Noël Aséko Nkili

Noël Aséko Nkili (born 22 November 2005) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Regionalliga Bayern club Bayern Munich II.

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

He was absent for the initial half of the 2023–24 season owing to an ankle injury. On 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.

On 6 January 2024, Aséko Nkili 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. Later that year, in April, he sustained a knee injury, requiring surgery on his meniscus. On 15 May, he signed his first professional contract with Bayern Munich until 2026.

International career
Born in Germany to Equatorial Guinean parents, Aséko Nkili is a youth international for Germany, having played up to the Germany U18s. He also holds Equatorial Guinean nationality, making him eligible to represent the nation internationally.