Nouhou Tolo
![]() Nouhou with Seattle Sounders FC in 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 23 June 1997 | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left-back | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Seattle Sounders FC | |||||||||||||||
Number | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2015 | Rainbow Bamenda | |||||||||||||||
2016 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 24 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2017– | Seattle Sounders FC | 110 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2017–2018 | → Tacoma Defiance[1] (loan) | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2017 | Cameroon U20 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2017– | Cameroon | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 February 2022 |
Nouhou Tolo (/ˈnuːhuː ˈtoʊloʊ/; born 23 June 1997), sometimes known mononymically as Nouhou, is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer and the Cameroon national team.[2] Nouhou represented Cameroon at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.[3]
Club career[]
Nouhou began his career in 2015 with Rainbow Bamenda, where he played for one season. A contract dispute over who owned his rights between teams in Cameroon initially blocked his transfer to the United States,[4] but in April 2016, Nouhou signed with Seattle Sounders FC 2.[5] He made 24 league appearances and lead the team in minutes played.[2]
Nouhou signed with Seattle Sounders FC on 26 January 2017, earning his first team contract after performing admirably for S2 in 2016, according to General Manager Garth Lagerway.[2] Nouhou scored his first professional goal while loaned down to S2 on 15 April 2017, the second goal in a 2–1 away win over LA Galaxy II.[6]
Nouhou made his Seattle Sounders FC debut on 31 May 2017, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 loss to Columbus Crew.[7]
International career[]
In February 2017, Nouhou was called up to represent the Cameroon U20s in the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Zambia.[8] Nouhou made his under-20 debut on 27 February 2017, starting at left back in a 3–1 loss against South Africa in the first group stage game of the tournament.[9]
Nouhou made his debut for the Cameroon national team in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 2–2 tie with Zambia on 11 November 2017.[10]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 31 May 2021
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 2016[11] | USL | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
2017[11] | USL | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
2018[11] | USL | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
Tacoma Defiance | 2019[11] | USL | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Seattle Sounders FC | 2017[12] | MLS | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
2018[12] | MLS | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
2019[12] | MLS | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
2020[12] | MLS | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
2021[12] | MLS | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Total | 99 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 118 | 0 | ||
Career total | 131 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
International[]
- As of match played 3 February 2022[13]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Cameroon | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 4 | 0 | |
2022 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 11 | 0 |
Honours[]
Seattle Sounders FC
Individual
- MLS All-Star: 2021
Cameroon
- Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2021[15]
References[]
- ^ Formerly known as Seattle Sounders FC 2 until the 2019 season.
- ^ a b c "Sounders FC signs defender Nouhou Tolo". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Communications. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Africa Cup of Nations (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Sounders sign Cameroonian defender Nouhou Tolo". Seattletimes.com. Seattle Times. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Seattle Sounders FC 2 sign Cameroonian defender Nouhou Tolo". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Communications. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ Ari Liljenwall (15 April 2017). "Sounders FC 2 earn road win at LA Galaxy II behind Nouhou goal". SoundersFC.com. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Sounders FC falls short with 3-0 road loss at Columbus". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Communications. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ Graeme Jackson (22 February 2017). "Junior Lions confirm squad for U-20 AFCON". AfricanFootball.com. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ Austin Ditlhobolo (27 February 2017). "Singh inspires South Africa to victory in U20 AFCON clash". AfricanFootball.com. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - Zambia-Cameroon - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d Nouhou Tolo at USL Championship
- ^ a b c d e Nouhou Tolo at Major League Soccer
- ^ Nouhou Tolo at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Seattle Sounders are 2019 MLS Cup champions: Rave Green win second MLS title". Major League Soccer. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ AfricaNews (6 February 2022). "Cameroon beats Burkina Faso to end AFCON 2021 in third place". Africanews. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
External links[]
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Douala
- Cameroonian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Cameroon international footballers
- Cameroon youth international footballers
- 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Rainbow Football Club players
- USL Championship players
- Major League Soccer players
- Tacoma Defiance players
- Seattle Sounders FC players
- Cameroonian expatriate footballers
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Cameroonian football defender stubs