Simon Brady Ngapandouetnbu (born 12 April 2003) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a

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for

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Career

Ngapandouetnbu is a product of the youth academies of ASPTT Marseille, ASMJ Blancarde, and

. On 11 October 2019 he signed his first professional contract with Marseille for 3 years. That same year, he was promoted to their reserves and was backup keeper for the senior squad. He extended his contract with the club on 8 March 2022.

International career

Born in Cameroon, Ngapandouetnbu moved to France at a young age. He was on the radar for the Cameroon U17s for the

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, and other youth sides for Cameroon. In November 2021, he was controversially called up to the France U19s for

2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship The 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Euro 2022) was the 19th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (69th edition if the Under-18 and Junior eras are included), the annual international youth footba ...

qualification matches. In September 2022, he was formally called up to the senior Cameroon national team for a set of friendlies. He was included in Cameroon squad for

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as third goalkeeper. He played for the Cameroon U23s for a set of 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2023.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ngapandouetnbu, Simon 2003 births Living people People from West Region (Cameroon) Cameroonian footballers Cameroon youth international footballers French footballers Cameroonian emigrants to France Association football goalkeepers Championnat National 2 players Olympique de Marseille players 2022 FIFA World Cup players