Henri Bienvenu

Henri Bienvenu Ntsama (born 5 July 1988) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for French club FC Métropole Troyenne as a striker.

Henri Bienvenu Ntsama

Personal information
Full name	Henri Bienvenu Ntsama
Date of birth	5 July 1988
Place of birth	Garoua, Cameroon
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Métropole Troyenne
Youth career
	Ecole de Football
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2005[1]	Coton Sport
2006–2007	CA Bizertin
2008–2009	Espérance	40	(13)
2010–2011	Young Boys	55	(21)
2011–2013	Fenerbahçe	38	(8)
2013	→ Zaragoza (loan)	9	(0)
2013–2014	Eskişehirspor	27	(5)
2014–2016	Troyes	33	(5)
2015–2016	Troyes B	16	(6)
2017–2019	Al Urooba
2019–	Métropole Troyenne	8	(1)
National team
2010	Cameroon	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:23, 2 March 2020 (UTC)

Career

CA Bizertin

Henri Bienvenu began his professional career in the 2006–07 season at Club Athlétique Bizertin in highest Tunisian League. The following season, he scored seven goals.

Espérance

In January 2008, Bienvenu moved to league rivals Espérance Sportive de Tunis. In the 2008–09 season, he completed 21 games for the club scoring 6 goals[2] and won the Tunisian Ligue 1 with Espérance.Winning a North African Champions Cup, Tunisian National Cup. After the following season, during which he played 11 league games for the club, he left in January 2010.[3]

Young Boys

In January 2010, Bienvenu joined Swiss club BSC Young Boys signing a contract until the summer of 2013.[3] On 7 February, he made his debut for the club in the away game against FC Basel, being substituted on for fellow striker Matar Coly in the 72nd minute. Bienvenu played a total of 55 games in the Axpo Super League scoring 21 goals. Almost qualifying BSC Young Boys for champions league after scoring the winning goal against Fenerbaçe but unfortunately lost to Tottenham in London gave him a ticket to join Fenerbaçe.

Fenerbahçe

In September 2011, Bienvenu moved to Fenerbahçe in Turkey signing a four-year contract worth €4 million. The transfer fee paid was €4 million.[4][5]

He ended a long-lasting scoring drought on 16 September 2011 scoring in 3–1 win against Gaziantepspor. After a difficult time in Fenerbahçe, he was loaned to Real Zaragoza in Spanish La Liga in January 2013. As the club failed to avoid relegation, he returned to Fenerbahçe.

Eskişehirspor

Bienvenu joined Eskişehirspor in Turkey, where he scored 10 goals in the Süper Lig and reached the final of the Turkish Cup, losing against Galatasaray.

Troyes

Bienvenu left Eskişehirspor during the summer, and signed for Troyes AC in September 2014.[6] He scored his first goal for the club on 20 September 2014, in a 3–2 away defeat against Le Havre.

Career statistics

As of 7 June 2017[7][8]

Club	Season	League			Cup[nb 1]		Europe[nb 2]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
CA Bizertin	2006–07	Tunisian Ligue 1	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
	2007–08		?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
	Total		?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Espérance	2007–08	Tunisian Ligue 1	8	1	?	?	?	?	8+	1+
	2008–09		21	6	?	?	?	?	21+	6+
	2009–10		11	6	?	?	?	?	11+	6+
	Total		40	13	?	?	?	?	40+	13+
Young Boys	2009–10	Swiss Super League	15	5	—		—		15	5
	2010–11		34	16	2	3	10	3	46	22
	2011–12		6	0	—		4	1	10	1
	Total		55	21	2	3	14	4	71	28
Fenerbahçe	2011–12	Süper Lig	36	8	3	4	—		39	12
	2012–13		2	0	—		3	0	5	0
	Total		38	8	3	4	3	0	44	12
Real Zaragoza (loan)	2012–13	La Liga	5	0	—		—		5	0
	Total		5	0	—		—		5	0
Eskişehirspor	2013–14	Süper Lig	27	5	9	5	—		36	10
	Total		27	5	9	5	—		36	10
Troyes	2014–15	Ligue 2	26	5	1	0	—		27	5
	2015–16	Ligue 1	7	0	1	0	—		8	0
	Total		33	5	2	0	0	0	35	5
Career total			198+	52+	16+	12+	17+	4+	231+	68+

Notes

1. Includes Swiss Cup, Turkish Cup, Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue
2. Includes UEFA Cup

Honours

Clubs

Espérance Sportive de Tunis

• Tunisian President Cup: 2008
• Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2008–2009
• North African Cup: 2009
• Arab Champions League: 2009

Fenerbahçe

• Türkiye Kupası: 2011–12[7]

Troyes

• Ligue 2: 2014–15[7]

References

1. "Ntsama, Henri Bienvenu". nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
2. "Henri Bienvenu Ntsama". playerhistory.com. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
3. "YB verstärkt den Angriff". UEFA.com (in German). 21 January 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
4. "KAP". Kamuyu Aydınlatma Platformu (in Turkish). 6 September 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
5. Ruch, Fabian; Mettler, Jon (6 September 2011). "Adieu, Henri Bienvenu". Berner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. "H. Bienvenu". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
8. "Henri Bienvenu » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

External links

• Henri Bienvenu – UEFA competition record
• Henri Bienvenu at Eurosport.com
• Henri Bienvenu Ntsama at National-Football-Teams.com
• H. Bienvenu (Henri Bienvenu Ntsama) at Soccerway