Given the question: Nicolas N'Koulou - Nicolas Alexis Julio N'Koulou N'Doubena (born 27 March 1990) commonly referred to as Nicolas N'Koulou is a Cameroonian footballer currently playing for Marseille Given a choice of categories company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, the text refers to which one?
The answer is:
Athlete