Niels Nkounkou
Defender - Left-Back
at Torino FC
at Torino FC
265 days · joined 2025-09-01
👕100+ Apps
Market value
€3.50m
Left-Back Defender
Career snapshot
8
clubs played for
17/18
debut season
0.07
goals / match
Eintracht Frankfurt
top club · 63 apps
Career highs
€7.50m
peak value · 2023
€7.50m
top transfer fee · 23/24
6
best season · 22/23
10 / 0
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 2000-11-01 · 6 players total
181Appearances
13Goals
18Assists
36Yellow cards
1Red cards
42Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Niels Nkounkou |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Niels Patrick Nkounkou |
| Date of birth | 2000-11-01 (25 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Pontoise, France |
| Citizenship | France Congo |
| Position | Defender - Left-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 180.00 m |
| Current club | Torino FC |
| On loan from | ↩ Eintracht Frankfurt parent contract: 2028-06-30 |
| Joined | 2025-09-01 |
| Contract expires | 2026-06-30 |
| Agent | DWMA |
| Outfitter | adidas |
Jun 2026
Transfer: Torino → E. Frankfurt
25/26 · Return from loan
Sep 2025
Transfer: E. Frankfurt → Torino
25/26 · Loan
Jul 2025
25/26 — Eintracht Frankfurt
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Oct 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Eintracht Frankfurt
23 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2023
Transfer: Saint-Étienne → E. Frankfurt
23/24 · Transfer · €7.50m
Jul 2023
23/24 — Eintracht Frankfurt, AS Saint-Étienne
40 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2023
Transfer: Everton → Saint-Étienne
23/24 · Transfer · €2.00m
Jun 2023
Transfer: Saint-Étienne → Everton
22/23 · Return from loan
Jan 2023
Transfer: Everton → Saint-Étienne
22/23 · Loan
Jan 2023
Transfer: Cardiff → Everton
22/23 · Return from loan
Aug 2022
Transfer: Everton → Cardiff
22/23 · Loan
Jul 2022
22/23 — Cardiff City, AS Saint-Étienne
38 matches · 6 G · 9 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2022
Transfer: Standard Liège → Everton
21/22 · Return from loan
Aug 2021
Transfer: Everton → Standard Liège
21/22 · Loan
Jul 2021
21/22 — Standard Liège, Everton FC
26 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2021
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2020
Transfer: Marseille B → Everton
20/21 · Transfer · €270k
Jul 2020
20/21 — Everton FC, Everton FC U23
10 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Olympique Marseille, Olympique de Marseille B
14 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Olympique de Marseille B
21 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2018
Transfer: Marseille U19 → Marseille B
18/19 · Transfer
Nov 2017
Transfer: Stade Brest U19 → Marseille U19
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Olympique de Marseille B
8 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €7.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Eintracht Frankfurt
11.5%
AS Saint-Étienne
7.4%
Cardiff City
0.0%
Everton FC
0.0%
Standard Liège
0.0%
Everton FC U23
0.0%
Olympique Marseille
0.0%
Olympique de Marseille B
81.1%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 3 | 23/24 | 25/26 | 63 | 3 | 3 | 434 |
| AS Saint-Étienne | 2 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 281 |
| Cardiff City | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Everton FC | 2 | 20/21 | 21/22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Standard Liège | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Everton FC U23 | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olympique Marseille | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olympique de Marseille B | 3 | 17/18 | 19/20 | 43 | 4 | 5 | 3,065 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Bundesliga | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25/26 | DFB-Pokal | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Bundesliga | Eintracht Frankfurt | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | DFB-Pokal | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Europa League | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Bundesliga | Eintracht Frankfurt | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 434 |
| 23/24 | Conference L. | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | DFB-Pokal | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Ligue 2 | AS Saint-Étienne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Championship | Cardiff City | 18 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | FA Cup | Cardiff City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Ligue 2 | AS Saint-Étienne | 20 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 281 |
| 21/22 | Croky Cup | Standard Liège | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | EFL Cup | Everton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | JPL | Standard Liège | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Premier League | Everton FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | EFL Cup | Everton FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | FA Cup | Everton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Premier League | Everton FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Premier League 2 | Everton FC U23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Coupe de France | Olympique Marseille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Ligue 1 | Olympique Marseille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | National 2 - Grp. D | Olympique de Marseille B | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1,252 |
| 18/19 | National 2 - Grp. A | Olympique de Marseille B | 21 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1,576 |
| 17/18 | National 2 - Grp. A | Olympique de Marseille B | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 237 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | 2017-11-01 | Stade Brest U19 | Marseille U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Marseille U19 | Marseille B | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-07-02 | Marseille B | Everton | Transfer | 0 | €270k |
| 21/22 | 2021-08-31 | Everton | Standard Liège | Loan | 3000000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-06-30 | Standard Liège | Everton | Return from loan | 2200000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-08-27 | Everton | Cardiff | Loan | 2200000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-13 | Cardiff | Everton | Return from loan | 2500000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-14 | Everton | Saint-Étienne | Loan | 2500000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-06-30 | Saint-Étienne | Everton | Return from loan | 5000000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | Everton | Saint-Étienne | Transfer | 5000000 | €2.00m |
| 23/24 | 2023-09-01 | Saint-Étienne | E. Frankfurt | Transfer | 5000000 | €7.50m |
| 25/26 | 2025-09-01 | E. Frankfurt | Torino | Loan | 3500000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2026-06-30 | Torino | E. Frankfurt | Return from loan | 3500000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | Hamstring injury | 2021-01-20 | 2021-02-03 | 15 | 4 |
| 24/25 | allergic reaction | 2024-10-25 | 2024-10-29 | 5 | 1 |
Current€3.50m
Peak€7.50m
Low€500k
Δ since start+€3.00m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #53860 | #5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #25250 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #23101 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #9323 | #5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Lobry | 2 | 0 | 919 |
| Aurélio Buta | 1 | 1 | 917 |
| Rasmus Kristensen | 2 | 0 | 885 |
| Nassim Ahmed | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gautier Larsonneur | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathieu Cafaro | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Marley Aké | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lucas Perrin | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohamed Ben Fredj | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Florian Chabrolle | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mohamed Abdallah | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugo Ekitiké | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Trapp | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Dina Ebimbe | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alexandre Phliponeau | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willian Pacho | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Marmoush | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Götze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ansgar Knauff | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Farès Chaïbi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Ligue 2 | AS Saint-Étienne | 6 | 20 |
| 23/24 | Bundesliga | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3 | 29 |
| 17/18 | National 2 - Grp. A | Olympique de Marseille B | 2 | 8 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Ligue 2 | AS Saint-Étienne | 8 | 20 |
| 18/19 | National 2 - Grp. A | Olympique de Marseille B | 4 | 21 |
| 23/24 | Bundesliga | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3 | 29 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 2026-06-30 | Torino | E. Frankfurt | Return from loan | — | €3.50m |
| 25/26 | 2025-09-01 | E. Frankfurt | Torino | Loan | — | €3.50m |
| 22/23 | 2023-06-30 | Saint-Étienne | Everton | Return from loan | — | €5.00m |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-14 | Everton | Saint-Étienne | Loan | — | €2.50m |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-13 | Cardiff | Everton | Return from loan | — | €2.50m |
| 22/23 | 2022-08-27 | Everton | Cardiff | Loan | — | €2.20m |
| 21/22 | 2022-06-30 | Standard Liège | Everton | Return from loan | — | €2.20m |
| 21/22 | 2021-08-31 | Everton | Standard Liège | Loan | — | €3.00m |
Last 50 matches for Torino FC The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | IT1 |
Torino FC | – | Juventus FC | TIMED |
| 2026-05-17 | IT1 |
Cagliari Calcio | – | Torino FC | TIMED |
| 2026-05-08 | IT1 |
Torino FC | 2–1 | US Sassuolo Calcio | Available |
| 2026-05-08 | IT1 |
Torino FC | 2–1 | US Sassuolo Calcio | Available |
| 2026-05-02 | IT1 |
Udinese Calcio | 2–0 | Torino FC | Available |
| 2026-05-02 | IT1 |
Udinese Calcio | 2–0 | Torino FC | Available |
| 2026-04-26 | IT1 |
Torino FC | 2–2 | FC Internazionale Milano | Available |
| 2026-04-26 | IT1 |
Torino FC | 2–2 | FC Internazionale Milano | Available |
| 2026-04-19 | IT1 |
US Cremonese | 0–0 | Torino FC | Available |
| 2026-04-19 | IT1 |
US Cremonese | 0–0 | Torino FC | Available |
| 2026-04-11 | IT1 |
Torino FC | 2–1 | Hellas Verona FC | Available |
| 2026-04-05 | IT1 |
AC Pisa 1909 | 0–1 | Torino FC | Available |
| 2026-03-21 | IT1 |
AC Milan | 3–2 | Torino FC | Available |
| 2026-03-13 | IT1 |
Torino FC | 4–1 | Parma Calcio 1913 | Available |
| 2026-03-06 | IT1 |
SSC Napoli | 2–1 | Torino FC | Available |
| 2026-03-01 | IT1 |
Torino FC | 2–0 | SS Lazio | Available |
| 2026-02-22 | IT1 |
Genoa CFC | 3–0 | Torino FC | Available |
| 2026-02-15 | IT1 |
Torino FC | 1–2 | Bologna FC 1909 | Available |
| 2026-02-07 | IT1 |
ACF Fiorentina | 2–2 | Torino FC | Available |
| 2026-02-01 | IT1 |
Torino FC | 1–0 | US Lecce | Available |
| 2026-01-24 | IT1 |
Como 1907 | 6–0 | Torino FC | Available |
| 2026-01-18 | IT1 |
Torino FC | 0–2 | AS Roma | Available |
| 2026-01-10 | IT1 |
Atalanta BC | 2–0 | Torino FC | Available |
| 2026-01-07 | IT1 |
Torino FC | 1–2 | Udinese Calcio | Available |
| 2026-01-04 | IT1 |
Hellas Verona FC | 0–3 | Torino FC | Available |
| 2025-12-27 | IT1 |
Torino FC | 1–2 | Cagliari Calcio | Available |
| 2025-12-21 | IT1 |
US Sassuolo Calcio | 0–1 | Torino FC | Available |
| 2025-12-13 | IT1 |
Torino FC | 1–0 | US Cremonese | Available |
| 2025-12-08 | IT1 |
Torino FC | 2–3 | AC Milan | Available |
| 2025-11-30 | IT1 |
US Lecce | 2–1 | Torino FC | Available |
| 2025-11-24 | IT1 |
Torino FC | 1–5 | Como 1907 | Available |
| 2025-11-08 | IT1 |
Juventus FC | 0–0 | Torino FC | Available |
| 2025-11-02 | IT1 |
Torino FC | 2–2 | AC Pisa 1909 | Available |
| 2025-10-29 | IT1 |
Bologna FC 1909 | 0–0 | Torino FC | Available |
| 2025-10-26 | IT1 |
Torino FC | 2–1 | Genoa CFC | Available |
| 2025-10-18 | IT1 |
Torino FC | 1–0 | SSC Napoli | Available |
| 2025-10-04 | IT1 |
SS Lazio | 3–3 | Torino FC | Available |
| 2025-09-29 | IT1 |
Parma Calcio 1913 | 2–1 | Torino FC | Available |
| 2025-09-21 | IT1 |
Torino FC | 0–3 | Atalanta BC | Available |
| 2025-09-14 | IT1 |
AS Roma | 0–1 | Torino FC | Available |
| 2025-08-31 | IT1 |
Torino FC | 0–0 | ACF Fiorentina | Available |
| 2025-08-25 | IT1 |
FC Internazionale Milano | 5–0 | Torino FC | Available |
| 2025-05-25 | IT1 |
Torino FC | 0–2 | AS Roma | Available |
| 2025-05-18 | IT1 |
US Lecce | 1–0 | Torino FC | Available |
| 2025-05-11 | IT1 |
Torino FC | 0–2 | FC Internazionale Milano | Available |
| 2025-05-02 | IT1 |
Torino FC | 1–1 | Venezia FC | Available |
| 2025-04-27 | IT1 |
SSC Napoli | 2–0 | Torino FC | Available |
| 2025-04-23 | IT1 |
Torino FC | 2–0 | Udinese Calcio | Available |
| 2025-04-13 | IT1 |
Como 1907 | 1–0 | Torino FC | Available |
| 2025-04-06 | IT1 |
Torino FC | 1–1 | Hellas Verona FC | Available |
Teams faced most often by Niels Nkounkou's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB Leipzig | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 42% |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 17% |
| Girondins Bordeaux | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 40% |
| 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 30% |
| FC Augsburg | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 40% |
| Borussia Dortmund | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 27 | -14 | 0% |
| SC Freiburg | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 30% |
| VfB Stuttgart | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 56% |
| Amiens SC | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 33% |
| FC Schalke 04 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 50% |
| SM Caen | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 75% |
| EA Guingamp | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | Senior debut season | |
| 17/18 | First senior goal |
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′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | 40 | 434 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.04 |
| 22/23 | 38 | 281 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.88 |
| 21/22 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 14 | 1,252 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 18/19 | 21 | 1,576 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.34 |
| 17/18 | 8 | 237 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.14 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Ligue 2
21 apps
6 G
8 A
National 2 - Grp. A
29 apps
3 G
4 A
Bundesliga
41 apps
3 G
3 A
National 2 - Grp. D
14 apps
1 G
1 A
Championship
18 apps
0 G
1 A
EFL Cup
4 apps
0 G
1 A
DFB-Pokal
6 apps
0 G
0 A
Europa League
8 apps
0 G
0 A
Conference L.
8 apps
0 G
0 A
JPL
23 apps
0 G
0 A
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Niels Nkounkou is a France professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Torino FC.
How old is Niels Nkounkou?
Niels Nkounkou is 25 years old. He was born on November 1, 2000 in Pontoise.
What position does Niels Nkounkou play?
Niels Nkounkou plays as a left-back (Defender - Left-Back).
What club does Niels Nkounkou play for?
Niels Nkounkou currently plays for Torino FC.
How many career goals has Niels Nkounkou scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Niels Nkounkou has scored 13 goals in 181 appearances.
What is Niels Nkounkou's market value?
Niels Nkounkou's most recent reported market value is €3.50m.