Paul-Georges Ntep de Madiba (born 29 July 1992) is a Cameroonian professional

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who plays for the Cameroon national team. He plays as a

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and is known for his quick pace and technical skill.

Club career

Ntep was born in

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, the largest city in Cameroon. He moved to France at the age of eight to live with his aunt who was situated in the

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of Grigny in southern Paris. He began his career at US Ris Orangis and spent two years at the club. During his stint with Ris Orangis, he embarked on several trials with professional clubs, which included Auxerre, however, he was not signed. In 2005, Ntep joined the under-14 team of

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and, after a year's stint with another amateur club (

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), signed with CS Brétigny Foot; a club that trained French internationals

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and

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. While training at Brétigny, Ntep impressed club coaches and officials and, in 2009, was offered a three-day trial with professional club Auxerre, with whom Brétigny share a partnership. After a successful trial, he was signed to an ''stagiaire'' (internship) contract.

Auxerre

Ntep began the 2009–10 season training with the club's under-18 team. Midway through the season, he joined the club's reserve team in the

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. Ntep appeared in 14 matches for the team scoring two goals. For the 2010–11 season, he began training with the senior team. Ntep was also named to the team's roster to appear in the

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. On 16 October 2010, he made the bench in the team's 1–0 defeat to

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. A week later, Ntep made his professional debut in a

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match against

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appearing as a substitute in the 31st minute for

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. Auxerre won the match 4–0.

Rennes

On 30 January 2014, Ntep joined

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side

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on a three-and-a-half year deal.

Wolfsburg

In January 2017, Ntep joined the squad of German

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team

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on a contract until 2021. On 11 February 2020,

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released Ntep.

Saint-Étienne (loan)

On 17 January 2018, Ntep joined

side

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on a season-long loan.

Kayserispor (loan)

On 25 August 2019, Ntep joined Turkish club

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on a season-long loan.

Guingamp

On 13 May 2020,

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confirmed the signing of Ntep on a free transfer.

Boavista

After a disappointing season in Ligue 2, his contract with

ended and Ntep once again became a free agent, allowing him to join Primeira Liga club Boavista after the end of the regular transfer window, being announced as a new signing on 4 September 2021 by the

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team. With a total of 19 appearances for Boavista, and one goal, Ntep left the club at the end of the 2021-22 season.

International career

France

Though Ntep was born in

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, he is a French youth international having starred for the under-18 team in 2010. Three years later, he received the call from France U21 to compete in the

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. He is eligible to play for either Cameroon or France at senior level. On 24 May 2015, Ntep received a call-up to

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's senior squad by coach

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to play in friendlies against

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and

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. He made his debut on 7 June 2015 in a 4–3 defeat to Belgium.

Cameroon

In August 2018 Ntep switched his allegiance to Cameroon and was nominated for the match against Comoros in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group B.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ntep goal.''

References

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