Christian Joe Conteh (born 27 August 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays for 2. Bundesliga club VfL Osnabrück.[2]

Christian Conteh
Personal information
Full name Christian Joe Conteh
Date of birth (1999-08-27) 27 August 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
VfL Osnabrück
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2017 Wandsbeker TSV Concordia
2017–2018 FC St. Pauli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 FC St. Pauli II 26 (1)
2019–2020 FC St. Pauli 7 (2)
2020–2023 Feyenoord 2 (0)
2021SV Sandhausen (loan) 4 (0)
2022Dordrecht (loan) 16 (4)
2022–2023Dynamo Dresden (loan) 26 (3)
2023– VfL Osnabrück 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2023

Career edit

Conteh made his professional debut for FC St. Pauli in the 2. Bundesliga on 29 July 2019, scoring a goal in the away match against Arminia Bielefeld.[3]

In July 2020, Conteh joined Eredivisie club Feyenoord. On 18 August 2021, it was announced that Conteh would be playing on loan for SV Sandhausen for the 2021–22 season.[4] In January 2022, Feyenoord announced that Conteh's loan at SV Sandhausen had been terminated early and that he would instead play the rest of the 2021–22 season at FC Dordrecht[5]

On 2 July 2022, Conteh moved on a new loan to Dynamo Dresden.[6] On 21 June 2023, Feyenoord announced that it had reached an agreement with Conteh for the immediate dissolution of his contract with the club.[7]

On 6 July 2023, Conteh signed with VfL Osnabrück.[8]

Personal life edit

Conteh was born in Hamburg to parents who emigrated from Ghana,[9] growing up in the borough Wandsbek.[10] His older brother Sirlord Conteh is also a professional footballer,[11] who plays in the same league for SC Paderborn.

References edit

  1. ^ "Christian Conteh". FC St. Pauli (in German). Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. ^ Christian Conteh at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Arminia Bielefeld – FC St. Pauli -:- (2. Bundesliga 2019/2020, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Feyenoord verhuurt Christian Conteh". FR12. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Teruggekeerde Conteh verhuurd aan FC Dordrecht". Feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  6. ^ "DYNAMO LEIHT CHRISTIAN CONTEH AUS" (in German). Dynamo Dresden. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Feyenoord ziet Conteh na slechts 33 speelminuten weer vertrekken uit De Kuip" [Feyenoord sees Conteh leave after only 33 minutes of play] (in Dutch). 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  8. ^ "CHRISTIAN CONTEH VERSTÄRKT VFL-OFFENSIVE" (in German). VfL Osnabrück. 6 July 2023.
  9. ^ Hagen, Luis (30 July 2019). "Chapeau, Christian Conteh" [Hats off, Christian Conteh]. Liga-Zwei.de (in German). LeadFisher GmbH. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  10. ^ Rosenfeld, Buttje (11 July 2019). "FC St. Paulis Top-Talente: Leon Schmidt, Christian Conteh, Aurel Loubongo-M'Boungou" [FC St. Paulis top talents: Leon Schmidt, Christian Conteh, Aurel Loubongo-M'Boungou]. Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  11. ^ Rosenfeld, Buttje (1 August 2019). "St. Paulis Turbo-Starter: Auch Bruder Sirlord staunt über das Conteh-Tor" [St. Paulis quick starter: Brother Sirlord is also amazed at the Conteh goal]. Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.

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