Louis Clément Ngwat-Mahop
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Louis Clément Ngwat-Mahop (born 16 September 1987 in Yaoundé
) is a Cameroon
ian football player with Karlsruher SC
, playing as a striker and a right winger. He started his career in his hometown's club Dragon Club de Yaoundé before being signed by German giants FC Bayern Munich
in 2006. He played with them for one season, featuring mainly in matches of Bayern Munich II in the Regionalliga Süd
. After being released by FC Bayern Munich in the summer of 2007, due to issues that arose with his French passport, he signed for Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg. At first he was assigned to play in the Regionalliga West
with the club's reserve squad, Red Bull Salzburg Juniors, but he managed to make it to the first team. Totally Ngwat-Mahop spent three and a half years with the Austrian club, managing to win the Austrian Bundesliga
in no less than two occasions. In January 2011 he signed for Greek Superleague outfit Iraklis.
on 16 September 1987, and grew up having Samuel Eto'o
as his idol. He started his career for Cameroon
ian minnows Dragon Club de Yaoundé, being one of the most notable players ever to come out of the club.
, the club's manager, was impressed by Ngwat-Mahop's athleticism and assertiveness and recommended his signing. Gerland characterised Ngwat-Mahop as a rough diamond. He made his debut for Bayern Munich II in the opening day of the 2006–07 Regionalliga season. He started the match, but he was brought out in the 62nd minute, in a match that Bayern II lost at home
by a 0–2 scoreline by KSV Hessen Kassel
. Ngwat-Mahop scored his first goal for Bayern II on 12 August 2006. It was the sole goal of the match, helping Bayern Munich II overcome the obstacle of Hoffenheim
. Two weeks later he managed to score once again, taking the credit for opening the score in a 4–4 goal glut against SV Elversberg
. Ngwat-Mahop continued to play regularly in Bayern II until the end of the season, featuring in 33 matches, out of 34, all as a starter. He also added five more to his tally, to reach a total of seven goals in the 2006–07 Regionalliga campaign.
While approaching the closing stages of the season, his good performances with Bayern Munich II made Ottmar Hitzfeld
, the manager of Bayern's first team, to call him to train with the professional squad. Due to the injuries of a lot of first team players, Ngwat-Mahop was included in Bayern's squad for a match against Borussia Mönchengladbach
, although he did not get any playing time in that match. Ngwat-Mahop was also included in Bayern's squad for yet another match, this time against for an away contest against Energie Cottbus
. In this match, on 12 May 2007, he was brought in, to replace Ali Karimi
in the 88th minute, wearing number 38, to make his full professional debut for FC Bayern Munich, in what was an away 0–3 win for his team. That was his sole appearance in the Bundesliga
for the 2006–07 season.
Asian tour in Hong-Kong, Ngwat-Mahop found out that he had lost his French passport and started the procedure to get a new one, so he could follow his team in the tour. Upon his request, French authorities found out that Ngwat-Mahop's passport had the same number as that of a woman residing in Paris. After the Bayern Munich officials were informed of the passport issue they decided to terminate his contract. After that Ngwat-Mahop started travelling in France
and Germany
with the German police in his pursuit. Meanwhile, 1. FC Saarbrücken
, having just been relegated from Regionalliga Süd, sued Bayern for an alleged 1 million € losses due to its relegation. 1. FC Saarbrücken asked FC Bayern Munich II to lose every game that Ngwat-Mahop was included. This would result in Bayern's II relegation instead of Saarbrücken. Saarbrücken finally lost the case in court, a case called ridiculous by Bayern's president Uli Hoeneß.
of his football skills and he signed a two-year contract with the Austrian club. After the signing of his contract he was sent to Red Bull Salzburg Juniors to get playing time. There he made his debut in a 5–1 away defeat by FK Austria Wien II. In his second match with Red Bull Salzburg Juniors he handed two assists, to his teammates Vujic
and Kitzbichler
, to help them score the first and second goal of their team in a 2–2 home draw with SC-ESV Parndorf. He scored his first goal for his team in an 1–3 away win against DSV Leoben in the 70th minute after an assist by Öbster
. In his next match Ngwat-Mahop scored once, in a 2–1 home win against Austria Lustenau
. On 26 October, he netted a goal in the 80th minute of a 2–0 home win against Bad Aussee
, to put the game beyond any doubt. In the next match against SK Schwadorf he proved himself a prolific forward by scoring the opening goal of the match, in the first minute, and serving the second to his teammate David Witteveen
. Red Bull Salzburg Juniors finally lost the game by a 3–2 scoreline. Ngwat-Mahop continued scoring for his team in 2–1 home win against FK Austria Wien II, by scoring the opening goal of the match. Ngwat-Mahop featured in 13 matches and scored five goals for Red Bull Salzburg Juniors until the winter break. That resulted in him being called to play with FC Red Bull Salzburg's first team. After playing in some friendly matches with Red Bull Salzburg during the winter break, he made his league debut for the club on 23 February 2008, in a 3–1 away defeat from Austria Wien
, as he replaced Alexander Zickler
in the 52nd minute. Ngwat-Mahop continued to feature regularly in Red Bull Salzburg's playing squad until the end of the season, although mostly as a substitute. He also managed to score his first goal with Red Bull Salzburg in a 3–0 home win against Sturm Graz
. At the end of the season he totalled one goal in 12 appearances. In April 2008, Ngwat-Mahop signed a contract extension with Red Bull Salzburg until the summer of 2011.
Ngwat-Mahop contributed greatly in his club's season opener, as he scored the fourth goal and assisted the sixth, in Red Bull Salzburg's 6–0 home devastation against SV Mattersburg
. A few days later he added two more to his tally, as his club won Armenia
n club Banants
by a 7–0 scoreline at home, for the first Qualifying round of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup. He once again scored in his club's first leg match for the second Qualifying round of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup, against Lithuania
n club FK Sūduva
. He continued his scoring trends three days later for the first round of the ÖFB-Cup
, in a 1–4 away win against Pasching. It took him almost a month to find the net again, as he scored the last goal in his club's 4–2 home win against Vöcklabrucker for the 2nd round of the ÖFB-Cup. A week later he managed to score the opening goal, in Red Bull Salzburg's 2–2 away draw against Sturm Graz. Until the end of the season he featured regularly in his team's matches, although mostly as a substitute, and only managed to score one more goal in a 4–1 home win against Austria Kärnten. At the end he counted 36 appearances with Red Bull Salzburg, of which 27 in the Bundesliga
, six in the UEFA Cup
and three in the ÖFB-Cup. Out of these matches he scored a total of eight goals, of which three in the Bundesliga, three in the UEFA Cup and two in the ÖFB-Cup.
In the summer of 2009 there were rumours that 1860 Munich
was interested in signing him. Finally Ngwat-Mahop stayed with Red Bull Salzburg and he featured in the whole match, in what was Red Bull Salzburg's first match of the season, an 1–1 home draw against Irish outfit Bohemians
for the second Qualifying round of the 2009–2010 UEFA Champions League
. He was, once again, a starter at Red Bull Salzburg' opening match of the 2009–10 Bundesliga season
, but he was substituted in the 40th minute by his fellow countryman Somen Tchoyi
. Later it was known that Ngwat-Mahop suffered a tear of the left anterior thigh muscle, an injury that would keep him out of action for months. He managed to fully heal from his injury and play again for Red Bull Salzburg almost nine months later, in a 4–2 home win against SC Magna Wiener Neustadt, as he came in as a late substitute for Somen Tchoyi. At the meantime Ngwat-Mahop played in five games for Red Bull Salzburg Juniors managing to score four goals, two of them in a single match, a 3–0 home win against SC Austria Lustenau
. At the end of the season he had only managed to play in two league games and one European game for Red Bull Salzburg and did not score any goals.
Ngwat-Mahop played in Red Bull Salzburg's opening match for the 2010–11 Bundesliga season
, on 17 July 2010, coming in as a substitute in the 57th minute, in what was a 0–0 away draw against SV Kapfenberg. Three days later he once again played as a substitute for Jakob Jantscher
, in his team's second leg match, against Faroese champions HB Torshavn for the second Qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League. He scored his first goal of the season in a match for the 1st round of the ÖFB-Cup against St. Pölten II
, that Red Bull Salzburg won by 1–4. On 24 August, he made the cross that resulted into Red BullSalzburg's goal, in his team's second leg match for the third Qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Ngwat-Mahop was substituted in the 65th minute of a match that ended an 1–1 draw, resulting in Red Bull Salzburg's elimination. Later it was made known that he was again injured, and due to this he made his come back with Red Bull Salzburg almost three months later, in a 2–0 home win against Sturm Graz. That was meant to be Ngwat-Mahop's last game with the Red Bull Salzburg shirt, as in January he was sold to Greek Superleague outfit Iraklis Thessaloniki for an undisclosed fee.
. His goal was scored after an assist by teammate Karim Soltani
and helped Iraklis to record its first away win in eleven months.
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Yaoundé
-Transportation:Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport is a major civilian hub, while nearby Yaoundé Airport is used by the military. Railway lines run west to the port city of Douala and north to N'Gaoundéré. Many bus companies operate from the city; particularly in the Nsam and Mvan neighborhoods...
) is a Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
ian football player with Karlsruher SC
Karlsruher SC
Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. KSC rose out of the consolidation of a number of predecessor clubs. They currently play in the 2...
, playing as a striker and a right winger. He started his career in his hometown's club Dragon Club de Yaoundé before being signed by German giants FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
in 2006. He played with them for one season, featuring mainly in matches of Bayern Munich II in the Regionalliga Süd
Regionalliga Süd
The Regionalliga Süd is currently the fourth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the third tier. It currently is the highest regional league for the southern part of Germany...
. After being released by FC Bayern Munich in the summer of 2007, due to issues that arose with his French passport, he signed for Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg. At first he was assigned to play in the Regionalliga West
Austrian Regional League West
The Austrian Regional League West is a third-tier division of Austrian football introduced in the 1980-81 season as successor of the Alpenliga. It covers the Austrian states of Salzburg, Tyrol and Vorarlberg....
with the club's reserve squad, Red Bull Salzburg Juniors, but he managed to make it to the first team. Totally Ngwat-Mahop spent three and a half years with the Austrian club, managing to win the Austrian Bundesliga
Austrian Bundesliga
The Austrian Football Bundesliga is the highest-ranking national league club competition in Austrian football. It is the competition which decides the Austrian national football champions, as well the country's entrants for the various European cups run by UEFA.The Austrian Bundesliga, which began...
in no less than two occasions. In January 2011 he signed for Greek Superleague outfit Iraklis.
Early life and career
Ngwat-Mahop was born in YaoundéYaoundé
-Transportation:Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport is a major civilian hub, while nearby Yaoundé Airport is used by the military. Railway lines run west to the port city of Douala and north to N'Gaoundéré. Many bus companies operate from the city; particularly in the Nsam and Mvan neighborhoods...
on 16 September 1987, and grew up having Samuel Eto'o
Samuel Eto'o
Samuel Eto'o Fils is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Russian team Anzhi Makhachkala. He is also the current captain of the Cameroon national team.Eto'o trained at Kadji Sports Academy...
as his idol. He started his career for Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
ian minnows Dragon Club de Yaoundé, being one of the most notable players ever to come out of the club.
Bayern Munich
In May 2006, he went on trial at Bayern Munich II. Hermann GerlandHermann Gerland
Hermann Gerland is a German former football player and manager. He is currently the manager of the reserve team of the German Bundesliga side FC Bayern Munich.- Career :...
, the club's manager, was impressed by Ngwat-Mahop's athleticism and assertiveness and recommended his signing. Gerland characterised Ngwat-Mahop as a rough diamond. He made his debut for Bayern Munich II in the opening day of the 2006–07 Regionalliga season. He started the match, but he was brought out in the 62nd minute, in a match that Bayern II lost at home
Grünwalder Stadion
The Städtisches Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße is a multi-purpose stadium in Munich, Germany. It was built by 1860 Munich in 1911 and was the home ground for TSV 1860 München until 1995. Local rival FC Bayern Munich also played in the stadium from 1926 until 1972, when they moved to the new...
by a 0–2 scoreline by KSV Hessen Kassel
KSV Hessen Kassel
KSV Hessen Kassel is a German association football club based in Kassel, Hesse. The club was founded as FC Union 93 Kassel in 1893 and just two years later joined FC Hassia 93 Cassel to form Casseler FV 95...
. Ngwat-Mahop scored his first goal for Bayern II on 12 August 2006. It was the sole goal of the match, helping Bayern Munich II overcome the obstacle of Hoffenheim
TSG Hoffenheim
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim is a German association football club based in Hoffenheim, a suburb of Sinsheim, Baden-Württemberg. In 2007 the club decided to adopt the use of the short form name 1899 Hoffenheim in place of the traditional TSG Hoffenheim...
. Two weeks later he managed to score once again, taking the credit for opening the score in a 4–4 goal glut against SV Elversberg
SV Elversberg
SpVgg 07 Elversberg Saar is a German association football club, located in Spiesen-Elversberg, Saarland.-History:The club was founded in 1907 as FC Germania Elversberg. It was dissolved in 1914, but then re-constituted in 1918 as Sportvereinigung VfB Elversberg, spending a season in the tier-one...
. Ngwat-Mahop continued to play regularly in Bayern II until the end of the season, featuring in 33 matches, out of 34, all as a starter. He also added five more to his tally, to reach a total of seven goals in the 2006–07 Regionalliga campaign.
While approaching the closing stages of the season, his good performances with Bayern Munich II made Ottmar Hitzfeld
Ottmar Hitzfeld
Ottmar Hitzfeld is a German former football player and manager, nicknamed der General ....
, the manager of Bayern's first team, to call him to train with the professional squad. Due to the injuries of a lot of first team players, Ngwat-Mahop was included in Bayern's squad for a match against Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach is a German association football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth...
, although he did not get any playing time in that match. Ngwat-Mahop was also included in Bayern's squad for yet another match, this time against for an away contest against Energie Cottbus
Energie Cottbus
FC Energie Cottbus is a German association football club based in Cottbus, Lusatia . It was founded in 1963 as SC Cottbus in what was, at the time, East Germany...
. In this match, on 12 May 2007, he was brought in, to replace Ali Karimi
Ali Karimi
Mohammad Ali Karimi Pashaki better known as Ali Karimi, is an Iranian professional footballer who is currently playing for Persepolis in Iran Pro League. He was awarded the Asian Footballer of the Year in 2004....
in the 88th minute, wearing number 38, to make his full professional debut for FC Bayern Munich, in what was an away 0–3 win for his team. That was his sole appearance in the Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
for the 2006–07 season.
Passport issue
On 29 June 2007, just before Bayern'sFC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
Asian tour in Hong-Kong, Ngwat-Mahop found out that he had lost his French passport and started the procedure to get a new one, so he could follow his team in the tour. Upon his request, French authorities found out that Ngwat-Mahop's passport had the same number as that of a woman residing in Paris. After the Bayern Munich officials were informed of the passport issue they decided to terminate his contract. After that Ngwat-Mahop started travelling in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
with the German police in his pursuit. Meanwhile, 1. FC Saarbrücken
1. FC Saarbrücken
1. FC Saarbrücken is a German association football club based in the city of Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club began its existence as the football department of Turnverein Malstatt formed in 1903...
, having just been relegated from Regionalliga Süd, sued Bayern for an alleged 1 million € losses due to its relegation. 1. FC Saarbrücken asked FC Bayern Munich II to lose every game that Ngwat-Mahop was included. This would result in Bayern's II relegation instead of Saarbrücken. Saarbrücken finally lost the case in court, a case called ridiculous by Bayern's president Uli Hoeneß.
Red Bull Salzburg
After being released by FC Bayern Munich Ngwat-Mahop ended up as a trialist in Red Bull Salzburg. He managed to persuade FC Red Bull Salzburg's manager Giovanni TrapattoniGiovanni Trapattoni
Giovanni Trapattoni , sometimes known as "Trap" or "Il Trap", is an Italian football coach and former player, considered the most successful club coach in the history of Serie A. As a player he was part of Italy's squad at the 1962 FIFA World Cup....
of his football skills and he signed a two-year contract with the Austrian club. After the signing of his contract he was sent to Red Bull Salzburg Juniors to get playing time. There he made his debut in a 5–1 away defeat by FK Austria Wien II. In his second match with Red Bull Salzburg Juniors he handed two assists, to his teammates Vujic
Marco Vujic
Marco Vujic is an Austrian footballer of Bosnian descent who plays for SV Austria Salzburg. He was born in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Vujic played for LASK Linz, FC Blau-Weiß Linz, KV Mechelen, SV Pasching, SC Schwanenstadt and for Red Bull Salzburg. He played for Red Bull Salzburg Juniors...
and Kitzbichler
Richard Kitzbichler
Richard Kitzbichler is an Austrian football player.-Career:Richard Kitzbichler started his career in 1992 with FC Wacker Innsbruck in the Austrian Bundesliga. In 1997 Kitzbichler signed a contract with SV Austria Salzburg and stayed there until 2002...
, to help them score the first and second goal of their team in a 2–2 home draw with SC-ESV Parndorf. He scored his first goal for his team in an 1–3 away win against DSV Leoben in the 70th minute after an assist by Öbster
Ernst Öbster
Ernst Öbster is an Austrian footballer who plays for Wacker Innsbruck.-Club:Öbster began his youth career with SK Bischofshofen and in 2001 joined BNZ Salzburg. After impressing with BNZ, Öbster was called up by the SV Austria Salzburg first team and debuted in the Austrian Bundesliga as a 17...
. In his next match Ngwat-Mahop scored once, in a 2–1 home win against Austria Lustenau
SC Austria Lustenau
SC Austria Lustenau is an Austrian association football club based in Lustenau. It was founded in 1914. They play at the Reichshofstadion.- Current squad :As of 12 August 2011.-See also:* List of football clubs...
. On 26 October, he netted a goal in the 80th minute of a 2–0 home win against Bad Aussee
SV Bad Aussee
SV Bad Aussee is an Austrian association football club, from Bad Aussee. They currently play in the Austrian Regional League Central.-Current squad:-Staff and board members:* Manager: Ivo Gölz* Assistant Manager: Thomas Heissl...
, to put the game beyond any doubt. In the next match against SK Schwadorf he proved himself a prolific forward by scoring the opening goal of the match, in the first minute, and serving the second to his teammate David Witteveen
David Witteveen
David Witteveen is an Austrian professional footballer. He plays as a striker for FC Lustenau.- Career :Witteveen had spells at Austrian sides Red Bull Salzburg and WAC St. Andrä. He played for Salzburg's second string in the Austrian Erste Liga and for St...
. Red Bull Salzburg Juniors finally lost the game by a 3–2 scoreline. Ngwat-Mahop continued scoring for his team in 2–1 home win against FK Austria Wien II, by scoring the opening goal of the match. Ngwat-Mahop featured in 13 matches and scored five goals for Red Bull Salzburg Juniors until the winter break. That resulted in him being called to play with FC Red Bull Salzburg's first team. After playing in some friendly matches with Red Bull Salzburg during the winter break, he made his league debut for the club on 23 February 2008, in a 3–1 away defeat from Austria Wien
FK Austria Wien
Fußballklub Austria Wien is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. They are considered the most successful club in Austria, having won the highest Austrian Bundesliga 23 times, the Austrian Cup 27 times and the Austrian Supercup 6 times. They also reached the UEFA...
, as he replaced Alexander Zickler
Alexander Zickler
Alexander "Alex" Zickler is a German former footballer who played as a striker, most notably in a twelve year spell with Bayern Munich.-Club career:...
in the 52nd minute. Ngwat-Mahop continued to feature regularly in Red Bull Salzburg's playing squad until the end of the season, although mostly as a substitute. He also managed to score his first goal with Red Bull Salzburg in a 3–0 home win against Sturm Graz
SK Sturm Graz
SK Sturm Graz is an Austrian association football club, based in Graz, Styria, playing in the Austrian Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1909 and the club colours are black and white....
. At the end of the season he totalled one goal in 12 appearances. In April 2008, Ngwat-Mahop signed a contract extension with Red Bull Salzburg until the summer of 2011.
Ngwat-Mahop contributed greatly in his club's season opener, as he scored the fourth goal and assisted the sixth, in Red Bull Salzburg's 6–0 home devastation against SV Mattersburg
SV Mattersburg
SV Mattersburg is an Austrian association football club from Mattersburg, Burgenland. For sponsorship reasons, the club is currently also known as SV Bauwelt Koch Mattersburg....
. A few days later he added two more to his tally, as his club won Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n club Banants
FC Banants
Football Club Banants is an Armenian professional football team, playing in the capital, Yerevan. The club plays in the Armenian Premier League and has won the Armenian Cup twice, in 1992 and 2007.- Banants Kotayk :...
by a 7–0 scoreline at home, for the first Qualifying round of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup. He once again scored in his club's first leg match for the second Qualifying round of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup, against Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
n club FK Sūduva
FK Suduva
FK Sūduva is a football club from the city of Marijampolė, Lithuania.At the UEFA Cup 2002-03 tournament Sūduva twice defeated S.K. Brann of Norway 3–2. During the home game 21-year-old Tomas Radzinevičius scored a hat-trick. Their next opponent, Glasgow Celtic, of Scotland proved to be much...
. He continued his scoring trends three days later for the first round of the ÖFB-Cup
Austrian Cup
The Austrian Cup, in German: ÖFB-Cup is an annual football competition held by the Austrian Football Association, the ÖFB.It has been held since 1919, with the exception of the time of the Anschluss between 1939 and 1945 and the period between 1950 and 1958 when the competition was deemed of...
, in a 1–4 away win against Pasching. It took him almost a month to find the net again, as he scored the last goal in his club's 4–2 home win against Vöcklabrucker for the 2nd round of the ÖFB-Cup. A week later he managed to score the opening goal, in Red Bull Salzburg's 2–2 away draw against Sturm Graz. Until the end of the season he featured regularly in his team's matches, although mostly as a substitute, and only managed to score one more goal in a 4–1 home win against Austria Kärnten. At the end he counted 36 appearances with Red Bull Salzburg, of which 27 in the Bundesliga
Austrian Bundesliga
The Austrian Football Bundesliga is the highest-ranking national league club competition in Austrian football. It is the competition which decides the Austrian national football champions, as well the country's entrants for the various European cups run by UEFA.The Austrian Bundesliga, which began...
, six in the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
and three in the ÖFB-Cup. Out of these matches he scored a total of eight goals, of which three in the Bundesliga, three in the UEFA Cup and two in the ÖFB-Cup.
In the summer of 2009 there were rumours that 1860 Munich
TSV 1860 München
Turn- und Sportverein München von 1860, commonly known as TSV 1860 München or 1860 Munich, is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. The club's football team plays in the Second Bundesliga, after relegation from the Bundesliga following the 2003–04 season...
was interested in signing him. Finally Ngwat-Mahop stayed with Red Bull Salzburg and he featured in the whole match, in what was Red Bull Salzburg's first match of the season, an 1–1 home draw against Irish outfit Bohemians
Bohemian F.C.
Bohemian F.C. , more commonly referred to as Bohemians, is a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. Bohemians compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the third most successful club in League of Ireland football history, having won the League of Ireland title 11...
for the second Qualifying round of the 2009–2010 UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
. He was, once again, a starter at Red Bull Salzburg' opening match of the 2009–10 Bundesliga season
2009–10 Austrian Football Bundesliga
The 2009–10 Austrian Football Bundesliga is the 98th season of top-tier football in Austria. The competition is officially called tipp3-Bundesliga powered by T-Mobile, named after the Austrian betting company tipp3 and the Austrian branch of German mobile phone company T-Mobile. The season began on...
, but he was substituted in the 40th minute by his fellow countryman Somen Tchoyi
Somen Tchoyi
Somen Alfred Tchoyi is a Cameroonian footballer. He plays for West Bromwich Albion and the Cameroon national football team. He is a playmaker who usually plays in the centre of midfield.-Odd Grenland:...
. Later it was known that Ngwat-Mahop suffered a tear of the left anterior thigh muscle, an injury that would keep him out of action for months. He managed to fully heal from his injury and play again for Red Bull Salzburg almost nine months later, in a 4–2 home win against SC Magna Wiener Neustadt, as he came in as a late substitute for Somen Tchoyi. At the meantime Ngwat-Mahop played in five games for Red Bull Salzburg Juniors managing to score four goals, two of them in a single match, a 3–0 home win against SC Austria Lustenau
SC Austria Lustenau
SC Austria Lustenau is an Austrian association football club based in Lustenau. It was founded in 1914. They play at the Reichshofstadion.- Current squad :As of 12 August 2011.-See also:* List of football clubs...
. At the end of the season he had only managed to play in two league games and one European game for Red Bull Salzburg and did not score any goals.
Ngwat-Mahop played in Red Bull Salzburg's opening match for the 2010–11 Bundesliga season
2010–11 Austrian Football Bundesliga
The 2010–11 Austrian Football Bundesliga is the 99th season of top-tier football in Austria. The competition was officially called tipp3-Bundesliga powered by T-Mobile, named after the Austrian betting company tipp3 and the Austrian branch of German mobile phone company T-Mobile. The season began...
, on 17 July 2010, coming in as a substitute in the 57th minute, in what was a 0–0 away draw against SV Kapfenberg. Three days later he once again played as a substitute for Jakob Jantscher
Jakob Jantscher
Jakob Jantscher is an Austrian professional footballer, he plays as midfielder for FC Red Bull Salzburg.-Career:...
, in his team's second leg match, against Faroese champions HB Torshavn for the second Qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League. He scored his first goal of the season in a match for the 1st round of the ÖFB-Cup against St. Pölten II
SKN St. Pölten
Sportklub Niederösterreich St. Poelten is an Austrian association football club from the provincial capital of the Austrian state of Lower Austria. St. Poelten currently play in the Austrian Football First League, which is the second tier of the Austrian football league system.- History :SKN St....
, that Red Bull Salzburg won by 1–4. On 24 August, he made the cross that resulted into Red BullSalzburg's goal, in his team's second leg match for the third Qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Ngwat-Mahop was substituted in the 65th minute of a match that ended an 1–1 draw, resulting in Red Bull Salzburg's elimination. Later it was made known that he was again injured, and due to this he made his come back with Red Bull Salzburg almost three months later, in a 2–0 home win against Sturm Graz. That was meant to be Ngwat-Mahop's last game with the Red Bull Salzburg shirt, as in January he was sold to Greek Superleague outfit Iraklis Thessaloniki for an undisclosed fee.
Iraklis Thessaloniki
On 8 January 2011, Greek club Iraklis Thessaloniki announced that it had signed Ngwat-Mahop until the summer of 2012. He debuted for the Greek club on 23 January 2011, as he was in the starting line-up in a 3–0 away defeat by AO Kavala. At the time he was substituted, in the 57th minute, the scoreline was 0–0. Ngwat-Mahop scored his first goal with Iraklis, by opening his club's tally in an 1–2 away win against PanserraikosPanserraikos F.C.
Panserraikos F.C. , the All-Serran Football Club, is the football club of Serres in Macedonia, Greece. Panserraikos was formed in 1964 when two local clubs, Iraklis and Apollon, merged. Their current home ground is Serres Municipal Stadium, built in 1926...
. His goal was scored after an assist by teammate Karim Soltani
Karim Soltani
Karim Soltani is a French–born Algerian footballer currently playing for Aris Thessaloniki. He primarily plays as a winger, but can also play as a striker.-Career:...
and helped Iraklis to record its first away win in eleven months.
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Achievements
Red Bull Salzburg- Austrian Football Bundesliga
- Champions (2): 2008–09, 2009–102009–10 Austrian Football BundesligaThe 2009–10 Austrian Football Bundesliga is the 98th season of top-tier football in Austria. The competition is officially called tipp3-Bundesliga powered by T-Mobile, named after the Austrian betting company tipp3 and the Austrian branch of German mobile phone company T-Mobile. The season began on...
- Champions (2): 2008–09, 2009–10
External links
- Louis Clement Ngwat – Mahop at Iraklis FC Official site