Kévin N'Doram (born 22 January 1996) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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and

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for

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club Al-Kholood.

Club career

Born in France to Chadian parents,N'Doram is a youth exponent from

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. He made his league debut on 20 August 2016 in a 1–0 away win over

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. He played the full game. N'Doram scored his first goal on 2 February 2017 in a

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round of 32 match against Chambly. In November 2019, N'Doram was injured in a car crash which also involved team-mate

Manuel Cabit Manuel Frédéric Cabit (born 3 June 1993) is a Martiniquais former professional footballer who played as a left-back. In June 2017, he received a call up to the Martinique national team's preliminary 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad, but was left ...

, who was seriously hurt. On 4 June 2020, N’Doram completed a permanent

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for a fee of €4 million. He signed a four-year contract.

Personal life

N'Doram's father

Japhet N'Doram Japhet N'Doram (; born 27 February 1966) is a Chadian former professional footballer who played as a striker. His 14-year senior career was mainly spent with Nantes, which he represented in several capacities. He was nicknamed ''The Wizard''. ...

is a Chadian former footballer.

Career statistics

Honours

Monaco *

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: 2016–17 *

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runner-up: 2016–17, 2017–18

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* * 1996 births Living people Men's association football defenders French men's footballers France men's under-21 international footballers French sportspeople of Chadian descent French expatriate sportspeople in Monaco Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Saudi Pro League players AS Monaco FC players FC Metz players Al-Kholood Club players Black French sportspeople French expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-defender-1990s-stub