Blaise Nkufo
Attack - Centre-Forward
at Retired
👕200+ Apps
⚽200+ Goals
🎯50+ Assists
🏴25+ Caps
⏳Veteran
Market value
—
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
9
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.45
goals / match
Twente Enschede FC
top club · 273 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#267
goals rank
#340
assists rank
205
season goals
58
season assists
Among 520 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€4.00m
peak value · 2008
€2.25m
top transfer fee · 98/99
25
best season · 07/08
34 / 7
int'l caps / goals
458Appearances
205Goals
58Assists
40Yellow cards
4Red cards
62Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Blaise Nkufo |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Blaise Isetsima Nkufo |
| Date of birth | 1975-05-25 (50 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire, Switzerland |
| Citizenship |  Switzerland |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | N/A |
| Height | 186.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2011-03-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Mar 2011
Transfer: Seattle → Retired
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Seattle Sounders FC
2 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2010
2010 — Seattle Sounders FC
14 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: Twente FC → Seattle
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — Twente Enschede FC
45 matches · 16 G · 7 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Twente Enschede FC
43 matches · 21 G · 13 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Twente Enschede FC
41 matches · 25 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Twente Enschede FC
40 matches · 22 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Twente Enschede FC
39 matches · 15 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2004
Transfer: Hannover 96 → Twente FC
04/05 · Transfer · €600k
Jul 2004
04/05 — Twente Enschede FC
34 matches · 19 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2004
Transfer: Twente FC → Hannover 96
03/04 · Return from loan
Jul 2003
03/04 — Twente Enschede FC
31 matches · 16 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: Hannover 96 → Twente FC
03/04 · Loan
Jul 2002
02/03 — Hannover 96
11 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
Transfer: 1.FSV Mainz 05 → Hannover 96
02/03 · Transfer · €1.40m
Jul 2001
01/02 — 1.FSV Mainz 05
31 matches · 15 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2001
Transfer: FC Luzern → 1.FSV Mainz 05
00/01 · Transfer · €380k
Jul 2000
00/01 — 1.FSV Mainz 05, FC Luzern
34 matches · 15 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2000
Transfer: Grasshoppers → FC Luzern
00/01 · Transfer
Dec 1999
Transfer: FC Lugano → Grasshoppers
99/00 · Return from loan
Jul 1999
99/00 — FC Lugano, Grasshopper Club Zurich
15 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1999
Transfer: Grasshoppers → FC Lugano
98/99 · Loan
Jul 1998
98/99 — FC Lugano, Grasshopper Club Zurich
33 matches · 8 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 1998
Transfer: Lausanne-Sport → Grasshoppers
98/99 · Transfer · €2.25m
Jul 1997
97/98 — FC Lausanne-Sport
39 matches · 20 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1997
Transfer: Yverdon Sport → Lausanne-Sport
97/98 · Transfer
Jul 1996
96/97 — Yverdon Sport FC
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1996
Transfer: Al-Shabab → Yverdon Sport
96/97 · Transfer
Jul 1995
Transfer: FC Echallens → Al-Shabab
95/96 · Transfer
Jul 1994
Transfer: Lausanne-Sport → FC Echallens
94/95 · Transfer
Jul 1993
93/94 — FC Lausanne-Sport
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1993
Transfer: StadeLO → Lausanne-Sport
93/94 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €4.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 161 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals6 total · 1.54/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A6 total · 1.54/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.26/90
Minutes played by club
Grasshopper Club Zurich
12.9%
FC Lugano
12.6%
FC Lausanne-Sport
3.8%
Yverdon Sport FC
0.0%
Seattle Sounders FC
3.3%
Twente Enschede FC
49.9%
Hannover 96
1.3%
1.FSV Mainz 05
11.2%
FC Luzern
4.9%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grasshopper Club Zurich | 2 | 98/99 | 99/00 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 719 |
| FC Lugano | 2 | 98/99 | 99/00 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 702 |
| FC Lausanne-Sport | 2 | 93/94 | 97/98 | 43 | 20 | 0 | 211 |
| Yverdon Sport FC | 1 | 96/97 | 96/97 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 2 | 10/11 | 2010 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 186 |
| Twente Enschede FC | 7 | 03/04 | 09/10 | 273 | 134 | 49 | 2,776 |
| Hannover 96 | 1 | 02/03 | 02/03 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 74 |
| 1.FSV Mainz 05 | 2 | 00/01 | 01/02 | 45 | 21 | 7 | 622 |
| FC Luzern | 1 | 00/01 | 00/01 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 273 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Nationalliga A | FC Lugano | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 197 |
| 99/00 | Nationalliga A | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 |
| 98/99 | Auf-/Abstiegsrunde NLA/NLB | FC Lugano | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 325 |
| 98/99 | Champions League Qu. | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 |
| 98/99 | Nationalliga A | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 449 |
| 98/99 | Swiss Cup | FC Lugano | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 98/99 | UEFA Cup | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Nationalliga A | FC Lausanne-Sport | 34 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 143 |
| 97/98 | Swiss Cup | FC Lausanne-Sport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | UI Cup | FC Lausanne-Sport | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 96/97 | Nationalliga B | Yverdon Sport FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | Intertoto-Cup (- 94/95) | FC Lausanne-Sport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | Nationalliga A | FC Lausanne-Sport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | MLS | Seattle Sounders FC | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 186 |
| 2010 | MLS Cup Playoffs | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | US Open Cup | Seattle Sounders FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | CONCACAF CL | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Champions League Qu. | Twente Enschede FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Eredivisie | Twente Enschede FC | 32 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 229 |
| 09/10 | Europa League | Twente Enschede FC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 315 |
| 09/10 | Europa League Qualifying | Twente Enschede FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | KNVB Beker | Twente Enschede FC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| 08/09 | Eredivisie | Twente Enschede FC | 31 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 173 |
| 08/09 | KNVB Beker | Twente Enschede FC | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 136 |
| 08/09 | UEFA Cup | Twente Enschede FC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 570 |
| 07/08 | Eredivisie | Twente Enschede FC | 34 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 137 |
| 07/08 | KNVB Beker | Twente Enschede FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Play-Offs Conference League | Twente Enschede FC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 07/08 | UEFA Cup | Twente Enschede FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Eredivisie | Twente Enschede FC | 34 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 135 |
| 06/07 | Play-Offs Conference League | Twente Enschede FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | UEFA-Cup Qualifikation | Twente Enschede FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | UI Cup | Twente Enschede FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Eredivisie | Twente Enschede FC | 32 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 234 |
| 05/06 | Gatorade Cup | Twente Enschede FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Play-Offs Conference League | Twente Enschede FC | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 04/05 | Amstel Cup | Twente Enschede FC | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 04/05 | Eredivisie | Twente Enschede FC | 32 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 176 |
| 03/04 | Amstel Cup | Twente Enschede FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 |
| 03/04 | Eredivisie | Twente Enschede FC | 28 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 162 |
| 02/03 | Bundesliga | Hannover 96 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | DFB-Pokal | Hannover 96 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| 01/02 | 2. Bundesliga | 1.FSV Mainz 05 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 156 |
| 01/02 | DFB-Pokal | 1.FSV Mainz 05 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 00/01 | 2. Bundesliga | 1.FSV Mainz 05 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 196 |
| 00/01 | Nationalliga A | FC Luzern | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 228 |
| 00/01 | Swiss Cup | FC Luzern | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93/94 | 1993-07-01 | StadeLO | Lausanne-Sport | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 94/95 | 1994-07-01 | Lausanne-Sport | FC Echallens | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 95/96 | 1995-07-01 | FC Echallens | Al-Shabab | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 96/97 | 1996-07-01 | Al-Shabab | Yverdon Sport | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 97/98 | 1997-07-01 | Yverdon Sport | Lausanne-Sport | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 98/99 | 1998-07-01 | Lausanne-Sport | Grasshoppers | Transfer | 0 | €2.25m |
| 98/99 | 1999-01-01 | Grasshoppers | FC Lugano | Loan | 0 | — |
| 99/00 | 1999-12-31 | FC Lugano | Grasshoppers | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-07-01 | Grasshoppers | FC Luzern | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2001-01-01 | FC Luzern | 1.FSV Mainz 05 | Transfer | 0 | €380k |
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | 1.FSV Mainz 05 | Hannover 96 | Transfer | 0 | €1.40m |
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | Hannover 96 | Twente FC | Loan | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2004-06-30 | Twente FC | Hannover 96 | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2004-08-01 | Hannover 96 | Twente FC | Transfer | 0 | €600k |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Twente FC | Seattle | Transfer | 3500000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-03-01 | Seattle | Retired | Transfer | 3500000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€4.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€950k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.40m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €950k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #3384 | — | 34 | 7 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eljero Elia | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Marko Arnautovic | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/07 | Eredivisie | Twente Enschede FC | 22 | 34 |
| 07/08 | Eredivisie | Twente Enschede FC | 22 | 34 |
| 97/98 | Nationalliga A | FC Lausanne-Sport | 18 | 34 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | Eredivisie | Twente Enschede FC | 9 | 31 |
| 04/05 | Eredivisie | Twente Enschede FC | 7 | 32 |
| 09/10 | Eredivisie | Twente Enschede FC | 7 | 32 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | 2004-06-30 | Twente FC | Hannover 96 | Return from loan | — | — |
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | Hannover 96 | Twente FC | Loan | — | — |
| 99/00 | 1999-12-31 | FC Lugano | Grasshoppers | Return from loan | — | — |
| 98/99 | 1999-01-01 | Grasshoppers | FC Lugano | Loan | — | — |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal | |
| 04/05 | Goal #50 (career) | |
| 06/07 | Goal #100 (career) | |
| 08/09 | Goal #150 (career) | |
| 99/00 | Goal #200 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 15 | 351 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.77 |
| 98/99 | 33 | 1,070 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 97/98 | 39 | 211 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.28 |
| 2010 | 14 | 186 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.45 |
| 09/10 | 45 | 593 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.61 |
| 08/09 | 43 | 879 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
| 07/08 | 41 | 257 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 |
| 06/07 | 40 | 135 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 05/06 | 39 | 414 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.65 |
| 04/05 | 34 | 221 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.81 |
| 03/04 | 31 | 277 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 |
| 02/03 | 11 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.22 |
| 01/02 | 31 | 426 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.27 |
| 00/01 | 34 | 469 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.34 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Eredivisie
223 apps
114 G
41 A
Nationalliga A
83 apps
33 G
0 A
2. Bundesliga
42 apps
20 G
5 A
KNVB Beker
15 apps
11 G
2 A
Play-Offs Conference League
12 apps
6 G
4 A
MLS
11 apps
5 G
0 A
DFB-Pokal
5 apps
3 G
2 A
Swiss Cup
6 apps
3 G
0 A
Auf-/Abstiegsrunde NLA/NLB
11 apps
3 G
0 A
Europa League
7 apps
2 G
0 A
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Who is Blaise Nkufo?
Blaise Nkufo is a Switzerland professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is Blaise Nkufo?
Blaise Nkufo is 51 years old. He was born on May 25, 1975 in Kinshasa, Zaire.
What position does Blaise Nkufo play?
Blaise Nkufo plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Blaise Nkufo play for?
Blaise Nkufo currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Blaise Nkufo scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Blaise Nkufo has scored 205 goals in 458 appearances.