Frank Nouble

Frank Herman Nouble (born 24 September 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League South club Yeovil Town.

Nouble started his career with the youth team at Chelsea before signing for West Ham United.

While at West Ham, he was loaned out on seven occasions.

Born in Lewisham, London, to Ivorian parents, Nouble started with Chelsea in youth team football at under-12 level and was a regular in their youth team for the 2007–08 season.

He made his Chelsea reserve team debut in November 2007.

In July 2009 he rejected the offer of a professional contract with Chelsea and on 21 July signed a five-year contract with West Ham United for an undisclosed fee.

He made his Premier League and West Ham debut in their 2–0 away win against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 15 August 2009, coming on as a substitute for Carlton Cole.

His first league start for West Ham came on 17 January 2010 in a 0–0 draw, away against Aston Villa.

He joined West Bromwich Albion on an initial one-month loan deal on 8 February 2010.

He made his debut on 9 February 2010 at home against Scunthorpe United and made three appearances in total for West Bromwich Albion.

He then joined Swindon Town in March 2010 on a one-month emergency loan deal as a boost to Town's striking options due to injuries to Billy Paynter and Vincent Pericard.

He made his debut for Swindon on 20 March against Norwich City.

In April 2010 his loan was extended until the end of the 2009–10 season.

He had made eight appearances for Swindon.

In September 2010 Nouble joined Swansea City on a three-month loan contract.

Manager Brendan Rodgers said of him "...Frank has stature, presence, burning pace and wants to score goals. He has some Premier League experience and this is a chance for him to be part of a terrific squad and prove he can come and play and work well at this level."

He made his debut on 18 September in a 2–0 home win against Scunthorpe United, and scored his first goal in senior football on 28 September 2010 in a 3–2 win against Watford, coming off the bench to score with his first touch of the game.

Following growing injury concerns at West Ham, Nouble's loan was cut short in October 2010 and he returned to Upton Park.

In January 2011, Nouble signed for Barnsley on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season.

He made his debut the following day in a 2–0 win against Preston North End.

In March 2011, Barnsley manager Mark Robins decided not to extend Nouble's loan with Barnsley and he returned to West Ham.

On 11 March 2011, Nouble joined League One club Charlton Athletic on a month-long loan.

He made his debut for Charlton in the 0–1 home defeat against Brentford on 12 March 2011 and scored his first Charlton goal on 19 March in their 2–1 away defeat against Dagenham and Redbridge.

On 15 September 2011, Nouble signed on loan for Gillingham for an initial one-month period, scoring on his debut as the Gills won 6–1 at Hereford United.

Gillingham manager Andy Hessenthaler praised Nouble saying, "He looks good. He's hungry and young and has decent pedigree with his Premier League experience and gives us another option."

After a successful first month his loan deal was extended by a further month.

His loan was then extended by one final month until 17 December.

On 31 December 2011, Nouble scored his first and only goal for West Ham at Pride Park in a 2–1 defeat to Derby County.

At the end of the 2011–12 season, Nouble was released by West Ham when his contract expired.

Two days before the January 2012 transfer window closed, League Two club Crawley Town made a bid for Nouble, which was accepted by West Ham United but rejected by the player.

In March 2012 Nouble joined Barnsley for a second loan period, on a one-month loan deal.

On 22 June 2012, Nouble signed for Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers as a free agent, signing a two-year deal.

Nouble made five appearances for Wolverhampton Wanderers before signing for Ipswich Town in 2013.

After 18 months at Ipswich he was loaned to Coventry City and in January 2015 signed for the club on a free transfer.

In June 2015 he moved to China to play for Tianjin Songjiang, returning to England in October 2016 to sign for Gillingham.

He then had a short spell with Southend United before joining Newport County in July 2017.

He signed for Colchester United in June 2018.

In August 2020, he joined Plymouth Argyle.

In June 2021, he re-signed for Colchester United.

Nouble has played international football for England at both under-17 and under-19 levels.