Kwame Quee (born 7 September 1996) is a Sierra Leonean professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Víkingur Ólafsvík Víkingur can refer to: * The Icelandic and Faroese word for Viking * Víkingur Ólafsson (born 1984), Icelandic pianist * Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur, Icelandic association football club * Víkingur Gøta, Faroese association football club * Ung ...

and the Sierra Leone national team.

Club career

In June 2016, Quee underwent a three-week trial with Danish side

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, along with three other teammates from Johansen. In May 2017, Quee was loaned out to Icelandic club

on a two-year deal. He made his debut on 15 May against

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, although he was sent off in the 82nd minute after seeing his second

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of the match. His first goal with Víkingur came in his third game, where he flicked in a header from close range against Breiðablik. He scored his second goal the following month, during a 2–1 win against

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. In January 2019 Quee signed for Icelandic top flight club Breiðablik. After just two appearances with the club, he was loaned out to

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in June. He won the

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with

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. On 2 March 2022, Quee signed for Saudi club

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. On 1 June 2022, he signed for

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club

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International career

A former youth international, Quee represented his country at the 2015 African U-20 Championship qualifiers as well as the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifiers. Quee received his first senior call-up to the national team in July 2014 in preparation for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. On 19 July, he earned his first cap, replacing Mohamed Kamanor during a 2–0 win against

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, which secured them a spot in the group stage.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Sierra Leone's goal tally first.''

Honours

Víkingur FC * Icelandic Cup:

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, 2021 * Icelandic Premier Division:

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Quee, Kwame 1996 births Living people Footballers from Freetown Men's association football midfielders Sierra Leonean men's footballers Sierra Leone men's under-20 international footballers Sierra Leone men's international footballers 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players F.C. Johansen players Kwame Quee Kwame Quee Kwame Quee Najran SC players Hapoel Haifa F.C. players Grindavík (men's football) players Kwame Quee Kwame Quee Kwame Quee Saudi First Division League players Israeli Premier League players Sierra Leonean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Israel