Niels Nkounkou

NCE

• #27 • Left Wingback

Niels Nkounkou

NCE

• #27 • Left Wingback

Nationality

France

Position

LWB

Role

Overlapping Full Back

Birthdate (Age)

Nov 1, 2000 (25)

Preferred Foot

Left

Height

5'11"

Weight

165 lb

Club

Nice

League

Ligue 1

Ranking

Ligue 1

2026/2027 All matches

Overall grade

57.1

302/323

Impact score

6.8

149/323

Defender rank

65th

65/121

All rank

175th

175/323

Top 5 Leagues

2026/2027 All matches

Defender rank

419th

419/645

All rank

1053rd

1,053/1,701

Grades

Key Grades

2026/2027 Ligue 1

Overall

120th/123 DEF

57.1

Passing

55th/122 DEF

Crossing

64th/70 DEF

55.9

Ball Carrying

N/A

1 V 1 Defending

86th/117 DEF

59.1

Positioning

77th/121 DEF

61.2

Overall Grades by game

2026/2027 Ligue 1

Metrics

Key Metrics

2026/2027 Ligue 1

Appearances

Minutes

Goals

Assists

Upcoming matches

Sep 12, 6:45pm UTC

Auxerre

Nice

Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps

News

Sep 1, 2026

Loaned to Nice

Nkounkou will spend the 2026/27 season on loan at Nice from Frankfurt, his parent club announced Tuesday.

Analysis: Nkounkou will spend a second consecutive season on loan after he was at Torino in the 2025/26 campaign. The left-back will add another weapon on the left side of the defense for the Eagles, and Nice have the option to sign Nkounkou permanently at any point during the current loan.

Jul 3, 2026

Sent back to Eintracht Frankfurt

Nkounkou wasn't signed by Torino permanently following a loan spell.

Analysis: Nkounkou saw some action early in the season but quickly fell out of favor, featuring just 11 times (three starts), assisting once and notching 20 crosses (six accurate), 16 tackles and 15 clearances, with no clean sheets. It's uncertain whether he'll be given another shot at Eintracht Frankfurt.