Wato Kuaté

Guirlain Désiré Wato Kuaté (born 19 September 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder[1] for RoPS.

Wato Kuaté
Kuaté with RoPS in 2018.
Personal information
Full name Guirlain Désiré Wato Kuaté
Date of birth (1995-09-19) 19 September 1995
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 RoPS
Number 10
Youth career
2009–2011 U.D. Leiria
2011–2012 AC 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 December 2019

He 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

Club career

Kuaté began his youth football career in Portugal with U.D. Leiria[2] before joining AC Bellinzona in Switzerland. A successful trial led to him joining the Manchester City Academy in 2012.[3] 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.[4] He made his professional debut for Akhisar on 8 March 2014 in a 6-1 defeat against Galatasaray.[5]

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.[6][7]

Kuaté then signed a short-term contract with Scottish Championship club Dundee United in March 2017.[8] He scored his first goal for the club in a Scottish Premiership promotion play-off match against Greenock Morton on 12 May 2017.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11]

On 18 October 2017, Kuaté signed with Liga Leumit side Hapoel Petah Tikva,[12] 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.[13] 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.[14]

In October 2018, Kuaté signed with Serie C side Bisceglie.[15] However, he never played a match for the club and was released in December 2018.[16]

On 10 December 2019, Kuaté returned to RoPS on a two-year contract.[17] 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 June 26th before the start of the season citing lack of commitment as the reason. [18]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 April 2018[19][20]

Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Akhisar Belediyespor 2013-14 Süper Lig 7000––70
2014-15 Süper Lig 0000––00
Total 7000––70
Asteras Tripoli 2015-16 Superleague Greece 0010––10
Trikala (loan) 2015-16 Football League 4000––40
Dundee United 2016–17 Scottish Championship 3000005[lower-alpha 1]181
Hapoel Petah Tikva 2017–18 Liga Leumit 5000––50
Rovaniemen Palloseura 2018 Veikkausliiga 17110––181
Career total 361200051432
  1. Appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs

References
  1. "Wato Kuaté vahvistamaan RoPS:n keskikenttää" (in Finnish). RoPS official website. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. "ForaDeJogo.net - Wato Kuaté (Guirlain Désiré Wato Kuaté)". ForaDeJogo.
  3. "Wato Kuate Manchester City'den Akhisar Belediyespor'a".
  4. "Calcioturco Scout – Wato Kuaté, '95 passato da Akhisar e Manchester City". Calcioturco Scout.
  5. "Galatasaray 6-1 Akhisar". ZeroZero. 2014-03-08.
  6. "Γουάτο στον Αστέρα!". sport-fm.gr. 9 July 2015.
  7. "Πήρε Γουάτο ο Αστέρας". www.contra.gr. 9 July 2015.
  8. Eighteen, Stephen (27 March 2017). "Dundee United complete signing of Kuate". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  9. "Dundee United 3-0 Greenock Morton (aggregate: 5-1)". BBC Sport. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  10. 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.
  11. "Dundee United's Wato Kuate to exit Tannadice after play-off bust-up". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  12. "קואטה חתם בהפועל פ"ת: "תוך מספר משחקים הוא יהיה מבוקש באירופה"". Sport1. Asher Goldberg. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  13. "Wato Kuaté vahvistamaan RoPS:n keskikenttää" (in Finnish). RoPS official website. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  14. "Keskikenttäpelaaja Wato Kuaté ei jatka Rovaniemen Palloseurassa". RoPS Rovaniemi official website. 16 July 2018.
  15. Troilo, Vito (9 October 2018). "Il Bisceglie si rafforza a centrocampo" [Bisceglie strengthes midfield]. bisceglieviva.it (in Italian). Bisceglie Viva. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  16. 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.
  17. "RoPS:lta megayllätys – Wato Kuaté palaa Napapiirille". rops.fi/ (in Finnish). Rovaniemen Palloseura. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  18. "Wato Kuaté ei jatka Rovaniemen Palloseurassa". rops.fi/ (in Finnish). Rovaniemen Palloseura. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  19. "Wato Kuaté". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  20. "Dundee United 2015/2016 player appearances". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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