Olivier Ntcham was born in Longjumeau on 9 February 1996 (age 30) and is a Cameroon midfielder. He came through the Manchester City system, with loan football giving him the senior grounding he was unlikely to get quickly at a club built to buy finished articles.
Celtic brought him in from Manchester City in July 2017 for around £4.5m. Wearing number 21, he was mainly used in central midfield: capable of carrying the ball, striking from distance and, on his better days, giving Celtic a bit of control through the middle. There was talent there, though not always with the week-to-week certainty supporters tend to prefer.
He left Celtic in September 2021 for Swansea City, where his best league return came in 2022-23: eight goals in 41 appearances. That was the most productive league season of his career, and a reminder that his qualities could still translate into regular output when the setting suited him.
After Swansea, Ntcham also had a spell with Samsunspor. His market value is around £1.5m, according to Transfermarkt. His career has been a steady one across England, Scotland and Turkey, with Celtic the most prominent chapter and Swansea the spell where his attacking numbers were clearest.
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