Niels Nkounkou

€4MMarket Value

Nice•Defender•

France

Niels Nkounkou

€4MMarket Value

Nice•Defender•

France

6.8

Season Score

Nov 1, 2000

180 cm

Height

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2026/2027

6.8

Season Score

Nov 1, 2000

180 cm

Height

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2026/2027

Season Performance 26/27

All Competitions

Matches: 4
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Goal Contributions: 0
Mins/game: 56
Avg Rating: 6.81

rating

6.73+0.45(+7.1%)

Last 15 matches

Oct 10, 2025 — Oct 10, 2026

High

7.22

Low

6.36

Avg

6.73

G+A

Wins6

Draws2

Losses7

Month	Matches	Mins	Rating
Sep 2026	3	223	6.81
Jul 2026	2	135	6.36
May 2026	2	31	6.69
Mar 2026	2	19	6.85
Feb 2026	1	4	-
Dec 2025	2	28	6.90
Nov 2025	2	99	6.61
Oct 2025	1	75	7.22

8 months • 15 matches

Career

Club Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Eintracht Frankfurt

2023/2024 - 2025/2026

2020/2021 - 2022/2023

Total

1439120.068,435

Youth Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Olympique Marseille II

2018/2019 - 2019/2020

Club Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Nice

26/27

4002230.00006.81

Eintracht Frankfurt

25/26

100900.00008.70

Torino

25/26

13014430.20306.83

Eintracht Frankfurt

24/25

23009620.00406.81

Eintracht Frankfurt

23/24

31321,4860.30416.97

Saint-Étienne

23/24

10—900.00006.53

Cardiff City

22/23

18011,2260.07506.78

Saint-Étienne

22/23

20671,6820.70407.28

Everton

21/22

10—75—006.94

Standard Liège

21/22

25001,7820.00606.81

Everton

20/21

6013760.24106.85

Youth Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

France U21

2023

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	29	1306	3	2	0.34	6.94
2024/2025	Bundesliga	12	387	0	0	0	6.77
2025/2026	Serie A	11	349	0	1	0.26	6.75
2026/2027	Ligue 1	3	223	0	0	0	6.81

Career Progress

Appearances per Season

Appearance Distribution

Full match

Substituted off

From Bench

Niels Nkounkou: career in numbers

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
Career involvement (league): 0.21 G+A per 9013 goals + 11 assists across 12 league seasons (per-90 from 10477 minutes on record)
League seasons on record: 12 (2017–2026)
Clubs with recorded appearances: 11

Among position peers, computed

Rating percentile: 46thrating 6.94 vs 123 rated peers
Goals rank: #7 of 1233 goals
G+A per 90 percentile: 98th0.34 per 90

Cohort: 123 Bundesliga defenders, 2023/2024, min. 450 minutes.

Stands out among position peers, computed

shots per 90: 1.52#2 of 102 · cohort median 0.63
goals per 90: 0.21#4 of 102 · cohort median 0.05
tackles + interceptions per 90: 4.69#4 of 102 · cohort median 2.83

Cohort: 102 Bundesliga defenders, 2023/2024, min. 900 minutes.

How we calculate this

Rival Clubs(50)

Player stats against each opponent club

Team	MP	W	D	L	A		Last
West Ham United	4	3	0	1	0	0	—
Tottenham Hotspur	3	0	2	1	0	0	—
Manchester City	3	0	0	3	0	0	—
Sheffield United	3	1	0	2	0	0	—
Brighton & Hove Albion	3	2	1	0	0	0	—
Werder Bremen	3	1	1	1	0	0	—
RB Leipzig	3	2	0	1	1	0	—
TSG Hoffenheim	3	2	1	0	0	0	—
Aston Villa	2	0	1	1	0	0	—
Arsenal	2	2	0	0	0	0	—
Newcastle United	2	0	0	2	0	2	—
Burnley	2	0	1	1	0	1	—
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2	2	0	0	0	0	—
Roma	2	1	0	1	0	0	—
Lazio	2	1	1	0	1	0	—
Queens Park Rangers	2	0	1	1	0	1	—
Southampton	2	1	0	1	0	0	—
Leeds United	2	1	1	0	0	0	—
Olympique Lyonnais	2	0	0	2	0	1	—
FC Augsburg	2	0	1	1	0	1	—

1–20 of 50

Transfers

Transfer Value History

Transfer History

Sep 1, 2026Loan

Sep 1, 2025Loan€500K

Sep 1, 2023Transfer€8M

Everton

Saint-Étienne

Jul 1, 2023Transfer€2M

Saint-Étienne

Everton

Jun 30, 2023End of loan

Jan 14, 2023Loan

Jan 13, 2023End of loan

Aug 27, 2022Loan

Jun 30, 2022End of loan

Everton

Standard Liège

Aug 31, 2021Loan

Olympique Marseille II

Everton

Jul 2, 2020Transfer€270K

Olympique Marseille U19

Olympique Marseille II

Jul 1, 2018Transfer

Brest U19

Olympique Marseille U19

Nov 1, 2017Free Transfer

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

Preferred Foot

Left

Contract

Until Jun 30, 2027

Market Value

€4M

Weekly Wage

£25,000

Yearly Salary

£1,300,000

Performance Overview

Season Rating

6.81

Highest: 6.8 | Lowest: 6.8

Goals/Game

0.00

Mins/Game

Pass Acc.

79%

Matches

Total played3

Started (Lineups)3

From Bench0

Total Minutes223

Minutes per game74

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 passes1

Pass accuracy79%

Total passes70

Long Balls-

Long Balls Won-

Crosses0

Accurate Crosses0

Big Chances Created-

Defense

Tackles7

Interceptions6

Clearances-

Blocks-

Clean Sheets-

Goals Conceded-

Duels

Total Duels28

Duels Won14

Aerials Won-

Succ. Dribbles0

Cards

Yellow0

Yellow Red0

Red0

Career Statistics

career goals

career assists

143

total appearances

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About Niels Nkounkou

Among Bundesliga defenders with 900+ minutes in 2023/2024, Niels Nkounkou ranks #2 of 102 for shots per 90 (1.52; median 0.63), #4 of 102 for goals per 90 (0.21; median 0.05) and #4 of 102 for tackles + interceptions per 90 (4.69; median 2.83).