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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fatoumata Kanteh | ||
| Birth name | Fatoumata Kanteh i Cham[a][1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 July 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Banyoles, Spain[3] | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[4] | ||
| Positions | |||
| 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) |
| 2024– | Catalonia | 2 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 October 2022 | |||
Fatoumata Kanteh i Cham (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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ↑ 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
[edit]- 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 "Fatou". Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- 1 2 "Plantilla 21/22". Sporting de Huelva (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ↑ "FATOUMATA KANTEH CHAM". Sporting de Huelva (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ↑ "Fatou Kanteh". BDFutbol. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "Kanteh y Gambia: del esperpéntico debut al proyecto solidario que le une con sus raíces". 28 December 2021.
- ↑ "Gambia Women's National Team Coach Upbeat Ahead of Cameroon Encounter". Gambia Football Federation. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- Fatou Kanteh on Instagram
- "FATOU: Fatoumata Kanteh Cham". Txapeldunak (in Spanish).
Categories:
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Gambian women's footballers
- 21st-century Gambian people
- Women's association football midfielders
- Women's association football forwards
- The Gambia women's international footballers
- Gambian people of Senegalese descent
- Sportspeople of Senegalese descent
- People from Banyoles
- Footballers from the Province of Girona
- Sportswomen from Catalonia
- Spanish women's footballers
- Dux Logroño B players
- Dux Logroño players
- Sporting de Huelva players
- Liga F players
- Spanish people of Gambian descent
- Spanish people of Senegalese descent
- Senegalese women's footballers
- 21st-century Senegalese sportswomen
- Senegalese people of Gambian descent
- Sportspeople of Gambian descent
- 21st-century Spanish sportswomen