Allan Nyom

Allan Nyom

Nyom as a Granada player (2012)
Personal information
Full name	Allan-Roméo Nyom
Date of birth	10 May 1988
Place of birth	Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current team	Watford
Number	2
Youth career
	AS Choisy-le-Roi
2005–2008	Nancy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2008–2009	Arles-Avignon	37	(0)
2009–2015	Udinese	0	(0)
2009–2015	→ Granada (loan)	208	(2)
2015–	Watford	32	(0)
National team^‡
2011–	Cameroon	11	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 19 March 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Allan-Roméo Nyom (born 10 May 1988) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for English club Watford as a right back.

He spent most of his career with Granada, appearing in 220 competitive games during six seasons, four in La Liga.

A Cameroonian international since 2011, Nyom represented the nation at the 2014 World Cup.

Club career

Early years / Granada

Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, Nyom only played amateur football in the country, competing in the reserves championship with AS Nancy-Lorraine and appearing for AC Arles-Avignon in the Championnat National. In the 2009 summer he was signed by Udinese Calcio in Italy,^[2] being immediately loaned to Granada CF in Spain as part of the partnership agreement between both clubs.

Nyom quickly became an undisputed first-choice with the Andalusia side, helping it promote from Segunda División B to La Liga in just two seasons.^[3] He made his debut in the latter competition on 27 August 2011, in a 0–1 home loss against neighbours Real Betis.^[4]

Nyom renewed his contract with Udinese in late May 2013, but continued playing with Granada.^[5] He scored his first and only goal in the Spanish top flight on 25 October 2014, putting the visitors ahead in a 1–1 draw at SD Eibar.^[6]

Watford

On 14 July 2015, Nyom signed for newly promoted Premier League team Watford on a four-year contract from Udinese.^[7] He made his debut on 8 August, starting in a 2–2 draw at Everton.^[8]

International career

Nyom opted to represent Cameroon internationally, and gained his first cap on 11 November 2011 in a 3–1 friendly win with Sudan. He was selected by manager Volker Finke for his 2014 FIFA World Cup squad,^[9] making his debut in the tournament on 23 June against Brazil as the Lions Indomptables were already eliminated from the knockout phase after two losses: he provided the cross for Joel Matip's equalizer shortly before the 30-minute mark, but the hosts eventually won 4–1.^[10]

Statistics

Club

As of 19 March 2016^[11]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Arles-Avignon	2008–09	Championnat National	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	0
Udinese	2009–10	Serie A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Granada (loan)	2009–10	Segunda División B	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	0
	2010–11	Segunda División	43	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	45	1
	2011–12	La Liga	32	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	33	0
	2012–13	La Liga	35	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	36	0
	2013–14	La Liga	34	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	36	0
	2014–15	La Liga	34	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	38	1
	Total		208	2	10	0	0	0	0	0	218	2
Watford	2015–16	Premier League	29	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	32	0
Career total			274	2	13	0	0	0	0	0	287	2

Honours

Granada

• Segunda División B: 2009–10^[12]

References

1. "Watford FC player profiles: Allan Nyom". Watford F.C. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
2. "Arles-Avignon: Allan Nyom à l'Udinese pour 5 ans" [Arles-Avignon: Allan Nyom to Udinese for 5 years] (in French). Foot National. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
3. "Nyom seguirá en el Granada" [Nyom will continue with Granada] (in Spanish). Vavel. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
4. "Rubén Castro hace justicia" [Rubén Castro does justice] (in Spanish). El País. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
5. "Nyom renueva con Udinese y seguirá cedido en el Granada" [Nyom renews with Udinese and remains loaned to Granada] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
6. "Los laterales mandan" [Fullbacks in charge] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
7. "Official: Allan Nyom signs for Watford". Watford F.C. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
8. "Watford hold Everton to point on return to Premier League". ESPN FC. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
9. "Cameroon World Cup 2014 squad". The Daily Telegraph. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
10. "Neymar double helps Brazil book Chile tie". FIFA.com. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
11. "A. Nyom". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
12. "El Granada obtiene el título de campeón de Segunda B" [Granada gets Segunda B champion title] (in Spanish). Marca. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

External links

• L'Equipe stats (French)
• Allan Nyom – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)
• Allan Nyom profile at BDFutbol
• Allan Nyom at National-Football-Teams.com
• Allan Nyom – FIFA competition record