Modeste Gnakpa
French-Ivorian footballer (born 1988)
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Modeste Gnakpa (born October 17, 1988) is a French-Ivorian footballer.
Date of birth
October 17, 1988
Place of birth
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position
Defender
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 17, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KRC Mechelen | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Aubagne | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Auxerre B | 46 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Auxerre[2] | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Ceuta | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | UR La Louvière Centre | ||
| 2012–2013 | FU Narbonne | 8 | (0) |
| 2013– | KRC Mechelen | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:04, 30 August 2008 (UTC) | |||
Career
Gnakpa began his career with Aubagne F.C. and joined than in summer 2004 to the reserve of AJ Auxerre.[citation needed] He left Auxerre after five years and signed for Ceuta in summer 2009. In July 2013 he signed for KRC Mechelen in the third division (3A) of the Belgian football league.
Personal life
Modeste was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.[3] He is the cousin of Claude Gnakpa, who plays for Luton Town in England.