Niels Nkounkou

€4MMarket Value

Nice•Defender•

France

Niels Nkounkou

€4MMarket Value

Nice•Defender•

France

6.9

Season Score

Nov 1, 2000

180 cm

Height

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2025/2026

6.9

Season Score

Nov 1, 2000

180 cm

Height

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2025/2026

Season Performance 25/26

All Competitions

Matches: 17
Goals: 0
Assists: 2
Goal Contributions: 2
Mins/game: 39
Avg Rating: 6.86

Career

Professional Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Eintracht Frankfurt

2023/2024 - 2025/2026

2020/2021 - 2022/2023

Total

14811140.078,552

Youth Career

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Olympique Marseille II

2018/2019 - 2019/2020

Professional Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Eintracht Frankfurt

25/26

40—2250.40006.94

Torino

25/26

130—4430.20306.83

Eintracht Frankfurt

24/25

262—9610.28406.87

Eintracht Frankfurt

23/24

323—1,6460.27516.94

Saint-Étienne

23/24

10—900.00006.53

Cardiff City

22/23

180—1,2260.07506.78

Saint-Étienne

22/23

206—1,6820.70407.28

Everton

21/22

20—1210.00006.94

Standard Liège

21/22

250—1,7820.00606.81

Everton

20/21

60—3760.24106.85

Everton

19/20

10———00-

Youth Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

France U21

22/23

50—3230.00206.57

Everton U23

20/21

40—3400.0030-

France U23

19/20

10—900.00106.32

Olympique Marseille II

19/20

141—1,2520.0720-

Olympique Marseille II

18/19

211—1,5770.0651-

Olympique Marseille II

17/18

82—4730.3830-

League seasons, computed

Season	League	Apps	Min	Goals	Assists	G+A / 90	Rating
2017/2018	CFA Group A	8	473	2	0	0.38	—
2018/2019	CFA Group A	21	1577	1	0	0.06	—
2019/2020	CFA Group D	14	1252	1	0	0.07	—
2020/2021	Premier League 2 Division One	4	340	0	0	0	—
2021/2022	Pro League	23	1572	0	0	0	6.81
2022/2023	Ligue 2	20	1682	6	7	0.7	7.28
2022/2023	Championship (England)	18	1226	0	1	0.07	6.78
2023/2024	Ligue 2	1	90	0	0	0	6.53
2023/2024	Bundesliga	27	1301	3	2	0.35	6.91
2024/2025	Bundesliga	12	387	0	0	0	6.76
2025/2026	Serie A	11	349	0	1	0.26	6.75

Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.

Career Progress

Appearances per Season

Appearance Distribution

Full match

Substituted off

From Bench

Niels Nkounkou — computed career insights

Career figures, computed

Best-rated season: 2022/2023 · 7.28Ligue 2
Lowest-rated season: 2025/2026 · 6.75Serie A
Rating trend: -0.19last 2 rated seasons vs career average before them (min. 5 apps)
Career involvement (league): 0.21 G+A per 9013 goals + 11 assists across 11 league seasons (per-90 from 10249 minutes on record)
League seasons on record: 11 (2017–2025)
Clubs with recorded appearances: 10

Among position peers, computed

Rating percentile: 44thrating 6.91 vs 123 rated peers
Goals rank: #7 of 1233 goals
G+A per 90 percentile: 99th0.35 per 90

Cohort: 123 Bundesliga defenders, 2023/2024, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.

Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-09-05

Rival Clubs(50)

Player stats against each opponent club

Team	MP	W	D	L	G	A		Last
RB Leipzig	5	2	1	2	0	0	0	Apr 2025
TSG Hoffenheim	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	Aug 2025
FC Bayern München	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	Feb 2025
VfL Wolfsburg	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	Feb 2025
FC Heidenheim	4	4	0	0	1	0	0	Apr 2025
Bayer 04 Leverkusen	4	0	0	4	0	0	0	Mar 2025
Manchester City	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	May 2021
Sheffield United	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	Nov 2022
Borussia Dortmund	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	Aug 2024
Brighton & Hove Albion	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	Aug 2021
FC Augsburg	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	Dec 2024
FSV Mainz 05	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	May 2025
VfL Bochum 1848	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	Mar 2025
FC Union Berlin	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	Mar 2025
SC Freiburg	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	May 2025
Tottenham Hotspur	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	—
Aston Villa	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	May 2021
Burnley	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	Oct 2022
Lazio	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	—
Queens Park Rangers	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	Dec 2022

1–20 of 50

Transfers

Transfer Value History

Transfer History

Sep 1, 2026Loan

Sep 1, 2025€500K

Sep 1, 2023€8M

Jul 1, 2023€2M

Jun 30, 2023

Jan 14, 2023

Jan 13, 2023

Aug 27, 2022

Jun 30, 2022

Aug 31, 2021

Olympique Marseille II

Everton

Jul 2, 2020€270K

Olympique Marseille U19

Olympique Marseille II

Jul 1, 2018

Brest U19

Olympique Marseille U19

Nov 1, 2017

Player Information

Nice

Current Team

Date of Birth

Nov 1, 2000

Nationality

France

Height

180 cm

Weight

75 kg

Shirt Number

#27

Age

25 years

Position

Defender

Market Value

€4M

Weekly Wage

£25,000

Yearly Salary

£1,300,000

Performance Overview

Season Rating

6.40

Highest: 6.5 | Lowest: 6.3

Goals/Game

0.00

Mins/Game

Pass Acc.

65%

Matches

Total played2

Started (Lineups)1

From Bench0

Total Minutes135

Minutes per game68

Attacking

Goals0

Penalties scored0

Scoring frequency-

Goals per game0.00

Shots total-

Shots on target-

Shots off target-

Shots per game-

Shots on target/game-

Hit Woodwork-

Big Chances Missed-

Passes

Assists0

Key passes0

Pass accuracy65%

Total passes17

Long Balls-

Long Balls Won-

Crosses0

Accurate Crosses0

Big Chances Created-

Defense

Tackles2

Interceptions2

Clearances-

Blocks-

Clean Sheets-

Goals Conceded-

Duels

Total Duels7

Duels Won4

Aerials Won-

Succ. Dribbles0

Cards

Yellow0

Yellow Red0

Red0

Career Statistics

career goals

career assists

148

total appearances

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About Niels Nkounkou

In 2025/2026, Niels Nkounkou's Serie A contribution was creative only — 1 assist in 11 appearances, no goals (349 minutes) — 0.26 goal involvements per 90. His average match rating for that season computes to 6.75. Within 123 Bundesliga defenders with at least 450 minutes in 2023/2024, he places in the 44th percentile by match rating — goals rank: 7th of 123.

At his best he averaged 7.28 in 2022/2023, Ligue 2; at his worst, 6.75 in 2025/2026. Averaged over his last two rated seasons, he sits 0.19 below his earlier career level.

Split by competition, the league record covers 7 domestic leagues: Bundesliga (39 appearances, 3 goals), CFA Group A (29 appearances, 3 goals) and Pro League (23 appearances, 0 goals) — the three with most games. 1 of those 11 recorded campaigns ended with 25 league appearances or more. His busiest three-season stretch was 2021/2022–2023/2024: 89 league appearances, 30 a season.

Frequently Asked Questions

What position does Niels Nkounkou play?

Niels Nkounkou plays as a Defender for Nice.

What team does Niels Nkounkou play for?

Niels Nkounkou currently plays for Nice.

How old is Niels Nkounkou?

Niels Nkounkou is 25 years old, born on November 1, 2000. He is from France.

How tall is Niels Nkounkou?

Niels Nkounkou is 180 cm tall. He weighs 75 kg.

What nationality is Niels Nkounkou?

Niels Nkounkou is from France and represents them at international level. At club level, he plays for Nice.