Felix Emmanuel Cédric Chenkam Nganle (born 28 December 1998), commonly known as Felix Chenkam, is a Cameroonian

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who plays as a

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for Union Namur.

Club career

Chenkam began his career in Cameroon, playing with

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and Rainbow Bamenda, before signing with

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in the

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in March 2017. Chenkam made his Sounders 2 debut on 26 March 2017, coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute of the season opening 2–1 loss to

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. Chenkam's first start and first goal with S2 both came on 15 April 2017 in a 2–1 win over

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. Chenkam's contract option was declined by Seattle on 19 November 2018. In October 2019, Chenkam returned to

. In 2020, Chenkam joined Salerm Puente Genil on a free transfer. He then joined

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in January 2022. He left Spain just six months later to join amateur Belgian side RAS Monceau. On July 15, 2023, he joined Belgian third-tier side Union Namur.

International career

Chenkam was selected to represent the Cameroon U20s at the

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after helping them qualify by scoring a goal in a 3–0 win over Libya on 10 July 2016. Chenkam made 3 substitute appearances at the tournament, as Cameroon was knocked out of the tournament at the group stage.

Career statistics

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Sounders player profileConfederation of African Football profile
* 1998 births Living people Cameroonian men's footballers Cameroon men's youth international footballers 21st-century Cameroonian sportsmen Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Union Douala players Rainbow FC (Cameroon) players Tacoma Defiance players Seattle Sounders FC players Men's association football forwards Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States {{Cameroon-footy-forward-stub