Goteh Ntignee

Goteh Ntignee (born May 10, 2002) is a Beninese professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for Ligue 2 side Annecy.

Early life

Born in Kpomassè, Benin, Ntignee moved to Canada at age four, first settling in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, before later moving to Brooks, Alberta and then Coaldale, Alberta, at ages nine and ten respectively.
Ntignee began playing youth soccer with Grasslands SA at age nine. Afterwards, he played with Eastside Memorial FC, later joining the Pacific Elite Soccer Institute. 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.

Club career

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

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

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

On August 10, 2022, Ntignee signed a multi-year contract with Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC. 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. On June 24, he scored his first goal for the club against York United FC. He was named to the CPL Team of the Week on three occasions that season.

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. 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. 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. He spent the remainder of the season with the second team, never appearing for the first team.

International career

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

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

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Living people
2002 births
People from Atlantique Department
Sportspeople from Moose Jaw
Soccer people from Saskatchewan
Soccer people from Alberta
Beninese men's footballers
Canadian men's soccer players
Beninese people of Nigerian descent
Canadian sportspeople of Nigerian descent
Beninese emigrants to Canada
Men's association football forwards
USL League Two players
Regionalliga players
NOFV-Oberliga players
Canadian Premier League players
Ligue 2 players
Victoria Highlanders FC players
1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig players
Cavalry FC players
FC Annecy players
Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Canadian expatriate sportspeople in France