przeglad-sportowy/yvan-junior-nsangou-czyli-syn-alirou-nadzieja-reprezentacji-polski-u-19/hj3ndsv,5e4c2379|title=Futbolu nauczyły go afrykańskie ulice. Nadzieja reprezentacji Polski na Euro|website=onet.pl|language=pl}}

Career

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.{{Cite web|url=https://sport.tvp.pl/74315869/junior-nsangou-zadebiutowal-w-reprezentacji-polski-u20-cenie-lewandowskiego-i-milika|title=Junior Nsangou zadebiutował w reprezentacji Polski U20. "Cenię Lewandowskiego i Milika"|publisher=tvp.pl|language=pl}} He represented the country of his stepmother at the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eska.pl/kielce/junior-nsangou-kamerunczyk-ktory-strzela-gole-dla-polski-media-bedzie-drugim-olisadebe-aa-GZkU-9ds6-FYdD.html|title=Junior Nsangou, Kameruńczyk, który strzela gole dla Polski. Media: będzie drugim Olisadebe?|publisher=eska.pl|language=pl}}

On 7 August 2024, Nsangou joined Atlético Albacete.{{cite news |title=Junior Nsangou strengthens Albacete's reserve team after shining in preseason with the first team |url=https://www.5maseldescuento.es/2024/08/junior-nsangou-refuerza-al-filial-del-albacete-tras-brillar-en-pretemporada-con-el-primer-equipo/?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter |access-date=7 August 2024 |publisher=5maseldescuento |date=7 August 2024}}

Personal life

Nsangou was born in Cameroon to a Cameroonian footballer Alirou Nsangou. 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.