Jessic Ngankam has completed a loan move from Eintracht Frankfurt to Wolfsberger AC, taking the Germany- and Cameroon-eligible centre-forward from the German Bundesliga to the Austrian Bundesliga. The deal is registered as a loan transfer and runs from 2026-02-06 to 2026-06-30, after which he is scheduled to return to Frankfurt at the end of the agreement.
The switch gives Wolfsberger AC a forward with a current market value of €1.00m and offers Ngankam the opportunity to re-establish himself after a sequence of short-term spells in Germany. While the move does not currently make him a free agent, the fixed end date of the loan means his long-term future beyond his return to Frankfurt remains open, with the possibility of a permanent move or a free transfer later in his career if no new deal is agreed.
Ngankam joins Wolfsberger AC as a 25-year-old centre-forward whose main position is in attack and who prefers to play with his right foot. Born in Berlin and standing 1.84m tall, he has developed entirely within the German system before this first confirmed move abroad. His career began in the youth ranks of Reinickendorfer Füchse Youth before a 2006 move to Hertha BSC Youth, followed by successive promotions through Hertha’s U17 and U19 sides and then Hertha BSC II. He broke into Hertha’s first team and later experienced top-flight and second-tier football via spells with SpVgg Greuther Fürth, 1. FSV Mainz 05, Hannover 96 and, most recently, Eintracht Frankfurt.
The forward’s transfer path in recent seasons has been marked by movement and short stints. From Hertha BSC he moved permanently to Eintracht Frankfurt, then spent loan periods at Mainz and Hannover before returning to Frankfurt and now heading to Wolfsberger AC on loan. Throughout that period, his market value has fluctuated, peaking at around €5.00m during his time with Hertha BSC and settling at €1.00m as of his latest valuation with Eintracht Frankfurt.
Ngankam’s shift to Wolfsberger AC means he will now represent a club outside his home country for the first time, remaining in a Bundesliga structure but switching from Germany’s top division to Austria’s. For a player with dual nationality links to Germany and Cameroon, this move broadens his visibility in another top-flight European league and offers a new tactical and competitive environment.
His previous experience across multiple German clubs, including both Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga contexts, provides Wolfsberger AC with a forward who has already adapted to varying systems and expectations. Although the current data does not specify recent individual match performances, appearances or goal tallies for the ongoing season, his repeated inclusion in squads at Hertha, Fürth, Mainz, Hannover and Frankfurt underlines a profile trusted by clubs across the German pyramid.
With an agreed end-of-loan date already set, the coming months in Austria will be significant for Ngankam’s next steps. A successful spell at Wolfsberger AC could increase his market value again, strengthen his case for a role back at Eintracht Frankfurt, or attract permanent interest from Austria or elsewhere. How he adapts to the Austrian Bundesliga and capitalises on this first venture abroad is likely to shape the next phase of his career and determine whether this loan becomes the springboard to a stable long-term home or another stop in a still-evolving journey.
