Jordan Nkololo
Michaël Jordan Nkololo (born 9 November 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and forward for Icelandic club ÍBV.[1] Born in France, he plays for the DR Congo national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michaël Jordan Nkololo | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1992 | ||
| 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 | 17 | (1) |
| 2019 | Istra 1961 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Riga | 18 | (3) |
| 2021 | Volyn Lutsk | 12 | (3) |
| 2021 | Sūduva | 18 | (8) |
| 2022 | Kyzylzhar | 20 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | Al-Shaeib | 12 | (1) |
| 2023– | ÍBV | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | DR Congo | 12 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:35, 10 October 2016 (UTC) | |||
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.[1] 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.[1] He left in 2013.[1]
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.[2] Nkololo went on trial at Premier League club Aston Villa in January 2015.[3] He departed Clermont in 2015, he participated in fifty Ligue 2 matches for the club across two seasons.[1] He also scored three goals in nine games for Clermont II.[1]
Caen
He joined Caen ahead of the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season.[4] He played sixteen times in his first season for Caen, as well as five times in Championnat de France Amateur 2 for Caen II.[1] After zero appearances in the first six months of 2016–17, Nkololo left Caen on 17 January 2017 to join Ligue 2 side Laval.[5][6]
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.[7]
FK Sūduva
In June 2021 Lithuanian FK Sūduva introduced a new member of the club.[9][10] On 2 August 2021 he scored first goal for the new team in A Lyga against Kauno Žalgiris[11][12]
FC Kyzylzhar
In February 2022 he signed with FC Kyzylzhar from Kazakhstan.[13]
International career
Born in France, Nkololo is of DR Congolese descent. He has represented DR Congo at senior level, he has scored two goals in four appearances for his country.[1]
Personal life
Jordan is the brother of the footballer Béni Nkololo.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 4 July 2018.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | 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 the Coupe de France.
- Includes the Coupe de la Ligue.
International
- 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
- 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
- FIFA awarded DR Congo a 3–0 win as a result of Burundi fielding the ineligible player Gaël Bigirimana.[16] The match originally ended 2–2.
References
- "Jordan Nkololo profile". Soccerway. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- "Player Profile - Jordan Nkololo". Ligue 1. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- "Demba Ba and four other players linked with Aston Villa transfers". Metro. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- "Le Joncour et Nkololo arrivent à Caen". L'Équipe.fr. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- "Jordan Nkololo prêté à Laval (L2)". Stade Malherbe Caen. 17 January 2017. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- "Jordan Nkololo prêté jusqu'à la fin de la saison". Stade Lavallois. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- Jordan N’Kololo novi igrač Istre, nogometplus.net, 5 February 2019
- Riga vienojas ar 27 gadus veco Maiklu Džordanu, rigafc.lv, 2 December 2019
- ""Sūduva" papildė krašto saugų grandį | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga".
- "Jordan N'Kololo".
- 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. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- "Le frère de Jordan Nkololo (SM Caen) débarque à Avranches". Ouest-France.fr (in French). 2016-07-21. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- "DISCIPLINARY OVERVIEW – 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA™ QUALIFIERS" (PDF). FIFA. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2016.
External links
- Michaël Nkololo profile at foot-national.com
- Jordan Nkololo at FootballDatabase.eu
- Michaël Nkololo – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)