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{{Short description|Chadian footballer (born 1966)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Japhet N'Doram
| image = 
| caption = 
| fullname = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|2|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[N'Djamena]], Chad
| height = 1.82 m
| position = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[Tourbillon FC|Tourbillon]]
| years1 = 1984–1988
| clubs1 = [[Tourbillon FC|Tourbillon]]
| caps1 = 
| goals1 = 
| years2 = 1988–1990
| clubs2 = [[Tonnerre Yaoundé]]
| caps2 = ?
| goals2 = 33
| years3 = 1990–1997
| clubs3 = [[FC Nantes|Nantes]]
| caps3 = 192
| goals3 = 72
| years4 = 1997–1998
| clubs4 = [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]
| caps4 = 13
| goals4 = 1
| totalcaps = 
| totalgoals = 
| nationalyears1 = 1989–1997
| nationalteam1 = [[Chad national football team|Chad]]
| nationalcaps1 = 36
| nationalgoals1 = 13
| manageryears1 = 2007
| managerclubs1 = [[FC Nantes|Nantes]]
}}

'''Japhet N'Doram''' ({{langx|ar|يافث ندورام}}; born 27 February 1966) is a [[Chad]]ian former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]].

His 14-year senior career was mainly spent with [[FC Nantes|Nantes]], which he represented in several capacities. He was [[nickname]]d ''The Wizard''.<ref>[http://www.afrik.com/article20970.html Japhet N’Doram, le sorcier tchadien (Japhet N’Doram, the Chadian wizard)]; Afrik Foot, 10 October 2010 (in French)</ref>

==Club career==
Born in [[N'Djamena]], N'Doram begun his career with local [[Tourbillon FC]], then spent three seasons in [[Cameroon]] with [[Tonnerre Yaoundé]], one of the biggest clubs in [[Sub-Saharan Africa]]. In 1990 the 24-year-old signed for [[FC Nantes]] in [[France]], scoring two goals in 19 games in [[1990–91 French Division 1|his first season]] in [[Ligue 1]]; his first professional contract arrived as Argentine [[Jorge Burruchaga]] was recovering from injury and accepted to be given an amateur licence on behalf of his teammate.<ref name="FOOT">[http://footnostalgie.free.fr/ndoram.htm Japhet N'Doram, le buteur sensible (Japhet N'Doram, the sensible scorer)]; at Foot Nostalgie (in French)</ref>

N'Doram became something of a cult hero at [[Stade de la Beaujoire]], scoring important goals as the club's 2000th in the top division, through a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty]] against [[Lille OSC]] (1–0 win) or the second in a 3–2 home triumph against [[Juventus FC]] in the [[1995–96 UEFA Champions League]] semi-finals (3–4 aggregate loss).<ref name="SORCIER">[http://tchachadi.com/japhet_ndoram_surnomme_le_sorcier_de_la_beaujoire.aspx Japhet N’Doram: le sorcier de La Beaujoire (Japhet N’Doram: the wizard of La Beaujoire)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422105234/http://tchachadi.com/japhet_ndoram_surnomme_le_sorcier_de_la_beaujoire.aspx |date=22 April 2012 }}; at Tchachadi (in French)</ref> In [[1994–95 French Division 1|1994–95]], he netted 12 goals as ''Les [[Atlantic Canary|Canaris]]'' won their seventh national championship – the first in 12 years – bettering to a career-best 21 in the [[1996–97 French Division 1|1996–97 campaign]] (second-best in the competition).

Aged 31, N'Doram left Nantes and signed for fellow league side [[AS Monaco FC]], winning the [[1997 Trophée des Champions]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ogcnice.com/en/news/20985/beziers-17-ans-plus-tard |title=Béziers, 17 ans plus tard |publisher=ogcnice.com |accessdate=6 January 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> but retired at the end of [[1997–98 French Division 1|the season]] following a persistent injury sustained during a match against his former team.<ref name="SORCIER"/> He then joined his last club's technical staff, working as a [[Scout (sport)|scout]].<ref name="FOOT"/>

N'Doram returned to Nantes on 28 June 2005, replacing [[Robert Budzynski]] as [[director of football]]. In February 2007 he was appointed team manager, leaving his post in July as [[2006–07 Ligue 1|the season ended in relegation]].<ref>[http://www.journaldutchad.com/article.php?aid=307 Japhet N’Doram, l’ancien international tchadien de Nantes et Monaco (Japhet N’Doram, former Chad international of Nantes and Monaco)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921000434/http://www.journaldutchad.com/article.php?aid=307 |date=21 September 2017 }}; Journal du Tchad, 5 November 2010 (in French)</ref><ref>[https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/loire-atlantique/ndoram-la-voix-des-champs-4438999 N'Doram, la voix des champs (N'Doram, the voice of champs)]; [[Ouest-France]], 26 August 2016 (in French)</ref>

==Personal life==
N'Doram holds Chadian and French nationalities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ligue1.fr/joueur?id=japhet-ndoram|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716103445/https://www.ligue1.fr/joueur?id=japhet-ndoram|title=Joueur|archivedate=16 July 2023|website=Ligue1}}</ref> His son, [[Kévin N'Doram|Kévin]], is also a footballer. He played for Monaco.<ref>[http://sport24.lefigaro.fr/football/ligue-1/actualites/germain-et-n-doram-tel-peres-tel-fils-859851 Germain et N’Doram, tels pères, tels fils (Germain and N’Doram, like fathers, like sons)]; [[Le Figaro]], 18 May 2017 (in French)</ref>

==Career statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pari-et-gagne.com/joueur/japhet_ndoram.html|title=Japhet N'Doram|publisher=Pari et Gagne|language=French|accessdate=10 February 2017}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Tourbillon FC|Tourbillon]]
|1984
|rowspan="5"|[[Chad Premier League]]
|||||||||||||||
|-
|1985
|||||||||||||||
|-
|1986
|||||||||||||||
|-
|1987
|||||||||||||||
|-
|1988
|||||||||||||||
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Tonnerre Yaoundé|Tonnerre]]
|1988
|rowspan="3"|[[Elite One]]
|||||||||||||||
|-
|1989
|||15||||||||||||15
|-
|1990
|32||18||||||||||32||18
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[FC Nantes|Nantes Atlantique]]
|[[1990–91 French Division 1|1990–91]]
|rowspan="7"|[[Ligue 1|French Division 1]]
|19||2||3||1||0||0||22||3
|-
|[[1991–92 French Division 1|1991–92]]
|25||4||1||0||0||0||26||4
|-
|[[1992–93 French Division 1|1992–93]]
|31||10||5||0||0||0||36||10
|-
|[[1993–94 French Division 1|1993–94]]
|26||8||4||0||1||0||31||8
|-
|[[1994–95 FC Nantes Atlantique season|1994–95]]
|32||12||1||1||8||3||41||16
|-
|[[1995–96 French Division 1|1995–96]]
|24||15||2||1||7||3||33||19
|-
|[[1996–97 FC Nantes Atlantique season|1996–97]]
|35||21||0||0||0||0||35||21
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!192!!72!!17!!3!!16!!6!!225!!81
|-
|[[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]
|[[1997–98 French Division 1|1997–98]]
|French Division 1
|13||1||1||2||2||0||16||3
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!237!!91!!18!!5!!18!!6!!273!!102
|}

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==Honours==
'''Nantes Atlantique'''
*[[Ligue 1|French Division 1]]: [[1994–95 French Division 1|1994–95]]

''' AS Monaco'''
*[[Trophée des Champions]]: [[1997 Trophée des Champions|1997]]

''' Individual''' 
*French Division 1 Foreign Player of the Year: 1994<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/franpoy.html |title=France – Footballer of the Year |first1=Erik |last1=Garin |first2=José Luis |last2=Pierrend |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) |date=18 January 2018 |access-date=10 April 2018 |archive-date=5 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905115225/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/franpoy.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1995 Ballon d'Or]]:nominated

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Lequipe|2843}}
*{{LFP|n-doram-japhet}}
*{{NFT|13851}}

{{FC Nantes managers}}

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