Fatoumata Kanteh (born 8 May 1997), known as Fatou Kanteh or simply Fatou, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or a forward for Liga F club Villarreal CF. Born in Spain to a Gambian father and a Senegalese mother, she represents the Gambia women's national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fatoumata Kanteh | ||
Birth name | Fatoumata Kanteh i Cham[lower-alpha 1][1] | ||
Date of birth | (1997-07-02) 2 July 1997 (age 25)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Banyoles, Spain[3] | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[4] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder,[3] forward[2][5] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Villarreal | ||
Number | 10 | ||
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– | Villarreal | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | Gambia | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:41, 9 December 2021 (UTC).[6] ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 October 2022 |
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]
Born in Spain, Kanteh is of Gambian and Senegalese descent.[7] 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).[8]
Villarreal CF (women) – current squad | |
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