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Full name | Nouhou Tolo [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 23 June 1997||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
Team 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 | 146 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | → Tacoma Defiance [2] (loan) | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2017 | Cameroon U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019 | Cameroon U23 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017– | Cameroon | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:02, 11 April 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2023 |
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. [3] He represented Cameroon at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations [4] and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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, [5] but in April 2016, Nouhou signed with Seattle Sounders FC 2. [6] He made 24 league appearances and lead the team in minutes played. [3]
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. [3] 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. [7]
Nouhou made his Seattle Sounders FC debut on 31 May 2017, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 loss to Columbus Crew. [8] He quickly became a fan favorite amongst Sounders FC supporters, often known for his showmanship during matches. [9] Nouhou was named to the 2021 MLS All-Star Game roster. [10] He scored his first goal for the Sounders against the Houston Dynamo on 4 September 2022. He also registered an assist in the game, earning Man of the Match honors. [11]
In February 2017, Nouhou was called up to represent the Cameroon U20s in the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Zambia. [12] 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. [13]
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. [14]
On November 9, 2022, Nouhou was named in Cameroon's final 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. [15] He started all three matches for his country, including their historic 1-0 victory over Brazil. [16]
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 [17] | USL | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
2017 [17] | USL | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
2018 [17] | USL | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||||
Tacoma Defiance | 2019 [17] | USL | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Seattle Sounders FC | 2017 [18] | MLS | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 [a] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
2018 [18] | MLS | 28 | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
2019 [18] | MLS | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
2020 [18] | MLS | 22 | 0 | — | 2 [b] | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
2021 [18] | MLS | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
2022 [18] | MLS | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 [b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
Total | 140 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 167 | 1 | ||
Career total | 172 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 199 | 2 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Cameroon | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 5 | 0 | |
2022 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 14 | 0 |
Nouhou is Muslim. [20]
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