Ariel Ngueukam
Cameroonian footballer (born 1988)
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Ariel Thierry Ngueukam (born 15 November 1988) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
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Ngueukam with Ilves | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ariel Thierry Ngueukam | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | JIPPO | 34 | (17) |
| 2012 | Lahti | 9 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | Denizlispor | 10 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Lahti | 37 | (12) |
| 2015–2016 | SJK | 64 | (9) |
| 2017 | Ilves | 32 | (15) |
| 2017 | HJK | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | Al-Khor | 10 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 15 | (1) |
| 2019 | KuPS | 12 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | SJK | 44 | (18) |
| 2022 | Ilves | 25 | (6) |
| 2023 | IFK Mariehamn | 28 | (6) |
| 2024 | United City | 14 | (14) |
| Total | 359 | (113) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Yaoundé,[1] Ngueukam began playing football as a striker with local sides FC Achille de Sa'a and FC Lotus-Terek. After unsuccessful trials with clubs in Hungary and Bulgaria, he signed with Finnish second division club JIPPO in 2011, where he scored 13 goals in his first 11 matches.[2]
In 2012, he moved to FC Lahti in the Finnish first division. Ngueukam scored two goals on his debut for FC Lahti on 31 August 2012.[3] Ngueukam signed for Turkish club Denizlispor in January 2013,[4][5] but returned FC Lahti, playing with them in the 2013 and 2014 seasons.[1] He moved to SJK for the 2015 season, and Ilves for the 2017 season.[1]
On 6 November 2017, Ngueukam signed a two-year contract with HJK Helsinki for the 2018 and 2019 seasons.[6] In January 2018 Ngueukam joined Al-Khor in Qatar, without having played for HJK.[7]
On 11 July 2018, Ngueukam signed to the Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Ra'anana.[8]
In June 2019 he returned to Finland to sign for KuPS.[9]
In November 2019, it was announced that Tuco would return to SJK for the 2020 season.[10] In the 2021 season he scored 14 goals for SJK in Veikkausliiga, making him the joint top scorer of the season alongside Benjamin Källman.[11]
On 17 March 2022, Ngueukam returned to Ilves for the 2022 season, with an option to extend for 2023.[12] Following a season with the club, he joined IFK Mariehamn for the 2023 season.[13]
In March 2024 he signed for Filipino club United City.[14][15]
Personal life
He is nicknamed "Tuco".[16]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| JIPPO | 2011 | Ykkönen | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 6 | ||
| 2012 | Ykkönen | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 21 | 13 | |||
| Total | 34 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 19 | ||
| Lahti | 2012 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | |
| Denizlispor | 2012–13 | TFF 1. Lig | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||
| Lahti | 2013 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | |
| 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 29 | 7 | 3 | 2 | – | 4 | 1 | 36 | 10 | ||
| Total | 37 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 15 | ||
| SJK | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 7 |
| 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 32 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 11 | |
| Total | 64 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 84 | 18 | ||
| Ilves | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 32 | 15 | 5 | 3 | – | – | 37 | 18 | ||
| Al-Khor | 2017–18 | Qatar Stars League | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 3 | ||
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 2018–19 | Israeli Premier League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 1 | ||
| KuPS | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 16 | 4 | |
| SJK Seinäjoki | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 4 | ||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 14 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 18 | |||
| Total | 44 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 18 | ||
| Ilves | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 | |
| IFK Mariehamn | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 6 | 5 | 2 | – | 2 | 0 | 33 | 8 | |
| United City | 2024 | Philippines Football League | 14 | 14 | – | – | – | 14 | 14 | |||
| Career total | 332 | 113 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 387 | 134 | ||