Jean Michel N'Lend (born May 8, 1986) is a

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ian

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Club career

Al-Shorta

Jean Michel N'Lend was the third foreign player to join

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in its history following the signings of fellow Cameroonian

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and Ivorian defender

Sékou Tidiane Souaré Sékou Tidiane Souaré (born April 9, 1983 in Abidjan) is an Ivorian footballer, who last played for Al-Shorta SC as a defensive midfielder or central defender. Career He was signed by Ferencvarosi TC from Chengdu Blades in 2008 alongside fell ...

. He made an instant impression at Al Shorta, scoring in friendly matches against

Al Naft Al Naft Sport Club ( ar, نادي النفط الرياضي, lit=''Oil SC'') is an Iraqi professional sports club based in the Adhamiyah District, East Districts of the Tigris River, Baghdad. Their football team plays in the highest division in ...

and Naft Al Junoob. His first league goals came against Al Shorta's fierce rivals Al Quwa Al Jawiya at the Al Shaab Stadium, where N'Lend scored a hat-trick of headers to seal a 4–1 victory. This was when N'Lend became a fan favourite and wrote his name into the history books, becoming the first-ever non-Iraqi to score a hat-trick in the

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. He then went on to score again at the Al Shaab Stadium against

in a 2–2 draw, followed by the winning goal against Naft Al Junoob in a 2–1 win. He continued his impressive record of scoring in every game he had played at Al Shaab Stadium with the winning goal in a 2–1 win over huge rivals Al Zawraa, however that record ended five days later in a 1–1 draw with

Al Talaba Al-Talaba Sports Club ( ar, نادي الطلبة الرياضي, lit=''Students Sports Club'') is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. Its football team competes in the Iraqi Premier League, the top flight of Iraqi football. Fo ...

, a game in which he missed an open goal. He eventually left the club in May 2013 after a dip in form; Al Shorta's vice-president Adnan Jafar stated that the club had several players that were capable of filling in his position.

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