# Jordan Nkololo

Michaël Jordan Nkololo (born 9 November 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and forward for Icelandic club ÍBV. Born in France, he plays for the DR Congo national team.

## Early life

Nkololo was born in Créteil, in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, to Zairean parents born in Léopoldville. He acquired French nationality on 28 January 2004, through the collective effect of his parents' naturalization.

## Club career
### Châteauroux

Nkololo began his career at Châteauroux and made his debut on 31 August 2012 in the 2–1 defeat away to Guingamp, coming on as a late substitute for Yohan Hautcoeur. He made a total of three league appearances for Châteauroux, whilst making twenty appearances and scoring six goals, including one on his debut against La Flèche RC, for the club's reserve team. He left in 2013.

### Clermont Foot

Nkololo joined Clermont in 2013 and was a first team regular in the 2013–14 season making 32 appearances in the league, scoring once and assisting four times. Nkololo went on trial at Premier League club Aston Villa in January 2015. He departed Clermont in 2015, he participated in fifty Ligue 2 matches for the club across two seasons. He also scored three goals in nine games for Clermont II.

### Caen

He joined Caen ahead of the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season. He played sixteen times in his first season for Caen, as well as five times in Championnat de France Amateur 2 for Caen II. After zero appearances in the first six months of 2016–17, Nkololo left Caen on 17 January 2017 to join Ligue 2 side Laval.

### Hermannstadt

Nkololo played for Romanian side Hermannstadt in 2018, where he scored two goals: one in Liga I against Dinamo București, another one in Cupa României against FC Voluntari.

### Istra 1961

In February 2019, Nkololo joined Croatian club NK Istra 1961 until June 2020.

### Riga FC

In December 2019, he joined the reigning Latvian champions Riga FC.

### FK Sūduva

In June 2021 Lithuanian FK Sūduva introduced a new member of the club. On 2 August 2021 he scored first goal for the new team in A Lyga against Kauno Žalgiris

### FC Kyzylzhar

In February 2022 he signed with FC Kyzylzhar from Kazakhstan.

### ÍBV

On 16 August 2023, he signed with ÍBV from Iceland.

## International career

Nkololo has represented DR Congo at senior level, he has scored two goals in four appearances for his country.

## Personal life

Jordan is the brother of the footballer Béni Nkololo.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 4 July 2018.
Club statistics :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Châteauroux | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Châteauroux | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Châteauroux II | 2012–13 | CFA 2 | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 |
| Châteauroux II | Total | Total | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 |
| Clermont | 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Clermont | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Clermont | Total | Total | 50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 |
| Clermont II | 2013–14 | CFA 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Clermont II | 2014–15 | CFA 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Clermont II | Total | Total | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Caen | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Caen | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Caen | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Caen | Total | Total | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Caen II | 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Caen II | 2016–17 | CFA 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Caen II | 2017–18 | CFA 2 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| Caen II | Total | Total | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 |
| Laval (loan) | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 142 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 153 | 17 |

### International

    As of 17 January 2017.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| DR Congo | 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| DR Congo | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| DR Congo | 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 4 | 0 |

### International goals

    As of 17 January 2017. Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 8 October 2015 | Stade de la Cité de l'Oie, Visé, Belgium | Nigeria | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 15 November 2015 | Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo | Burundi | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |