Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | May 10, 2002 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Victoria Highlanders FC | 2019[26] | USL League Two | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | |||
1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 2020–21[27] | Regionalliga Nordost | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2021–22[27][28] | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
FC Grimma | 2021–22[27] | NOFV-Oberliga Süd | 12 | 0 | — | — | 0[a] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
Cavalry FC | 2022 | Canadian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2023 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |||
Total | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
Career total | 39 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 6 |