Modeste Gnakpa (born October 17, 1988 in

Abidjan Abidjan ( , ; N'Ko script, N'ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the largest city and the former capital of Ivory Coast. As of the Demographics of Ivory Coast, 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of the overall population ...

), is a

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- Ivorian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

Career

Gnakpa began his career with Aubagne F.C. and joined than in summer 2004 to the reserve of

AJ Auxerre Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise (), commonly known as AJ Auxerre or by the abbreviation AJA, is a French professional association football, football club based in the Communes of France, commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club plays in L ...

.Football : Modeste Gnakpa
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and signed for

AD Ceuta Asociación Deportiva Ceuta was a Spanish football team based in the autonomous city of Ceuta. Founded in 1996, its last season was 2011–12 in Segunda División B, holding home matches at '' Estadio Alfonso Murube'', with a capacity of 6,500. ...

in summer 2009. In July 2013 he signed for

KRC Mechelen Koninklijke Racing Club Mechelen, simply known as Racing Mechelen or KRC Mechelen, is a Belgian association football club from Mechelen in the Antwerp province. It is a long-time rival of KV Mechelen. The club's best position ever is a second pl ...

in the 3rd division (3A) of the

Belgian football league The Belgian American Football League (BAFL) is a sports league for American football in Belgium founded in 1987. The league currently consists of 11 teams from Belgian cities and regions. The league used to be divided into two conferences—the ...

Privates

Modeste is the cousin of Claude Gnakpa, who plays for Luton Town in England.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gnakpa, Modeste 1988 births Living people Naturalized citizens of France French men's footballers AJ Auxerre players Ligue 1 players Ivorian men's footballers Footballers from Abidjan UR La Louvière Centre players K.R.C. Mechelen players Challenger Pro League players Men's association football defenders 21st-century French sportsmen