Jerome Ngom Mbekeli

Jerome Ngom Mbekeli
Personal information
Full name Jerome Ngom Mbekeli[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Nanjing City
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 APEJES Academy
2018–2019 MFK Vyškov
2019 Swope Park Rangers 19 (2)
2020 San Diego Loyal 1 (0)
2021 APEJES Academy
2022–2023 Colombe Sportive
2023 Beveren 7 (0)
2023–2025 Sheriff Tiraspol 24 (3)
2025 Meizhou Hakka 27 (5)
2026– Nanjing City 0 (0)
International career‡
2022– Cameroon 7 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 July 2023

Jerome Ngom Mbekeli (born 30 September 1998) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nanjing City in the China League One.

Club career

Swope Park Rangers

In January 2019, Mbekeli joined USL Championship club Swope Park Rangers.[2] After scoring twice against Bethlehem Steel, he was named to the USL Championship Team of the Week.[3]

Sheriff Tiraspol

On 5 July 2023, Sheriff Tiraspol announced the singing of Ngom Mbekeli from Beveren.[4]

Nanjing City

On 6 February 2026, Mbekeli joined China League One club Nanjing City.[5]

International career

Mbekeli was named to Cameroon's roster for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[6] He was one of the few amateur players at the tournament, making approximately the minimum wage in his home nation of Cameroon.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 November 2025[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting Kansas City II 2019 USL Championship 19200——192
San Diego Loyal 2020 USL Championship 1000——10
S.K. Beveren 2022–23 Challenger Pro League 7000——70
Sheriff 2023–24 Moldovan Super Liga 1732013[a]3—326
2024–25 70003[b]0—100
Total 24320163—426
Meizhou Hakka 2025 Chinese Super League 27500——275
Career Total 781020163009613
  1. ↑ Includes four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League and nine appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Includes one appearance in the UEFA Europa League and two appearances in the UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 12 October 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cameroon 202230
202351
Total 81
Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mbekeli goal.
List of international goals scored by Jerome Ngom Mbekeli
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 16 January 2023 Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Oran, Algeria  Congo 1–0 1–0 2022 African Nations Championship [10]

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Cameroon (CMR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 5. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ↑ Bergabo, Patrik (4 January 2019). "Swope Park Rangers adds internationals Ayyoub Allach and Jerome Ngom Mbekeli". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  3. ↑ Kozvan, Sam (9 April 2019). "Jerome Ngom Mbekeli nets USL Championship Team of the Week honors | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Добро пожаловать, Жером". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "官方：南京城市签下喀麦隆前锋恩戈姆；上赛季球员效力于梅州" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "Qatar 2022: Indomitable Lions newboy Jerome Ngom oozes confidence". Sport News Africa. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  7. ↑ Vlietstra, Bart (18 November 2022). "Voor Jerome Ngom Mbekeli uit Kameroen is de WK-selectie een lot uit de loterij" [For Jerome Ngom Mbekeli from Cameroon, the World Cup selection is a lottery ticket]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  8. ↑ Jerome Ngom Mbekeli at Soccerway
  9. ↑ "Jerome Ngom Mbekeli". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Cameroon vs. Congo 2023-01-16". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 August 2026.


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