Niels Nkounkou, born on 1 November 2000 (age 25), is a French left-back currently with Eintracht Frankfurt. His market value is around £2m, according to Transfermarkt.
His most productive league spell came at Saint-Etienne in 2022-23, when he scored six goals in 20 appearances. That return, from left-back, is the obvious reason his name began to travel a bit further than the usual recruitment chatter.
Nkounkou is now part of Eintracht Frankfurt’s squad, operating primarily on the left side of defence. He was linked with a move to Celtic in August 2026, a brief transfer line rather than anything to dress up beyond that.
His career so far has been that of a developing French full-back who has shown enough attacking output to attract attention, with Saint-Etienne providing the clearest marker before his move into the Bundesliga with Eintracht Frankfurt.
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