Landry Joel Tsafack N'Guémo (born 28 November 1985) is a Cameroonian former professional

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who played as a

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. He has previously played for Nancy,

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and Saint-Étienne in France and for Scottish club Celtic on loan. N'Guémo has played for the Cameroon national team since 2006, including at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups.

Club career

Early career

N'Guémo is a native of

Dschang Dschang is a city located in the West (Ouest) Province of Cameroon, with an estimated population of 87,000 (est) in 2001, growing dramatically from 21,705 recorded in 1981. The 2006 Population is estimated to be 200,000 inhabitants. Dschang is th ...

, a town in western Cameroon, he played for various local teams in Dschang before moving to Yaounde aged 13. He spent a short time in EMC.

Nancy

N'Guémo was spotted by scouts of Nancy in Yaoundé and was promptly invited to France where he had trials before signing for the club aged 15. He made his debut aged 19 in August 2005 as a substitute against

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in a league match. He made his first start one month later against Troyes. In January 2009, N'Guémo said he would welcome a move away from the club after being linked by French and English media with moves to Arsenal, Sunderland and Everton. On 31 January 2009, N'Guémo scored his first goal for Nancy, a dramatic 90th-minute winner in a match against

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. His second goal for the club also came in dramatic circumstances when he again netted in the 90th minute on 23 May 2009 against

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but Nancy were beaten 2–1.

Loan to Celtic

After days of speculation, on 16 July 2009, N'Guémo completed a one-year loan move to Celtic with an option to make it permanent. He wore the number 6 shirt the squad number previously allotted to Bobo Baldé. N'Guemo's debut game came in the 0–0 draw against Cardiff City where he was awarded as Celtic's man of the match. He made his competitive debut in the first leg of a Champions League qualifying tie against

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in Glasgow, losing 1–0. He was also part of the team that won 2–0 in the return leg in Moscow, sending Celtic through to play Arsenal in the final qualifier for the Champions League. He made his league debut away to

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in a 3–1 win for Celtic. In total N'Guémo made 35 appearances for Celtic without scoring. At the end of his loan period the two clubs were unable to agree a transfer fee for N'Guémo and so he returned to AS Nancy.

Bordeaux

On 4 July 2011, N'Guémo moved from Nancy to Ligue 1 rivals

, signing a three-year contract. He played in 33 of Bordeaux's 38 league fixtures in his first season there, helping the club to fifth place and qualification for the following season's

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. On 3 October 2013 in a Europa League tie against

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, N'Guémo suffered what was initially suspected to be a minor heart attack. He was substituted and taken to hospital where he underwent extensive tests, with nothing untoward found. N'Guémo stated on his Twitter account afterwards that "There is nothing serious. I went back home from hospital after an electrocardiogram" and he returned to first team action just over two weeks later in a Ligue 1 match against

Saint-Etienne

In January 2015, N'Guémo signed a six-month contract with Saint-Étienne.

Turkish football

On 29 August 2015, N'Guémo signed with Turkish

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club

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on a three-year contract after being released from Saint-Étienne at the end of the 2014–15 season. N'Guémo joined another Turkish club,

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, in January 2017, signing a contract until 2019.

International career

N'Guémo made 42 appearances for

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, scoring 3 times.

Coaching career

After a spell at Norwegian side

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in 2019, N'Guémo retired from football. In May 2020, N'Guémo was named U18 manager of french club COS Villers-les-Nancy. In June 2021, N'Guémo was hired as a youth coach at his former club,

AS Nancy Association Sportive Nancy Lorraine (), commonly known as AS Nancy Lorraine, or simply Nancy, is a French association football club founded in 1967 in Nancy, Grand Est and located in Tomblaine, in the inner suburbs of Nancy. The club currently ...

Personal life

N'Guémo is a keen falconer and keeps a modest collection of

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, with his favourite, a

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named Mr George after

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Honours

Nancy *

French League Cup The Coupe de la Ligue (), known outside France as the French League Cup, was a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel. The tournament was established in 1993 and, unlike the Coupe de France, ...

: 2006 Cameroon * Africa Cup of Nations runner-up:

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References

External links

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FIFA Profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:N'guemo, Landry 1985 births Footballers from Yaoundé Living people Men's association football midfielders Cameroonian footballers Cameroon men's international footballers 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players 2010 FIFA World Cup players 2014 FIFA World Cup players AS Nancy Lorraine players Celtic F.C. players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players AS Saint-Étienne players Akhisarspor footballers Kayserispor footballers Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball players Ligue 1 players Scottish Premier League players Süper Lig players Norwegian First Division players Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Norway Expatriate footballers in Scotland Expatriate footballers in Turkey Cameroonian expatriate footballers Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey