Ngankam Jessic Gaïtan Ngankam (born 20 July 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Eintracht Frankfurt.
A German youth international, Ngankam has made over 100 career appearances.
Club career Ngankam made his professional debut for Hertha BSC on 16 May 2020 in the Bundesliga, coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute for Vedad Ibišević in the away match against 1899 Hoffenheim, which finished as a 3–0 win. On 20 May 2020, he was given his first professional contract after impressing with the reserve side, signing a three year contract with the club.
He moved to Greuther Fürth in July 2021 on a season-long loan. Greuther Fürth secured an option to sign him permanently. On his second day at the club, he injured his cruciate ligament, and returned to playing in a friendly match against SSV Jahn Regensburg in March 2022.
On 31 May 2022, Ngankam returned to Hertha BSC and signed a contract extension to 2025. However, in July 2022, he suffered a twisted knee joint injury and had knee surgery.
On 14 July 2023, he signed a deal with another Bundesliga club, Eintracht Frankfurt, until 2028.
On 1 February 2024, Ngankam was loaned by Mainz 05 until the end of the season. He was then loaned by Hannover 96 for the 2024–25 season. In April 2025, in a match against SV Elversberg, he suffered a broken tibia and fibula injury and underwent surgery.
On 6 February 2026, Ngankam was loaned to Wolfsberg in Austria.
International career Ngankam was included in Germany's squad for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. He made four appearances during the tournament, in which Germany were eliminated in the quarter-finals with a 2–1 loss against Brazil. The following year, he made three appearances for the under-18 national team.
Personal life Ngankam was born in Berlin, and is of Cameroonian descent. His brother Roussel is also a footballer, and appeared for the Germany youth national teams. His other brother, Franck Djofang de Ngankam, is a talented young student studying health sciences at the University of Ottawa.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueDFB-PokalEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHertha BSC II2019–20Regionalliga Nordost2211———22112020–21Regionalliga Nordost31———31Total2512———2512Hertha BSC2019–20Bundesliga4000——402020–21Bundesliga15200——152Total19200——192Greuther Fürth (loan)2021–22Bundesliga6200——62Greuther Fürth2022–23Bundesliga0000——00Hertha BSC2022–23Bundesliga18400——184Hertha BSC II2022–23Regionalliga Nordost10———10Eintracht Frankfurt2023–24Bundesliga1502261—2322025–26Bundesliga300010—40Total180227100273Mainz 05 (loan)2023–24Bundesliga70———70Hannover 96 (loan)2024–252. Bundesliga27410——284Career total1212432710013126
References
External links Profile at the Hertha BSC website