Nina Ngueleu

Nina Soufiya Ngueleu
Personal information
Full name Nina Soufiya Ngueleu
Date of birth (2004-12-11) December 11, 2004
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
Montpellier HSC
Number 21
Youth career
Paris Saint-Germain FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 (0)
2023– Montpellier HSC 42 (6)
International career
Cameroon U-20 (1)
Cameroon 4 (2)
Medal record
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal – first place2026 Morocco
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nina Soufiya Ngueleu (born 11 December 2004 in Yaoundé) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Première Ligue club Montpellier HSC[1] and the Cameroon national team. She began her youth career with Paris Saint-Germain.[2]

Biography

Soufiya Nina Ngueleu was born on 11 December 2004 in Cameroon. She grew up in Ngalland, a town in Mbalmayo, where she began playing football as a child after receiving footballs as gifts from her father during the Christmas holidays.[3]

Ngueleu began her youth career with Paris Saint-Germain academy, where she made 18 appearances and scored 15 goals between 2020 and 2022.[4] And made 8 appearance for Paris Saint-Germain.[5]

She signed her first professional contract with Montpellier HSC in 2023.[6][7]

International career

Ngueleu was selected for the Cameroon national under-20 women's team at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia. She made four appearances during the tournament, including against Mexico, and wore the number 18 shirt for Cameroon.[8]

She received her first call-up to the Cameroon senior women's national team in January 2023 for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup inter-confederation play-offs.[9] She was later included in Cameroon's squad for the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, where Cameroon won the tournament.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 April 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris Saint-Germain 2021–22 Division 1 Féminine 1 0 0 0 1 0
2022–23 Division 1 Féminine 5 0 0 0 5 0
Montpellier 2023–24 Division 1 Féminine 20 1 1 0 21 1
2024–25 Première Ligue 22 4 2 1 24 5
2025–26 Première Ligue 21 1 1 0 22 1
Career total 69 6 4 1 73 7

International

As of match played 16 August 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Cameroon 2026 4 2
Total 4 2

Honours

Cameroon

References

  1. ↑ "Nina Soufiya Ngueleu, du PSG à Montpellier". OneFootball. 2026-05-12. Retrieved 2026-08-22.
  2. ↑ REENO (2023-01-27). "Nina Ngueleu, un nouveau visage chez les Lionnes indomptables". Allez Les Lions (in French). Retrieved 2026-08-22.
  3. ↑ "Nina Ngueleu, fake new, real asset". mhscfoot. October 29, 2024. Archived from the original on October 29, 2024. Retrieved 2026-08-22. After a complicated first season in Montpellier, the almost 20-year-old striker seems to be reaching a milestone this season. Portrait
  4. ↑ Rédaction, La (2023-01-30). "Zoom sur Nina Ngueleu, la lionne indomptable du PSG - CamerounSports". CamerounSports (in French). Archived from the original on 2025-09-09. Retrieved 2026-08-22.
  5. ↑ "Nina Soufiya Ngueleu : Palmarès, Age et Club Montpellier". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert (in French). Retrieved 2026-08-22.
  6. ↑ Hardouin, Nathalie (July 22, 2023). "Les nouveaux visages des footballeuses du MHSC, à l'heure de la reprise à Grammont". midilibre.fr (in French). Retrieved 2026-08-22.
  7. ↑ "Nina Ngueleu ne prolongera pas son aventure au MHSC Féminines". OneFootball. 2026-05-12. Retrieved 2026-08-22.
  8. ↑ "Nina Ngueleu career". FotMob. Retrieved 2026-08-22.
  9. ↑ Ngwa, Lesley (2023-01-29). "Nina Ngueleu: More about latest Indomitable Lioness". KICK442 Sport News. Retrieved 2026-08-22.
  10. ↑ "Lionnes Indomptables: qui est Nina Ngueleu, l'attaquante du PSG convoquée par Gabriel Zabo?". Actu Cameroun (in French). 2023-01-28. Retrieved 2026-08-22.