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Cameroonian footballer (born 1988)

Ariel Ngueukam
Ngueukam with Ilves
Personal information
Full name Ariel Thierry Ngueukam
Date of birth (1988-11-15) 15 November 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 JIPPO 34 (17)
2012 Lahti 9 (7)
2012–2013 Denizlispor 10 (1)
2013–2014 Lahti 37 (12)
2015–2016 SJK 64 (9)
2017 Ilves 32 (15)
2017 HJK 0 (0)
2018 Al-Khor 10 (3)
2018–2019 Hapoel Ra'anana 15 (1)
2019 KuPS 12 (4)
2020–2021 SJK 44 (18)
2022 Ilves 25 (6)
2023 IFK Mariehamn 28 (6)
2024 United City 14 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2025

Ariel Thierry Ngueukam (born 15 November 1988), nicknamed "Tuco", is a Cameroonian professional footballer who most recently played as a forward for Filipino club United City.

Career

Born in Yaoundé, Ngueukam began playing football as a striker with local sides FC Achille de Sa'a and FC Lotus-Terek. After unsuccessful trials with clubs in Hungary and Bulgaria, he signed with Finnish second division club JIPPO, where he scored 13 goals in his first 11 matches.

In 2012, he moved to FC Lahti in the Finnish first division. Ngueukam scored two goals on his debut for FC Lahti on 31 August 2012. Ngueukam signed for Turkish club Denizlispor in January 2013, but returned FC Lahti, playing with them in the 2013 and 2014 seasons. He moved to SJK for the 2015 season, and Ilves for the 2017 season.

On 6 November 2017, Ngueukam signed a two-year contract with HJK Helsinki for the 2018 and 2019 seasons. In January 2018 Ngueukam joined Al-Khor in Qatar, without having played for HJK.

On 11 July 2018, Ngueukam signed to the Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Ra'anana.

In June 2019 he returned to Finland to sign for KuPS.

In November 2019, it was announced that Tuco would return to SJK for the 2020 season. In the 2021 season he scored 14 goals for SJK in Veikkausliiga, making him the joint top scorer of the season alongside Benjamin Källman.

On 17 March 2022, Ngueukam returned to Ilves for the 2022 season, with an option to extend for 2023. Following a season with the club, he joined IFK Mariehamn for the 2023 season.

In March 2024 he signed for Filipino club United City.

Career statistics

As of 5 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
JIPPO 2011 Ykkönen 17 6 0 0 – – 17 6
2012 Ykkönen 17 11 4 2 – – 21 13
Total 34 17 4 2 0 0 0 0 38 19
Lahti 2012 Veikkausliiga 9 7 0 0 – 0 0 9 7
Denizlispor 2012–13 TFF 1. Lig 10 1 0 0 – – 10 1
Lahti 2013 Veikkausliiga 8 5 0 0 – 0 0 8 5
2014 Veikkausliiga 29 7 3 2 – 4 1 36 10
Total 37 12 3 2 0 0 4 1 44 15
SJK 2015 Veikkausliiga 32 5 1 0 2 0 4 2 39 7
2016 Veikkausliiga 32 4 5 4 2 1 6 2 44 11
Total 64 9 6 4 4 1 10 4 84 18
Ilves 2017 Veikkausliiga 32 15 5 3 – – 37 18
Al-Khor 2017–18 Qatar Stars League 10 3 0 0 – – 10 3
Hapoel Ra'anana 2018–19 Israeli Premier League 15 1 1 0 – – 16 1
KuPS 2019 Veikkausliiga 12 4 0 0 4 0 – 16 4
SJK Seinäjoki 2020 Veikkausliiga 18 4 1 0 – – 19 4
2021 Veikkausliiga 26 14 4 0 – – 30 18
Total 44 18 5 0 0 0 0 0 49 18
Ilves 2022 Veikkausliiga 25 6 2 2 – 0 0 27 8
IFK Mariehamn 2023 Veikkausliiga 26 6 5 2 – 2 0 33 8
United City 2024 Philippines Football League 14 14 – – – 14 14
Career total 332 113 31 15 8 1 16 5 387 134

Honours

Individual

  • Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2017
  • Veikkausliiga Top scorer: 2021 (14 goals)
  • Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: October 2021

References

  1. ^ Ariel Ngueukam at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  2. Raunio, Antti (2 April 2022). "Kamerunissa kasvaneen Ilves-tähden lapsuus ei ollut helppo – Tuco kertoo, miksi kukaan ei kutsu häntä hänen oikealla nimellään ja miksi hän palasi Ilvekseen". Aamulehti.
  3. Tchana, Etienne Fréjus (17 January 2013). "Ariel Thierry Ngueukam: Un lion qui rugit en Finlande" [Ariel Thierry Ngueukam: A lion roars in Finland] (in French). Journal du Cameroun. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  4. "Ariel Ngueukam upotti Hongan" (in Finnish). HS.fi. 31 August 2012.
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  8. Konlog, Noé (7 January 2018). "AL-KHOR : Un challenge en or pour Ariel-Thierry Ngueukam".
  9. Nachum, Tom (11 July 2018). "אריאל תיירי נגואקם חתם ברעננה לשלוש שנים". One.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  10. Hirvonen, Juho (26 June 2019). "Mualimedia: KuPS tekemässä todella kovan kaappauksen siirtoikkunan auetessa".
  11. "Tuco palaa SJK-paitaan" (in Finnish). SJK.fi. 11 November 2019.
  12. Maalikuningas löysi pelipaikan – Tuco palaa Ilvekseen, pallotv.fi, 18 March 2022
  13. "TUCO PALAA ILVES-PAITAAN – "TULEMME TAATUSTI OLEMAAN KILPAILUKYKYINEN JOUKKUE TÄNÄ VUONNA"" (Press release) (in Finnish). Ilves. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  14. "Ariel Ngueukam ansluter till IFK" [Ariel Ngueukam joins IFK]. www.ifkfotball.ax. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  15. Sarte, Liz (15 March 2024). "United City FC Welcomes Ariel "Tuco" Ngueukam to the Squad".
  16. Manila Digger FC 2-4 United City FC: Nguekam delivers hattrick, pfl.org.ph
  17. Ariel Ngueukam stats, Football Association of Finland
  18. 77. Ariel Ngueukam, playmakerstats.com
  19. Aril Ngueukam, besoccer.com
  20. "Jalkapallolehdistön tähdistö valittiin – KuPS sai hopeaa, Ilves pronssia ja Lahtikin pääsee europeleihin – Päivän Lehti". www.paivanlehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  21. "Veikkausliiga". www.veikkausliiga.com.
  22. Tuco äänestettiin Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaajaksi, JPY, 12 November 2021
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