Moumi Ngamaleu
{{short description|Cameroonian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Moumi Ngamaleu
| fullname = Nicolas Brice Moumi Ngamaleu{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Cameroon (CMR) |publisher=FIFA |page=5 |date=15 November 2022 |access-date=15 November 2022}}
| image = GAMALEU MOUMI, milieu de terrain du Cameroun.jpg
| caption = Ngamaleu with Cameroon at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
| height = 1.81 m
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|7|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Yaoundé, Cameroon
| currentclub = Dynamo Moscow
| clubnumber = 13
| position = Winger
| youthyears1 = 2010–2011
| youthclubs1 = Musango Yaoundé
| youthyears2 = 2011–2013
| youthclubs2 = Canon Yaoundé
| years1 = 2013–2016
| clubs1 = Coton Sport
| caps1 = 67
| goals1 = 33
| years2 = 2016–2017
| clubs2 = Altach
| caps2 = 30
| goals2 = 6
| years3 = 2017–2022
| clubs3 = Young Boys
| caps3 = 158
| goals3 = 30
| years4 = 2022–
| clubs4 = Dynamo Moscow
| caps4 = 66
| goals4 = 13
| nationalyears1 = 2016–
| nationalteam1 = Cameroon
| nationalcaps1 = 58
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|CMR}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCompetition|Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Medal|3rd|2021 Cameroon|}}
| club-update = 20 April 2025
| nationalteam-update = 25 March 2025
}}
Nicolas Brice Moumi Ngamaleu (born 9 July 1994) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Russian Premier League club Dynamo Moscow and the Cameroon national team.
Club career
Ngamaleu was still only 17 when he made his Elite One debut with Coton Sport FC de Garoua. He won three domestic titles in his home land before moving to Austria in 2016. He helped Rheindorf Altach finish fourth in the Austrian league.[https://web.archive.org/web/20180501092841/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/players/player=404382/profile-detail.html FIFA.com]
He was part of the Young Boys squad that won the 2017–18 Swiss Super League, their first league title for 32 years.{{cite news |last1=Homewood |first1=Brian |title=Soccer - Young Boys end 32-year wait for Swiss title and end Basel dominance |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-swiss/soccer-young-boys-end-32-year-wait-for-swiss-title-and-end-basel-dominance-idUKKBN1HZ0YS |accessdate=23 April 2019 |work=Reuters |date=28 April 2018}}
On 8 September 2022, Ngamaleu signed with Dynamo Moscow in Russia for two seasons, with an option to extend.{{cite web|publisher=FC Dynamo Moscow|url=https://fcdm.ru/news/nikolas-mumi-ngamale-stal-futbolistom-dynamo|title=Николас Муми Нгамалё стал футболистом "Динамо"|date=8 September 2022|access-date=8 September 2022|language=ru}}
In the 2023–24 season, Ngamaleu scored two winning goals, both deep in added time against Sochi and Baltika Kaliningrad on 5 May and 11 May respectively, as Dynamo overtook Zenit and Krasnodar to take a 2-point lead in the Russian Premier League table with 2 games to go.{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://premierliga.ru/news/rfpl/news_30698.html|title="Динамо" выиграло у "Сочи", команды забили 4 из 5 голов в конце 2-го тайма|date=5 May 2024|language=ru}}{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://premierliga.ru/news/rfpl/news_30724.html|title="Динамо", забив дважды в компенсированное время, обыграло "Балтику" и стало лидером Мир РПЛ|date=11 May 2024|language=ru}} On 18 May, he scored an added-time goal in third consecutive game, establishing the final score in a 4–1 victory over Krylia Sovetov.{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://eng.premierliga.ru/match/match_15710.html|title=Dynamo v Krylia Sovetov game report|date=18 May 2024}}
On 1 June 2024, Dynamo confirmed that the performance-based extension option for the 2024–25 season has been triggered in his contract.{{cite web|publisher=FC Dynamo Moscow|url=https://fcdm.ru/news/u-nikolia-ngamale-aktivirovalas-opciia-prodleniia-kontrakta-na-sezon-202425/|title=У Николя Нгамалё активировалась опция продления контракта на сезон-2024/25|date=1 June 2024|language=ru}} On 2 August 2024, Ngamaleu extended his contract with Dynamo for the 2025–26 season, with an option for 2026–27.{{cite web|publisher=FC Dynamo Moscow|url=https://fcdm.ru/news/dynamo-i-nikolia-ngamale-prodlili-kontrakt/|title=«Динамо» и Николя Нгамалё продлили контракт|date=2 August 2024|language=ru}}
International career
Ngamaleu made his debut with the Cameroon national team against Guinea on 28 March 2017. He was included in the Cameroon squad for the 2017 Confederations Cup in Russia.{{cite web |last1=Mazibuko |first1=Sandile |title=Christian Bassogog tops Cameroon Confederation Cup squad |url=https://www.goal.com/en-za/news/broos-includes-seven-new-faces-in-cameroons-confed-cup-squad/1dr2n0l819d3r1a74bmep6y3cj |website=Goal |accessdate=23 April 2019}}
He placed third with Cameroon at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, where he supplied two assists and converted one penalty in the penalty shoot-out against Burkina Faso in the third-place playoff. He started in six out of seven matches and played one half in the last game.{{fact|date=September 2022}}
On 10 November 2022 he was selected by Rigobert Song to compete in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 20 April 2025}}{{Soccerway|moumi-ngamaleu/305214}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Austrian Cup, Swiss Cup, Russian Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|SCR Altach
|27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18
|Austrian Bundesliga |3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 2 | 10 | 3 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 9 | |
| rowspan="7"|Young Boys
|27 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6{{efn|name=UEL}} | 1 | 38 | 5 | |
| 2018–19
|Swiss Super League |32 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 8{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 44 | 13 | |
| 2019–20
|Swiss Super League |33 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 46 | 11 | |
| 2020–21
|Swiss Super League |28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11{{efn|Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 1 | 40 | 4 | |
| 2021–22
|Swiss Super League |31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6{{efn|Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League}} | 1 | 38 | 5 | |
| 2022–23
|Swiss Super League |7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5{{efn|Five appearances UEFA Conference League qualifiers}} | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!158 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 43 | 3 | 218 | 39 | |
| rowspan="4"|Dynamo Moscow
|19 | 2 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24
|Russian Premier League |26 | 6 | 7 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 7 | ||
| 2024–25
|Russian Premier League |21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 5 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!66 | 13 | 16 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 82 | 14 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!254 | 49 | 34 | 8 | 49 | 5 | 337 | 62 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 25 March 2025}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="10"|Cameroon
|2016 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total||58||4 |
:Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ngamaleu goal.{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/61749/Moumi_Ngamaleu.html|title=Ngamaleu, Moumi|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=30 May 2018}}
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Moumi Ngamaleu | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 6 January 2016 | Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi, Rwanda | {{fb|RWA}} | align="center"|1–1 | align="center"|1–1 | Friendly |
| align="center"|2 | 25 January 2016 | Stade Huye, Butare, Rwanda | {{fb|COD}} | align="center"|2–1 | align="center"|3–1 | 2016 African Nations Championship |
| align="center"|3 | 17 November 2019 | Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda | {{fb|RWA}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|1–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| align="center"|4 | 6 September 2021 | Stade National de la Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast | {{fb|CIV}} | align="center"|2–1 | align="center"|2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Coton Sport
- Elite One: 2013, 2014, 2015
Young Boys
- Swiss Super League: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21{{Cite news|agency=Associated Press|title=Young Boys wins Swiss league title in 54th week of season|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/soccer/young-boys-wins-swiss-league-title-in-54th-week-of-season/2020/07/31/59092fea-d36e-11ea-826b-cc394d824e35_story.html|access-date=18 October 2020|issn=0190-8286}}{{Cite web|title=Young Boys seal third straight Swiss title|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/news/_n4120021_/young-boys-seal-third-straight-swiss-title/|access-date=19 October 2020|website=worldfootball.net|language=en}}
- Swiss Cup: 2019–20{{Cite web|title=Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Statistik und Resultate|url=https://www.football.ch//sfv/schweizer-cups/schweizer-cup/statistik-und-resultate.aspx/oid-1/s-2020/cp-3954/cr-109/tg-3452936/|access-date=18 October 2020|website=www.football.ch|language=de}}
Cameroon
- Africa Cup of Nations Bronze: 2021
Individual
References
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