Henri Bienvenu Ntsama (born 5 July 1988) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for French club FC Métropole Troyenne as a striker.

Henri Bienvenu Ntsama
Personal information
Full name Henri Bienvenu Ntsama
Date of birth (1988-07-05) 5 July 1988 (age 36)
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)
2013Zaragoza (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

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CA Bizertin

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Henri 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

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In 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

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In 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

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In 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

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Bienvenu 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

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Bienvenu 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

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As of 7 June 2017[7][8]
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

Honours

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Clubs

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Espérance Sportive de Tunis
Fenerbahçe
Troyes

References

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  1. ^ "Ntsama, Henri Bienvenu". nationalfootballteams.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Henri Bienvenu Ntsama". playerhistory.com. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b "YB verstärkt den Angriff". UEFA.com (in German). 21 January 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  4. ^ "KAP". Kamuyu Aydınlatma Platformu (in Turkish). 6 September 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  5. ^ Ruch, Fabian; Mettler, Jon (6 September 2011). "Adieu, Henri Bienvenu". Berner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  6. ^ "ESTAC Troyes - Site officiel - Henri Bienvenu Ntsama néo-troyen !". Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  7. ^ a b c "H. Bienvenu". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Henri Bienvenu » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
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