Guirlain Désiré Wato Kuaté (born 19 September 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Italian Serie D club Atletico Uri.
 Kuaté with RoPS in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Guirlain Désiré Wato Kuaté | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atletico Uri | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | U.D. Leiria | ||
| 2011–2012 | Bellinzona | ||
| 2012–2014 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Akhisar Belediyespor | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Asteras Tripoli | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Trikala (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | Dundee United | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | RoPS | 17 | (1) |
| 2018 | Bisceglie | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | RoPS | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Górnik Mysłowice | ||
| 2023– | Atletico Uri | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 July 2020 | |||
Kuaté was born in Douala, Cameroon, and also holds Portuguese nationality. During his career he has had short stints with Akhisar Belediyespor, Asteras Tripoli, Dundee United, Liga Leumit side Hapoel Petah Tikva, Rovaniemen Palloseura, and Serie C side Bisceglie.
Career
editKuaté began his youth football career in Portugal with U.D. Leiria[1] before joining AC Bellinzona in Switzerland. A successful trial led to him joining the Manchester City Academy in 2012.[2] While in England, Kuaté was also on trial with Barnsley in 2013.
Kuaté signed for Akhisar Belediyespor in the Turkish Süper Lig during the January 2014 transfer window, after being released by Manchester City.[3] He made his professional debut for Akhisar on 8 March 2014 in a 6–1 defeat against Galatasaray.[4]
The following year, Kuaté signed a four-year contract with Super League Greece club Asteras Tripoli for an undisclosed fee. He made just one appearance for the club in the Greek Cup, although he was loaned to third-tier Greek Football League club Trikala for six months where he made just four league appearances before returning to Asteras.[5][6]
Kuaté then signed a short-term contract with Scottish Championship club Dundee United in March 2017.[7] He scored his first goal for the club in a Scottish Premiership promotion play-off match against Greenock Morton on 12 May 2017.[8] During a subsequent play-off match against Hamilton Academical, Kuaté had an on-field physical altercation with teammate Mark Durnan, then reacted angrily to being substituted – storming off the field while making gestures towards, and sarcastically applauding, the home support.[9] Dundee United manager Ray McKinnon publicly stated that Kuaté would not play for the club again, and Kuaté was subsequently released at the end of his contract.[10]
On 18 October 2017, Kuaté signed with Liga Leumit side Hapoel Petah Tikva,[11] but only made 5 appearances for the club.
Kuaté then transferred to Finnish Veikkausliiga club Rovaniemen Palloseura signing a one-year contract in March 2018.[12] Kuaté made 17 league appearances for the club, scoring one goal, but his contract was terminated just four months later. RoPS Rovaniemi head coach Toni Koskela cited Kuaté's on-field disobedience along with his belief that he was bigger than the rest of the team.[13]
In October 2018, Kuaté signed with Serie C side Bisceglie.[14] However, he never played a match for the club and was released in December 2018.[15]
On 10 December 2019, Kuaté returned to RoPS on a two-year contract.[16] He only represented the club on pre-season friendlies and cup fixtures as the corona outbreak delayed the start of the season. The club terminated the contract on 26 June before the start of the season citing lack of commitment as the reason.[17]
In October 2021, Kuaté signed with Polish club Górnik Mysłowice.[18] He left in the summer 2022. In February 2023, he signed with Italian Serie D side Atletico Uri.[19]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Akhisar Belediyespor | 2013–14 | Süper Lig | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Asteras Tripoli | 2015–16 | Superleague Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Trikala (loan) | 2015–16 | Football League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Dundee United | 2016–17 | Scottish Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2017–18 | Liga Leumit | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| RoPS | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs
References
edit- ^ "ForaDeJogo.net - Wato Kuaté (Guirlain Désiré Wato Kuaté)". ForaDeJogo.
- ^ "Wato Kuate Manchester City'den Akhisar Belediyespor'a".
- ^ "Calcioturco Scout – Wato Kuaté, '95 passato da Akhisar e Manchester City". Calcioturco Scout.
- ^ "Galatasaray 6-1 Akhisar". ZeroZero. 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Γουάτο στον Αστέρα!". sport-fm.gr. 9 July 2015.
- ^ "Πήρε Γουάτο ο Αστέρας". www.contra.gr. 9 July 2015.
- ^ Eighteen, Stephen (27 March 2017). "Dundee United complete signing of Kuate". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Dundee United 3-0 Greenock Morton (aggregate: 5-1)". BBC Sport. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ Rooney, Richard (25 May 2017). "Ray McKinnon: Wato Kuate has "absolutely" played his last game for Dundee United". thecourier.co.uk. The Courier. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Dundee United's Wato Kuate to exit Tannadice after play-off bust-up". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ "קואטה חתם בהפועל פ"ת: "תוך מספר משחקים הוא יהיה מבוקש באירופה"". Sport1. Asher Goldberg. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Wato Kuaté vahvistamaan RoPS:n keskikenttää" (in Finnish). RoPS official website. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Keskikenttäpelaaja Wato Kuaté ei jatka Rovaniemen Palloseurassa". RoPS Rovaniemi official website. 16 July 2018.
- ^ Troilo, Vito (9 October 2018). "Il Bisceglie si rafforza a centrocampo" [Bisceglie strengthes midfield]. bisceglieviva.it (in Italian). Bisceglie Viva. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ Troilo, Vito (6 November 2018). "Un Bisceglie acciaccato prepara il derby col Monopoli" [short-handed Bisceglie prepares for derby with Monopoli]. bisceglieviva.it (in Italian). Bisceglie Viva. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "RoPS:lta megayllätys – Wato Kuaté palaa Napapiirille". rops.fi/ (in Finnish). Rovaniemen Palloseura. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Wato Kuaté ei jatka Rovaniemen Palloseurassa". rops.fi/ (in Finnish). Rovaniemen Palloseura. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ 4 LO: DWA CIEKAWE TRANSFERY GÓRNIKA 09 MYSŁOWICE, lokalnapilka.pl, 7 October 2021
- ^ 📢 Oggi presentiamo i nuovi giocatori che entrano a fare parte della famiglia Atletico Uri..., instagram.com, 6 February 2023
- ^ "Wato Kuaté". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Dundee United 2015/2016 player appearances". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
External links
edit- Wato Kuaté at Soccerway
- Wato Kuaté at ForaDeJogo (archived)
