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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.

Fatou Kanteh
Personal information
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

Club career


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


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]


Notes


  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


  1. "Primera Iberdrola – Sporting de Huelva 0 - 3 At. Madrid". Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  2. "Fatou". Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  3. "Plantilla 21/22". Sporting de Huelva (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  4. "FATOUMATA KANTEH CHAM". Sporting de Huelva (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  5. Fatou Kanteh at BDFutbol. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  6. Fatou Kanteh at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  7. "Kanteh y Gambia: del esperpéntico debut al proyecto solidario que le une con sus raíces".
  8. "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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