O. Ntcham

Ntcham's current-season form is down 51% on last season (Season 39→19), while his Rating eased 39→27. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 39).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Samsunspor · 7th	24	2	1	6.9	27	19
2024/25	Samsunspor · 3rd	31	6	2	7.17	39	39
2023/24	Samsunspor · 13th	27	6	0	6.73	38	25
2022/23	Swansea · 10th	40	8	3	6.91	61	29
2021/22	Swansea · 15th	37	4	3	6.78	64	27

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Cameroon · international

Side	Apps	G
Cameroon	16	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

O. Ntcham is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Samsunspor, rated 26.7 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (52.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.45 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ntcham.

On the season, Ntcham graded 19 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 1 assist and 1.447 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 39 → 19). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27. At 30 Ntcham is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26

26.7

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

19.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

52.8%

Minutes

rotation minutes

1.45

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Samsunspor finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

1.45

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.45 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 52.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Defensive numbers. Modest 1.45 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 26.7 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.45 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %52.8%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.111

Assists / 900.056

Goal contribution / 900.167

Defensive actions / 901.447

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.167

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~7), then tapers with age. At 30, Ntcham sits on 3.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ntcham's projected Rating — 26.7 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Süper Lig with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles11

Interceptions11

Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

€4.3M total transfer fees · 7 moves

Free agentJun 2026 – nowFree

SamsunsporAug 2023 – Jun 2026

SwanseaSept 2021 – Aug 2023

Celtic(back from loan)Jul 2021 – Sept 2021

Marseille(on loan)Feb 2021 – Jul 2021

CelticJul 2017 – Feb 2021€ 4.3M

Genoa(on loan)Jul 2015 – Jul 2017

Manchester Cityuntil Jul 2015

About O. Ntcham

Jules Olivier Ntcham is a 30-year-old central midfielder who plays for Samsunspor, born on February 9, 1996 in Longjumeau, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Cameroon. Samsunspor currently sit 3rd of 18 in the Süper Lig.

This season

In the current season, O. Ntcham has made 24 appearances with 2 goals and 1 assist across 1,617 minutes, with 3 yellow cards.

O. Ntcham's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Samsunspor face Fenerbahçe at home in the Süper Lig.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates O. Ntcham at 26.7 with a Season form score of 19.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 12 career titles — among them the Premiership and the Scottish Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, O. Ntcham has totalled 258 club appearances with 37 goals and 16 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 40 appearances for Swansea.

O. Ntcham's career has also included time at Swansea, Celtic, Marseille, Genoa and Manchester City.

On the international stage, O. Ntcham has represented Cameroon — 16 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Samsunspor finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points