Goteh Ntignee

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Goteh Ntignee
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Ntignee in 2021 with Lokomotive Leipzig
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-05-10) May 10, 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Kpomassè, Benin
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Annecy
(on loan from Cavalry FC)
Number 11
Youth career
Grasslands SA
Eastside Memorial FC
Pacific Elite Soccer Institute
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 Victoria Highlanders 8 (4)
2020–2022 Lokomotive Leipzig 2 (0)
2022 FC Grimma 12 (0)
2022– Cavalry FC 18 (2)
2023–Annecy II (loan)
2023–Annecy (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 22, 2023

Goteh Ntignee (born May 10, 2002) is a Beninese professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for Ligue 2 side Annecy, on loan from Cavalry FC of the Canadian Premier League.

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Early life

Born in Kpomassè, Benin, Ntignee moved to Canada at age four, [1] first settling in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, before later moving to Brooks, Alberta and then Coaldale, Alberta, at ages nine and ten respectively. [2] Ntignee began playing youth soccer with Grasslands SA at age nine. [2] Afterwards, he played with Eastside Memorial FC, [3] later joining the Pacific Elite Soccer Institute. [4] [5] In 2018/19, he played at the senior amateur level with Westcatle United in the Vancouver Island Soccer League winning the league title, while winning the finals MVP and finishing as a finalist for Rookie of the Year. [6]

Club career

In April 2019, Ntignee joined the Victoria Highlanders in USL League Two. [6] He scored four goals in eight games during the 2019 season. [7]

In August 2020, he signed with German Regionalliga Nordost club FC Lokomotive Leipzig. [8]

On January 31, 2022, he moved to NOFV-Oberliga Süd club FC Grimma. [9] [10]

On August 10, 2022, Ntignee signed a multi-year contract with Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC. [11] [12] On October 8, he made his debut in the final game of the season against Pacific FC, helping set up the winning goal by Ben Fisk. [13] On June 24, he scored his first goal for the club against York United FC. [14]

On August 31, 2023, Ntignee joined French Ligue 2 side Annecy on an initial loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season, with the deal set to become permanent at the end of the 2023-24 season. [15] [16] [17] The transfer will be for a reported fee of $500,000 with additional add-ons, setting a new Canadian Premier League record for the league's highest transfer fee. [18] [19] After nursing an injury upon his arrival, he initially made a bench appearance as an unused substitute against Amiens on October 21, before appearing for the Annecy second team on October 22 against FC Échirolles in the sixth-tier Régional 1, in his club debut. [20]

International career

Ntingee was born in Benin and raised in Canada, and is of Nigerian descent. [21] [22] In 2017, Ntingee attended a development camp with the Canada U15 team. [23]

In 2019, he attended a camp with the Nigeria U17 team ahead of the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [24]

Career statistics

As of match played August 4, 2023 [25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Victoria Highlanders FC 2019 [26] USL League Two 8484
1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 2020–21 [27] Regionalliga Nordost 200 [lower-alpha 1] 020
2021–22 [27] [28] 00001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Total2000001030
FC Grimma 2021–22 [27] NOFV-Oberliga Süd 1200 [lower-alpha 1] 0120
Cavalry FC 2022 Canadian Premier League 10100020
2023 1720010182
Total182101000202
Career total396101010426
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Saxony Cup

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