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Fatou Kanteh

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Fatou Kanteh
Personal information
Full name Fatoumata Kanteh
Birth name Fatoumata Kanteh i Cham[a][1]
Date of birth (1997-07-02) 2 July 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Banyoles, Spain[3]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[4]
Position(s) Midfielder,[3] forward[2][5]
Team information
Current team
Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Porqueres
2018–2019 Logroño B
2018–2019 Logroño 17 (1)
2019–2022 Sporting Huelva 80 (9)
2022–2024 Villarreal 58 (6)
2024– Sevilla 1 (2)
International career
2021– Gambia 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 October 2022

Fatoumata Kanteh (born 8 May 1997), also known as Fatou, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Liga F club Sevilla. Born in Spain, she represents The Gambia at international level. She also plays for the unaffiliated Catalonia national team.

Club career

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Kanteh has played for UE Porqueres, EdF Logroño and Sporting Huelva in Spain. She appeared in the professional 2021–22 Primera División for the latter.[1]

International career

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Born in Spain, Kanteh is of Gambian and Senegalese descent.[6] On 25 October 2021, she made her senior debut for Gambia. On 9 February 2022, she was called up by Gambia for the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification (second round).[7]

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Kanteh and the second or maternal family name is Cham; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".

References

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  1. ^ a b "Primera Iberdrola – Sporting de Huelva 0 - 3 At. Madrid". Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 26 September 2021. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Fatou". Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Plantilla 21/22". Sporting de Huelva (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  4. ^ "FATOUMATA KANTEH CHAM". Sporting de Huelva (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Fatou Kanteh". BDFutbol. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Kanteh y Gambia: del esperpéntico debut al proyecto solidario que le une con sus raíces". 28 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Gambia Women's National Team Coach Upbeat Ahead of Cameroon Encounter". Gambia Football Federation. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
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