Préjuce Nakoulma

Préjuce Nakoulma

Nakoulma with Górnik Zabrze in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Niguimbe Préjuce Nakoulma[1]
Date of birth	(1987-04-21) 21 April 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger, striker
Youth career
	CF Ouagadougou
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	CF Ouagadougou
2006	Granica Lubycza Królewska
2007	Hetman Zamość
2007	Stal Stalowa Wola	16	(0)
2008	Hetman Zamość	14	(7)
2008–2012	Górnik Łęczna	61	(15)
2010–2011	→ Widzew Łódź (loan)	8	(1)
2011–2012	→ Górnik Zabrze (loan)	25	(9)
2012–2014	Górnik Zabrze	62	(15)
2014–2016	Mersin İdman Yurdu	58	(12)
2016	Kayserispor	13	(2)
2017–2018	Nantes	29	(9)
2019	Çaykur Rizespor	12	(2)
2020	Orléans	6	(1)
2021	Sautron
International career
2012–2019	Burkina Faso	53	(13)
Medal record Representing  Burkina Faso Africa Cup of Nations Runner-up 2013 South Africa 2017 Gabon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Niguimbe Préjuce Nakoulma (born 21 April 1987) is a Burkinabé former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Nakoulma's former clubs were Stal Stalowa Wola and Hetman Zamość.

In July 2010, he was loaned to Widzew Łódź on a one-year deal.[2] He returned to Łęczna one-year later,[3] only to be immediately loaned to Górnik Zabrze, again on a one-year contract.[4] After having scored 9 goals in the 2011–12 campaign while on loan, Nakoulma signed a permanent contract with Górnik Zabrze in July 2012.

On 17 July 2014, Nakoulma signed two-year contract with Turkish club Mersin İdman Yurdu.[5]

After being released by Kayserispor Nakoulma signed for Ligue 1 side FC Nantes on 31 January 2017.[6][7] In August 2018, he was released from his contract.[8] In January 2019, Nakoulma signed for Çaykur Rizespor on a free transfer.[9] He made his first appearance for Rizespor on 21 January as a substitute against Kasımpaşa. His first goal for Rizespor was scored on 27 January against Akhisar Belediyespor.

Nakoulma left Rizespor in the summer of 2019, and after six months without a club he signed for US Orléans in December 2019, on a contract until the end of the 2019–20.[10] He left at the end of the contract.[11]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nakoulma goal.

List of international goals scored by Préjuce Nakoulma[12]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	26 May 2012	Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	Benin	1–0	2–2	Friendly
2				2–2
3	23 March 2013	Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	Niger	4–0	4–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	7 September 2013	Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	Gabon	1–0	1–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	16 June 2015	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France	Cameroon	1–0	2–3	Friendly
6	12 November 2015	Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin	Benin	1–1	1–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	4 September 2016	Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	Botswana	1–0	2–1	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8	12 November 2016	Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde	Cape Verde	2–0	2–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	18 January 2017	Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon	Gabon	1–0	1–1	2017 Africa Cup of Nations
10	28 January 2017	Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon	Tunisia	2–0	2–0	2017 Africa Cup of Nations
11	14 November 2017	Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	Cape Verde	1–0	4–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
12				2–0
13				3–0

Honours

Burkina Faso

• Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2013[13]
• Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2017[14][15]

Individual

• Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: November 2011[16]

References

1. Préjuce Nakoulma at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
2. "Prejuce Nakoulma wypożyczony do Widzewa Łódź" (in Polish). dziennikwschodni.pl. 2 July 2010. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011.
3. "Nakoulma wraca do Łęcznej" (in Polish). lubgol.pl. 22 June 2011.
4. "Prejuce Nakoulma wypożyczony do Górnika" (in Polish). sport.wp.pl. 31 August 2011.
5. "Prejuce Nakoulma piłkarzem Mersin Idman Yurdu SK" (in Polish). eurosport.onet.pl. 17 July 2014.
6. Nakoulma, Kayserispor'la yollarını ayırdı, goal.com, 26 December 2016
7. "Préjuce Nakoulma et Sergio Oliveira ont signé au FC Nantes" [Préjuce Nakoulma and Sergio Oliveira signed at FC Nantes]. L'Équipe (in French). 31 January 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
8. Okeleji, Oluwashina (11 August 2018). "Prejuce Nakoulma: Burkina Faso striker leaves Nantes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
9. "Çaykur Rizespor yeni transferlerini tanıttı Mykola Moroziuk ve Prejuce Nakoulma için imza töreni ..." Habertürk. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
10. "Transferts : Préjuce Nakoulma signe à Orléans (L2)" (in French). L'Équipe. 30 December 2019.
11. "National 2020-2021. Le tableau complet du Mercato de la saison (4 Janvier 2021)" (in French). footamateur.fr. 4 January 2021.
12. "Nakoulma, Préjuce". National Football Teams. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
13. "Africa Cup of Nations 2013 Final – Teams". 10 February 2013.
14. "2017 Africa Cup of Nations squads". newvision.co. New Vision. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
15. "Africa Cup of Nations 2017 schedule, scores and what you need to know". 14 January 2017.
16. "Fornalik i Nakoulma najlepsi w listopadzie w T-Mobile Ekstraklasie" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 14 May 2012.

External links

• Préjuce Nakoulma at Soccerway
• Préjuce Nakoulma at 90minut.pl (in Polish)