Niels Nkounkou is a midfielder for Nice. Niels Nkounkou is 26 years old, a national of France and 184 cm tall. In the 2026 season, Niels Nkounkou recorded 7 appearances and 583 minutes, at an average match rating of 6.37. Before Nice, Niels Nkounkou played for Eintracht Frankfurt, Torino, Saint Etienne and Everton. 442ball tracks every appearance and recomputes these totals from the match record, not a copied feed.
Season stats
- Apps
- 7
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- Minutes
- 583
- Cards (Y/R)
- 2/0
- Rating
- 6.37
Summed across every competition for the season. Ratings are minutes-weighted.
Detailed statistics
Totals by default; the Per 90 toggle above switches every figure to a rate. A per-90 is shown only above 450 minutes in the matches where that statistic was recorded, so below it the total is left in place.
Ligue 1
Rating in this competition 6.37
Minutes 583
Shooting
- Goals
- 00.00
- Shots
- 30.46
- Shots on target
- 20.31
Passing
- Assists
- 00.00
- Key passes
- 50.77
- Goals and assists
- 00.00
Possession
- Dribbles completed
- 81.23
- Dribbles attempted
- 264.01
- Fouls won
- 30.46
Defending
- Tackles
- 203.09
- Interceptions
- 121.85
- Blocks
- 00.00
- Fouls conceded
- 111.70
Season performance
Percentile against 380 midfielders in tier-1 competitions, 2026 season, 450+ minutes.
Shooting
- Goals00.000
- Penalty goals00.000
- Shots30.4617
- Shots on target20.3142
Passing
- Assists00.000
- Key passes50.7728
- Pass accuracy76.92%76.92%10
- Accurate passes15023.1621
Possession
- Dribbles attempted264.0194
- Dribbles completed81.2382
- Dribble success30.77%30.77%9
- Duels8112.5092
- Duels won385.8787
- Duels won %46.91%46.91%42
Defending
- Blocks00.000
- Fouls committed(fewest)111.7017
- Interceptions121.8593
- Tackles203.0996
Discipline
- Fouls drawn30.4613
- Red cards(fewest)00.00100
- Yellow cards(fewest)20.3119
Some measures are better when they are lower: fouls, cards and goals conceded are marked, and their percentile is turned round so that further along the bar is better on every row. The figure beside the bar is always the actual number, never the inverted one.
Each axis is a percentile against players in the same position, season and competition tier who also cleared the minutes floor. Further from the centre is better on every axis.
Career
Senior football only. Every competition in our record is a senior one, so nothing is filtered out to make this list senior.
Clubs only. International appearances are counted in the career totals above and have no club to list here.
| Club | Spell | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
 Nice | 2026 | 7 | 0 |
 Eintracht Frankfurt | 2023 to 2025 | 63 | 3 |
 Torino | 2025 | 13 | 0 |
 Saint Etienne | 2022 to 2023 | 21 | 6 |
 Cardiff | 2022 | 18 | 0 |
 Everton | 2020 to 2021 | 7 | 0 |
 Standard Liege | 2021 | 25 | 0 |
| Season | Club | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nice | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.37 |
| 2025 | Eintracht Frankfurt, Torino | 14 | 0 | 1 | 7.02 |
| 2024 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 |
| 2023 | Eintracht Frankfurt, Saint Etienne | 40 | 3 | 2 | 6.83 |
| 2022 | Cardiff, Saint Etienne | 38 | 6 | 8 | 6.92 |
| 2021 | Everton, Standard Liege | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6.65 |
| 2020 | Everton | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6.80 |
A season holding both is two lines: the clubs played for, and the national team, counted separately. No club line includes an international appearance.
Career figures cover our record, which begins in 2010.
Recent matches
The five most recent matches, each linking to its own page. The full log carries every appearance.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | H/A | Result | Min | G | A | Cards | Rating | Accurate passes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 30 October | Ligue 1 |  Rennes | H | W5-2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 20 |
| Friday 23 October | Ligue 1 |  Stade Brestois 29 | A | W1-2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | □ | 6 | 24 |
| Sunday 18 October | Ligue 1 |  Lyon | A | L2-1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | □ | 6.4 | 30 |
| Sunday 11 October | Ligue 1 |  Strasbourg | H | W2-1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 21 |
| Sunday 20 September | Ligue 1 |  Lille | H | W2-1 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 17 |
Career history
At Nice since Aug 2026.
Transfer history
- Eintracht FrankfurtNiceAug 2026
- TorinoEintracht FrankfurtJun 2026
- Eintracht FrankfurtTorinoSept 2025
- Saint EtienneEintracht FrankfurtSept 2023
- EvertonSaint EtienneJul 2023
- CardiffSaint EtienneJan 2023
- EvertonCardiffAug 2022
- Standard LiegeEvertonJul 2022
- EvertonStandard LiegeAug 2021
MarseilleEvertonJul 2020