N’Guemo, Landry

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Fullname: Joël Landry Tsafack N’Guemo
aka: Landry N’Guemo
Born: 28 November, 1985
Birthplace: Yaounde, Cameroon
Signed:16 July 2009
Left: 31 May 2010
Position: Midfield, Defensive Midfield
Debut:
Celtic 0-1 Dynamo Moscow, European Cup, 27 Jul 2009
Internationals
: Cameroon
International Caps: 41
International Goals: 3

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Cameroon international Landry N’Guemo joined Celtic in July 2009 to become Tony Mowbray’s second signing for the Hoops.

The midfielder initially signed a one-year-loan deal with the Bhoys having an option to make the move from French club AS Nancy permanent. N’Guemo, who had been with Nancy since he was 15-years of age, had played 94 games for that club. Mowbray had been interested in the player when he was manager of West Brom and the Baggies weren’t the only English side linked to N’Guemo. In January 2009, it was rumoured in the English media that Arsenal and Everton were also monitoring his progress.

It was, however, Celtic who snapped up the highly-rated midfielder on 16th July 2009 when Landry linked up once more with ex-Nancy striker Marc-Antoine Fortune, who had joined the Hoops from the French side a week earlier.

“I joined because Celtic is a big club and it was a pleasure to know that Celtic wanted me”
Landry N’Guemo

Landry made his Celtic debut with an impressive performance in a pre-season friendly at Cardiff City on 22nd July 2009, and his competitive debut came a week later at Parkhead when the Hoops lost 1-0 to Dynamo Moscow in a Champions League qualifier. Seven days later, he would produce a Man Of The Match performance as the Hoops recorded an excellent 2-0 victory in Moscow to progress to the next qualifying round. Things looked to be good for Landry.

Naturally, Landry took time to settle into his new surroundings, and by the time he departed for the African Nations Cup in January 2010, he had already established himself as a popular player with the Parkhead support. His initial performances in the middle of the park were becoming a standout in what was admittedly a torrid time for Celtic.

Both energetic and efficient, the Cameroon ace generally worked the midfield well. Hard-working and determined, Landry would frequently break up opposition attacks, while his simple but smart distribution meant he rarely wasted a pass.

However, he could easily get lost in the midfield as well. He had the frustrating ability to be able to lose possession too easily and then find it difficult to regain the ball. Not always able to stamp his authority in the centre of the pitch, it meant that he was second best at times. Under Mowbray, the first team performances began to deteriorate after a bright start then nose dived spectacularly, but N’Guemo was not criticised as heavily as certain others.

It must be added that in his whole season he failed to score a single goal, which was quite a poor return and cannot be overlooked. For all his work and ability in the midfield, for some he wasn’t paying out enough dividends (he wasn’t purely a holding midfielder).

A fair player who sadly had to play under some poor coaching under Mowbray. Celtic won nothing that season and moved from one catastrophe to another until Mowbray was sacked. As a Mowbray signing it wasn’t good for N’Guemo, but acting manager Neil Lennon stuck by him through the rest of the season.

It was hoped that for the next season he would develop into a better player for Celtic having now settled at the club, but the final story was that Celtic & Nancy did not agree on the final transfer fees & terms, so N’Guemo returned to his old club. In truth, he left almost unnoticed.

We wished him the best.

Post-Celtic

He played most of the rest of his career back in France with a long stint at Bordeaux, and then a short-stint at Saint-Etienne. He later moved to play in Turkey, Saudi Arabia & Norway, and appears to have retired from the playing side in 2020.

Playing Career

Club From To Fee League Scottish Cup League cup Other
Celtic 16/07/2009 31/05/2010 Loan 30 (0) 0 3 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 9 (0) 0
Nancy 01/07/2005 13 (3) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (1) 0
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Honours with Celtic

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KDS Honours
MOTM Winners 2009-10
29-Jul-09 Celtic 0-1 Dinamo Moscow
CL Rd Qual, 1st Leg
05-Aug-09
Dinamo Moscow 0-2 Celtic
CL Rd Qual, 2nd Leg
01-Oct-09
Celtic 1-1 Rapid Vienna
Europa League
Nov-09
Nov-09 Joint Player of the Month
26-Dec-09
Celtic 2-0 Hamilton
SPL
30-Jan-10
Hamlton 0-1 Celtic
SPL
20-Feb-10
Celtic 1-0 Dundee Utd
SPL

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Mowbray welcomes N’Guemo signing

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8145839.stm

N’Guemo was wanted by Mowbray last season at West Brom
Celtic manager Tony Mowbray says Landry N’Guemo will add welcome competition in midfield after signing the Cameroon international from Nancy.

N’Guemo, 23, has agreed a year-long loan deal with Celtic then having the option of making the move permanent.

“He creates competition in a part of the field where we are a bit lighter than last year with Nakamura and Hartley moving on,” said Mowbray.

“I am looking forward to working with him and seeing how he gets on.”

N’Guemo will link up again with striker Marc-Antoine Fortune, who signed for £3.8m from Nancy last week.

Defensive midfielder N’Guemo was wanted last season by Mowbray at West Brom, where Fortune ended the season on loan.

I joined because Celtic is a big club and it was a pleasure to know that Celtic wanted me
Celtic midfielder Landry N’Guemo

N’Guemo was glad of a chance to join the Glasgow club despite reported interest from top-flight clubs in England.

“I feel very happy,” he said. “I joined because Celtic is a big club and it was a pleasure to know that Celtic wanted me.”

N’Guemo is hopeful of remaining with the Scottish Premier League club beyond his loan spell should he impress in Glasgow.