Michaël Jordan Nkololo (born 9 November 1992) is a professionalfootballer who plays as anattacking midfielder andforward for Icelandic clubÍBV.[1] Born in France, he plays for theDR Congo national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michaël Jordan Nkololo | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-11-09)9 November 1992 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Créteil, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder /Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ÍBV | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Châteauroux | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Châteauroux II | 20 | (6) |
| 2013–2015 | Clermont | 50 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Clermont II | 9 | (3) |
| 2015–2018 | Caen | 26 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Caen II | 22 | (5) |
| 2017 | →Laval (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2018 | Hermannstadt | 16 | (1) |
| 2019 | Istra 1961 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Riga | 18 | (3) |
| 2021 | Volyn Lutsk | 6 | (1) |
| 2021 | Sūduva | 16 | (7) |
| 2022 | Kyzylzhar | 15 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Al-Shaeib | 12 | (1) |
| 2023– | ÍBV | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | DR Congo | 12 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:35, 10 October 2016 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editNkololo was born inCréteil, in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, to Zairean parents born inLéopoldville. He acquiredFrench nationality on 28 January 2004, through the collective effect of his parents'naturalization.[2]
Club career
editChâteauroux
editNkololo began his career at Châteauroux and made his debut on 31 August 2012 in the 2–1 defeat away toGuingamp, coming on as a late substitute forYohan Hautcoeur.[1] He made a total of three league appearances for Châteauroux, whilst making twenty appearances and scoring six goals, including one on his debut againstLa Flèche RC, for the club's reserve team.[1] He left in 2013.[1]
Clermont Foot
editNkololo 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.[3] Nkololo went on trial atPremier League clubAston Villa in January 2015.[4] He departed Clermont in 2015, he participated in fiftyLigue 2 matches for the club across two seasons.[1] He also scored three goals in nine games for Clermont II.[1]
Caen
editHe joinedCaen ahead of the2015–16 Ligue 1 season.[5] He played sixteen times in his first season for Caen, as well as five times inChampionnat de France Amateur 2 for Caen II.[1] After zero appearances in the first six months of2016–17, Nkololo left Caen on 17 January 2017 to joinLigue 2 sideLaval.[6][7]
Hermannstadt
editNkololo played forRomanian sideHermannstadt in 2018, where he scored two goals: one inLiga I againstDinamo București, another one inCupa României againstFC Voluntari.
Istra 1961
editIn February 2019, Nkololo joined Croatian clubNK Istra 1961 until June 2020.[8]
Riga FC
editIn December 2019, he joined the reigning Latvian championsRiga FC.[9]
FK Sūduva
editIn June 2021 LithuanianFK Sūduva introduced a new member of the club.[10][11] On 2 August 2021 he scored first goal for the new team inA Lyga againstKauno Žalgiris[12][13]
FC Kyzylzhar
editIn February 2022 he signed withFC Kyzylzhar fromKazakhstan.[14]
ÍBV
editInternational career
editNkololo has represented DR Congo atsenior level, he has scored two goals in four appearances for his country.[1]
Personal life
editJordan is the brother of the footballerBéni Nkololo.[16]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 4 July 2018.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Châteauroux | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Châteauroux II | 2012–13 | CFA 2 | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | |||
| Total | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | |||||
| Clermont | 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | 50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 | |||
| Clermont II | 2013–14 | CFA 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |||||
| Caen | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| Caen II | 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | |||||
| Laval (loan) | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 142 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 153 | 17 | |||
- ^Includes theCoupe de France.
- ^Includes theCoupe de la Ligue.
International
edit- As of 17 January 2017.[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
International goals
edit- As of 17 January 2017.Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first.[1]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 October 2015 | Stade de la Cité de l'Oie,Visé,Belgium |  Nigeria | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 15 November 2015 | Stade des Martyrs,Kinshasa,DR Congo |  Burundi | 1–0 | 3–0[note 1] | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Notes
edit- ^FIFA awarded DR Congo a 3–0 win as a result of Burundi fielding the ineligible playerGaël Bigirimana.[17] The match originally ended 2–2.
References
edit- ^abcdefghijk"Jordan Nkololo profile".Soccerway. 17 January 2017. Retrieved17 January 2017.
- ^"JORF n° 0024 du 29 janvier 2004 - Légifrance"(PDF).legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 2137. Retrieved2023-12-12.
- ^"Player Profile - Jordan Nkololo".Ligue 1. Retrieved29 January 2015.
- ^"Demba Ba and four other players linked with Aston Villa transfers".Metro. 29 January 2015. Retrieved29 January 2015.
- ^"Le Joncour et Nkololo arrivent à Caen". L'Équipe.fr. 9 June 2015. Retrieved10 June 2015.
- ^"Jordan Nkololo prêté à Laval (L2)".Stade Malherbe Caen. 17 January 2017. Archived fromthe original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved17 January 2017.
- ^"Jordan Nkololo prêté jusqu'à la fin de la saison".Stade Lavallois. 17 January 2017. Retrieved17 January 2017.
- ^Jordan N’Kololo novi igrač IstreArchived 2019-06-10 at theWayback Machine, nogometplus.net, 5 February 2019
- ^Riga vienojas ar 27 gadus veco Maiklu DžordanuArchived 2019-12-26 at theWayback Machine, rigafc.lv, 2 December 2019
- ^""Sūduva" papildė krašto saugų grandį | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga".
- ^"Jordan N'Kololo". 21 September 2021.
- ^alyga.lt: KŽ 3-3 Sūduva
- ^sportas.lt: KŽ 3-3 Sūduva
- ^"Клуб КПЛ объявил о подписании игрока с опытом игры во Франции - Футбол".
- ^"Michael Jordan Í ÍBV (Stadfest)" [Michael Jordan in IBV (confirmed)] (in Icelandic). fotbolti.net. Retrieved11 September 2023.
- ^"Le frère de Jordan Nkololo (SM Caen) débarque à Avranches".Ouest-France.fr (in French). 2016-07-21. Retrieved2023-08-06.
- ^"DISCIPLINARY OVERVIEW – 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA™ QUALIFIERS"(PDF). FIFA. 1 February 2016. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 5 February 2016.
External links
edit- Michaël Nkololo profile at foot-national.com
- Michaël Nkololo – French league stats atLFP – also availablein French (archived)