Noël Aséko Nkili

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aseko and the second or maternal family name is Nkili.
Noel Aseko
Personal information
Full name Noel Aseko Nkili[1][2]
Date of birth (2005-11-22) 22 November 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Berlin, Germany[3]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hannover 96
(on loan from Bayern Munich II)
Number 15
Youth career
2016–2017 Hertha Zehlendorf
2017–2022 Hertha BSC
2022– Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Bayern Munich II 30 (2)
2023– Bayern Munich 0 (0)
2025– → Hannover 96 (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Germany U17 11 (0)
2022– Germany U18 5 (0)
2024– Germany U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:51, 4 February 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:10, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

Noel Aseko Nkili (born 22 November 2005) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96, on loan from Bayern Munich II.[4]

Club career

Early career

Aseko is a product of the youth academies of Hertha Zehlendorf and Hertha BSC.[5] On 13 July 2022, he transferred to the Bayern Munich youth academy.[6] He debuted professionally with Bayern Munich II for a 3–0 win Regionalliga match against TSV Rain am Lech on 24 September 2022.[7]

Bayern Munich

He was absent for the initial half of the 2023–24 season owing to an ankle injury.[8] In December 2023, he was called-up with the senior Bayern Munich squad, featuring on the bench and as an unused substitute for a Bundesliga match against VfB Stuttgart on 17 December 2023.[9]

On 6 January 2024, Aseko made his debut for the senior team after getting subbed on for Raphaël Guerreiro at the 67th minute of a 1–1 draw friendly match against Swiss Super League club Basel, in which he also scored his first goal for Bayern Munich at the 70th minute with his first ball contact of the game.[10] Later that year, in April, he sustained a knee injury, requiring surgery on his meniscus.[11] On 15 May, he signed his first professional contract with Bayern Munich until 2026.[12]

Loan to Hannover 96

On 3 February 2025, it was announced that Aseko would be loaned out to 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96 until the end of the 2025–26 season, having previously extended his contract with Bayern Munich until 2028.[13]

International career

Born in Germany to Equatorial Guinean parents,[14][15] Aseko is a youth international for Germany, having played up to the Germany U18s.[16] He also holds Equatorial Guinean nationality, making him eligible to represent the nation internationally.

Career statistics

As of match played 7 December 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayern Munich II 2022–23 Regionalliga Bayern 8 0 — 8 0
2023–24 9 0 — 9 0
2024–25 13 2 — 13 2
Total 30 2 — 30 2
Bayern Munich 2023–24 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024–25 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hannover 96 (loan) 2024–25 2. Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Total 30 2 0 0 30 2

References

  1. ^ "Noel Aseko Nkili - Spielerprofil". DFB Datencenter (in German).
  2. ^ "Noël Aséko Nkili: Who is the young Bayern Munich midfielder?". Bundesliga. 7 January 2024.
  3. ^ "FC Bayern verpflichtet Top-Talent Noel Aseko Nkili". fcbayern.com. 13 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Noel Aseko Nkili | FC Bayern München | Player Profile". Bundesliga.
  5. ^ RND, Sportredaktion (13 July 2022). "Talente-Transfer fix: FC Bayern schnappt sich Junioren-Nationalspieler Noel Aseko Nkili von Hertha BSC". www.sportbuzzer.de.
  6. ^ "FC Bayern schnappt Hertha-Talent Noel Aseko Nkili". SPORT1. 13 July 2022.
  7. ^ "3:0-Auswärtssieg in Rain! Amateure zurück in der Erfolgsspur - Panter Pantelic". Tribuna.com. 24 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Who are the youth players at Bayern's training camp in Faro?". FC Bayern Munich. 15 January 2024.
  9. ^ NACHRICHTEN, n-tv. "FC Bayern kämpft das Problem der leeren Sessel weg". n-tv.de.
  10. ^ "Bayern held by Basel in friendly". FC Bayern Munich. 6 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Noel Aséko Nkili fehlt Amateuren im Saisonendspurt" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 20 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Profiverträge für Lovro Zvonarek, Noel Aseko Nkili und Adam Aznou" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 15 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Mit Kaufoption: Hannover holt Aseko Nkili von Bayern". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  14. ^ "EL TALENTO ALEMÁN DE ORIGEN ECUATOGUINEANO NOEL ASEKO NKILI SE UNE AL BAYERN MUNICH". asongaradio.com.
  15. ^ "Bayern Munich Sign Equatorial Guinea Midfielder Noël Aséko Nkili".
  16. ^ "So liefen die letzten Länderspiele des Jahres für die Campus-Talente". fcbayern.com. 12 December 2022.
  17. ^ Noel Aseko at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 December 2023. Edit this at Wikidata