Jerome Ngom Mbekeli
Cameroonian footballer
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Jerome Ngom Mbekeli (born 30 September 1998) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nanjing City in the China League One.
Full name
Jerome Ngom Mbekeli[1]
Date of birth
30 September 1998
Place of birth
Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jerome Ngom Mbekeli[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nanjing City | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | APEJES Academy | ||
| 2018–2019 | MFK Vyškov | ||
| 2019 | Swope Park Rangers | 19 | (2) |
| 2020 | San Diego Loyal | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | APEJES Academy | ||
| 2022–2023 | Colombe Sportive | ||
| 2023 | Beveren | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 24 | (3) |
| 2025 | Meizhou Hakka | 27 | (5) |
| 2026– | Nanjing City | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Cameroon | 7 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 July 2023 | |||
Club career
Swope Park Rangers
In January 2019, Mbekeli joined USL Championship club Swope Park Rangers.[2] After scoring twice against Bethlehem Steel, he was named to the USL Championship Team of the Week.[3]
Sheriff Tiraspol
On 5 July 2023, Sheriff Tiraspol announced the singing of Ngom Mbekeli from Beveren.[4]
Nanjing City
On 6 February 2026, Mbekeli joined China League One club Nanjing City.[5]
International career
Mbekeli was named to Cameroon's roster for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[6] He was one of the few amateur players at the tournament, making approximately the minimum wage in his home nation of Cameroon.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 November 2025[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting Kansas City II | 2019 | USL Championship | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| San Diego Loyal | 2020 | USL Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| S.K. Beveren | 2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Sheriff | 2023–24 | Moldovan Super Liga | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13[a] | 3 | — | 32 | 6 | |
| 2024–25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | — | 42 | 6 | |||
| Meizhou Hakka | 2025 | Chinese Super League | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 5 | ||
| Career Total | 78 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 13 | ||
- Includes four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League and nine appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
- Includes one appearance in the UEFA Europa League and two appearances in the UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 12 October 2023[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mbekeli goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 January 2023 | Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Oran, Algeria |  Congo |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 African Nations Championship | [10] |
