Enock Kwateng (born 9 April 1997) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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. He is France youth international, having represented the country from U16 to

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levels.

Club career

Nantes

Kwateng is a youth prospect of Nantes and eventually made his

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first-team debut on 15 August 2015 against

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in a 0–0 draw replacing Olivier Veigneau after 79 minutes.

Bordeaux

In June 2019, Kwateng agreed a four-year deal with league rivals

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. Due to the expiration of his Nantes contract he joined Bordeaux on a free transfer for the 2019–20 season.

Ankaragücü

On 14 February 2023, he signed a 1,5-year contract with

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club Ankaragücü.

International career

Of Ghanaian descent, Kwateng has represented France at U16, U17, U18, U19, and

levels

Honours

France U19 *

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kwateng, Enock 1997 births Living people Footballers from Mantes-la-Jolie French sportspeople of Ghanaian descent French men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks France men's youth international footballers FC Girondins de Bordeaux players FC Nantes players MKE Ankaragücü footballers Ligue 1 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey 21st-century French sportsmen