Henri Bienvenu Ntsama (born 5 July 1988) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for French club FC Métropole Troyenne as a striker.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henri Bienvenu Ntsama | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Garoua, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Métropole Troyenne | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ecole de Football | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005[1] | Coton Sport | ||
| 2006–2007 | CA Bizertin | ||
| 2008–2009 | Espérance | 40 | (13) |
| 2010–2011 | Young Boys | 55 | (21) |
| 2011–2013 | Fenerbahçe | 38 | (8) |
| 2013 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Eskişehirspor | 27 | (5) |
| 2014–2016 | Troyes | 33 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Troyes B | 16 | (6) |
| 2017–2019 | Al Urooba | ||
| 2019– | Métropole Troyenne | 8 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Cameroon | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:23, 2 March 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career
editCA Bizertin
editHenri Bienvenu began his professional career in the 2006–07 season at Club Athlétique Bizertin in highest Tunisian League. The following season, he scored seven goals.
Espérance
editIn January 2008, Bienvenu moved to league rivals Espérance Sportive de Tunis. In the 2008–09 season, he completed 21 games for the club scoring 6 goals[2] and won the Tunisian Ligue 1 with Espérance.Winning a North African Champions Cup, Tunisian National Cup. After the following season, during which he played 11 league games for the club, he left in January 2010.[3]
Young Boys
editIn January 2010, Bienvenu joined Swiss club BSC Young Boys signing a contract until the summer of 2013.[3] On 7 February, he made his debut for the club in the away game against FC Basel, being substituted on for fellow striker Matar Coly in the 72nd minute. Bienvenu played a total of 55 games in the Axpo Super League scoring 21 goals. Almost qualifying BSC Young Boys for champions league after scoring the winning goal against Fenerbaçe but unfortunately lost to Tottenham in London gave him a ticket to join Fenerbaçe.
Fenerbahçe
editIn September 2011, Bienvenu moved to Fenerbahçe in Turkey signing a four-year contract worth €4 million. The transfer fee paid was €4 million.[4][5]
He ended a long-lasting scoring drought on 16 September 2011 scoring in 3–1 win against Gaziantepspor. After a difficult time in Fenerbahçe, he was loaned to Real Zaragoza in Spanish La Liga in January 2013. As the club failed to avoid relegation, he returned to Fenerbahçe.
Eskişehirspor
editBienvenu joined Eskişehirspor in Turkey, where he scored 10 goals in the Süper Lig and reached the final of the Turkish Cup, losing against Galatasaray.
Troyes
editBienvenu left Eskişehirspor during the summer, and signed for Troyes AC in September 2014.[6] He scored his first goal for the club on 20 September 2014, in a 3–2 away defeat against Le Havre.
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup[nb 1] | Europe[nb 2] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CA Bizertin | 2006–07 | Tunisian Ligue 1 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 2007–08 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| Total | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| Espérance | 2007–08 | Tunisian Ligue 1 | 8 | 1 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 8+ | 1+ |
| 2008–09 | 21 | 6 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 21+ | 6+ | ||
| 2009–10 | 11 | 6 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 11+ | 6+ | ||
| Total | 40 | 13 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 40+ | 13+ | ||
| Young Boys | 2009–10 | Swiss Super League | 15 | 5 | — | — | 15 | 5 | ||
| 2010–11 | 34 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 46 | 22 | ||
| 2011–12 | 6 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |||
| Total | 55 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 71 | 28 | ||
| Fenerbahçe | 2011–12 | Süper Lig | 36 | 8 | 3 | 4 | — | 39 | 12 | |
| 2012–13 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 38 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 12 | ||
| Real Zaragoza (loan) | 2012–13 | La Liga | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Eskişehirspor | 2013–14 | Süper Lig | 27 | 5 | 9 | 5 | — | 36 | 10 | |
| Total | 27 | 5 | 9 | 5 | — | 36 | 10 | |||
| Troyes | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 5 | |
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 198+ | 52+ | 16+ | 12+ | 17+ | 4+ | 231+ | 68+ | ||
- Notes
- ^ Includes Swiss Cup, Turkish Cup, Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Includes UEFA Cup
Honours
editClubs
edit- Espérance Sportive de Tunis
- Tunisian President Cup: 2008
- Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2008–2009
- North African Cup: 2009
- Arab Champions League: 2009
- Fenerbahçe
- Troyes
References
edit- ^ "Ntsama, Henri Bienvenu". nationalfootballteams.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- ^ "Henri Bienvenu Ntsama". playerhistory.com. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ a b "YB verstärkt den Angriff". UEFA.com (in German). 21 January 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "KAP". Kamuyu Aydınlatma Platformu (in Turkish). 6 September 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ Ruch, Fabian; Mettler, Jon (6 September 2011). "Adieu, Henri Bienvenu". Berner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "ESTAC Troyes - Site officiel - Henri Bienvenu Ntsama néo-troyen !". Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ a b c "H. Bienvenu". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Henri Bienvenu » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
External links
edit- Henri Bienvenu – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Henri Bienvenu[dead link] at Eurosport.com
- Henri Bienvenu Ntsama at National-Football-Teams.com
- H. Bienvenu (Henri Bienvenu Ntsama) at Soccerway