Étienne Ludovic Youte Kinkoue (born 14 January 2002) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

In 2019, Kinkoue joined the youth academy of Italian

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side

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from the youth academy of

Troyes Troyes () is a Communes of France, commune and the capital of the Departments of France, department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within ...

in the French second division. In 2021, he signed for Greek second division club

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and debuted for

on 20 November during a 1–0 win over AEL (Larissa). On 11 January 2023, Kinkoue signed for Le Havre, then a

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club, on a three-year contract.

International career

Born in France, Kinkoue is of Cameroonian descent. He is a youth international for France, having played for the France U17s.

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* * 2002 births Living people French sportspeople of Cameroonian descent French men's footballers Footballers from Lyon France men's youth international footballers Men's association football central defenders Super League Greece 2 players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players ES Troyes AC players Inter Milan players Olympiacos F.C. players Olympiacos F.C. B players Le Havre AC players French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece French expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-defender-2000s-stub