Goteh Ntignee
Beninese footballer (born 2002)
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Goteh Ntignee (born 10 May 2002) is a Beninese professional footballer player who plays as a forward for Cavalry FC in the Canadian Premier League.
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Ntignee in 2021 with Lokomotive Leipzig | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 10, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Kpomassè, Benin | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cavalry FC | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2024 | Cavalry FC | 18 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | → Annecy II (loan) | ||
| 2024–2025 | Annecy | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Annecy II | ||
| 2025– | Cavalry FC | 27 | (7) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of September 19, 2026 | |||
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,[1] later joining the Pacific Elite Soccer Institute.[3][4] 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.[5]
Club career
In April 2019, Ntignee joined the Victoria Highlanders in USL League Two.[5] He scored four goals in eight games during the 2019 season.[6]
In August 2020, he signed with German Regionalliga Nordost club FC Lokomotive Leipzig.[7]
On January 31, 2022, he moved to NOFV-Oberliga Süd club FC Grimma.[8][9]
On August 10, 2022, Ntignee signed a multi-year contract with Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC.[10][11] 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.[12] On June 24, he scored his first goal for the club against York United FC.[13] He was named to the CPL Team of the Week on three occasions that season.[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] 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.[17][18] 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.[19] He spent the remainder of the season with the second team, never appearing for the first team.[20][21] on 16 November 2024, he scored his first goals for Annecy, netting a hat trick in a Coupe de France match against sixth tier side FC Vesoul.[22] He continued to spend the bulk of his time playing with the second team.[23]
In July 2025, he returned to Cavalry FC, signing through the 2027 season, with an option for 2028.[24]
International career
Ntingee was born in Benin and raised in Canada, and is of Nigerian descent.[25][26] In 2017, Ntingee attended a development camp with the Canada U15 team.[27]
In 2019, he attended a camp with the Nigeria U17 team ahead of the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[28]
Career statistics
- As of match played September 19, 2026[29]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Victoria Highlanders FC | 2019[30] | USL League Two | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | |||
| 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 2020–21[31] | Regionalliga Nordost | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[31][32] | Regionalliga Nordost | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| FC Grimma | 2021–22[31] | 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 | Canadian Premier League | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| Total | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| FC Annecy (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| FC Annecy | 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | ||
| Cavalry FC | 2025 | Canadian Premier League | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| 2026 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||
| Total | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 67 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 16 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Saxony Cup