Kuku (footballer)

Kuku
Personal information
Full name Mamadou Kanteh Danjo
Date of birth (1989-08-27) 27 August 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Calella, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Palamós
Youth career
Pineda de Mar
Blanes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Blanes 6 (1)
2009–2010 Olímpic Malgrat
2010–2011 Tossa
2011 Lloret 6 (0)
2011–2014 Poble Nou 81 (100)
2014–2016 Júpiter 55 (42)
2016–2017 Wigry Suwałki 8 (0)
2017–2019 Sant Andreu 41 (11)
2019–2020 Llagostera 23 (3)
2020–2021 Sant Andreu 18 (5)
2021–2022 Prat 26 (6)
2022 Cerdanyola del Vallès 11 (1)
2022 Vilassar de Mar 3 (0)
2023– Palamós
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2024

Mamadou Kanteh Danjo (born 27 August 1989), commonly known as Kuku, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Palamós as a striker.

Club career

Born in Calella, Barcelona, Catalonia, to Gambian parents, Kuku finished his formation with CD Blanes. After making his senior debut with the first team in the Tercera División, he went on to resume his career in the regional leagues, representing CE Olímpic Malgrat, UE Tossa, CF Lloret and UE Poble Nou 2000.[1]

In 2014, Kuku joined CE Júpiter in Primera Catalana, being the club's top goalscorer during his two-year spell and achieving promotion to the fourth division. In June 2016, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a contract with I liga side Wigry Suwałki.[2]

Kuku made his professional debut on 5 August 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Łukasz Wroński in a 2–1 home win against Znicz Pruszków. He struggled with injuries during his spell abroad, contributing with only eight league appearances, all from the bench.

On 17 July 2017, Kuku returned to Spain and its fourth division, after joining UE Sant Andreu.[3] On 1 July 2019, he moved to UE Llagostera of the Segunda División B.[4]

Personal life

Kuku's younger brother Tamba is also a footballer. A winger, both played together as a senior at Poble Nou.[5]

References

  1. ^ "La revelació de la dècada" [The revelation of the decade] (in Catalan). L'Esportiu. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  2. ^ "El Júpiter es reforça però diu adéu a Kuku, que ja és a Polònia" [Júpiter bolster but say goodbye to Kuku, who is already in Poland] (in Catalan). Comunicació 21. 29 June 2018. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Kuku aporta més potencial ofensiu al Sant Andreu" [Kuku brings more offensive potential to Sant Andreu] (in Catalan). UE Sant Andreu. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Kuku arriba al Llagostera" [Kuku arrives at Llagostera] (in Catalan). L'Esportiu. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Els gols tenen un cognom propi KUKU I TAMBA / Davanter i extrem del Poble Nou 2000" [The goals have a name on their own KUKU and TAMBA / Forward and winger of Poble Nou 2000] (in Catalan). Mundo Deportivo. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2018.