Jean Michel N'Lend

Jean Michel N'Lend
Personal information
Date of birth	May 8, 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Bamboutos
Number	23
Youth career
0000–2004	FC Sable de Batié
2004–2006	Fovu Baham
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2007	FUS Rabat
2007–2008	Oran
2008–2009	DAC Dunajská Streda
2010	Shanghai Shenhua
2011	Liaoning Whowin
2012–2013	Al Shorta
2015	Al Faisaly
2015–2018	Bamboutos
2018–2019	Arhavispor
International career
	Cameroon
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2020

Jean Michel N'Lend (born May 8, 1986) is a Cameroonian footballer.

Club career

Al-Shorta

Jean Michel N'Lend was the third foreign player to join Al Shorta in its history following the signings of fellow Cameroonian Innocent Awoa and Ivorian defender Sékou Tidiane Souaré. He made an instant impression at Al Shorta, scoring in friendly matches against Al Naft and Naft Al Junoob. His first league goals came against Al Shorta's fierce rivals Al Quwa Al Jawiya at the Al Shaab Stadium, where he scored a hat-trick of headers to seal a 4–1 victory. This was when N'Lend became a fan favourite and wrote his name into the history books, becoming the first-ever non-Iraqi to score a hat-trick in the Iraqi Premier League.^[1] He then went on to score again at the Al Shaab Stadium against Al Naft in a 2–2 draw, followed by the winning goal against Naft Al Junoob in a 2–1 win. He continued his impressive record of scoring in every game he played at Al Shaab Stadium with the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over fierce rivals Al Zawraa, however that record ended five days later in a 1–1 draw with Al Talaba, a game in which he missed an open goal. He eventually left the club in May 2013 after a dip in form; Al Shorta's vice-president Adnan Jafar stated that the club had several players that were capable of filling in his position.^[2]

References

^ "Al-Shurta striker Jean Michel N'Lend nets hat-trick in Baghdad derby". Iraqsport. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
^ "N'lend leaves Al-Shurta". Iraqsport. Retrieved 2013-05-20.

External links

Jean Michel N'Lend at WorldFootball.net
Iraqsport

This biographical article related to association football in Cameroon, about a forward, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] "Al-Shurta striker Jean Michel N'Lend nets hat-trick in Baghdad derby". Iraqsport. Retrieved 2012-11-18.

[2] "N'lend leaves Al-Shurta". Iraqsport. Retrieved 2013-05-20.

[1]

[2]