Ralph Kottoy
Ralph Kottoy Yapande (born 9 February 1992) is a Central African professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French club FC Limonest Dardilly Saint-Didier and the Central African Republic national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ralph Kottoy Yapande[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Bangui, Central African Republic | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Limonest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Paris Saint-Germain B | 8 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Sainte-Geneviève Sports | 9 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Visé | 6 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Algarve | ||
| 2017–2018 | Larne | 17 | (4) |
| 2018 | Carrick Rangers | 13 | (0) |
| 2018 | Petrocub Hîncești | ||
| 2019 | KTP | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | US Granville | 44 | (5) |
| 2022– | Limonest | 5 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Central African Republic | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:01, 5 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:37, 1 May 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Born in Bangui, Kottoy spent his early career with Paris Saint-Germain B, Sainte-Geneviève Sports, Visé, Algarve and Larne.[1][2]
Kottoy was one of three players released by Larne in January 2018 due to "a serious breach of club discipline".[3][4] Later that month he signed for Carrick Rangers.[5][6]
By September 2018 he was playing for Petrocub Hîncești in Moldova,[7] and was still playing for them in October 2018.[8]
In February 2019 he signed a one-year contract with Finnish club KTP.[9] On 2 June 2019, it was announced, that his contract had been terminated by mutual consent after playing only 10 games.[10]
In September 2019 he signed for French club US Granville.[11] After three seasons with the club, he signed for FC Limonest Dardilly Saint-Didier in August 2022.[12]
International career edit
He made his international debut for Central African Republic in 2017.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Ralph Kottoy". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ Ralph Kottoy at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ John Gillespie (10 January 2018). "Three Larne players have contracts terminated - club statement in full". Northernirelandworld. Larne Times. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ Graham Luney (11 January 2018). "Larne wield their axe on trio after 'serious breach of club discipline'". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Carrick Rangers strike to sign international midfielder axed by Larne". Belfast Telegraph. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ John Gillespie (12 January 2018). "Ralph Kottoy: Contract terminated by Larne, signs for Carrick Rangers". Northernirelandworld. Larne Times. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "LES FAUVES DU BAS-OUBANGUI EN REGROUPEMENT AU SÉNÉGAL" (in French). CAF. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (1 October 2018). "Geoffrey Kondogbia set for Central Africa Republic debut". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "KTP kiinnitti Veikkausliiga-kokemusta ja maajoukkuetason osaamista joukkueeseensa" (in Finnish). Suomi Futis. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ Ralph Kottoyn sopimus on purettu — KTP:n keskikenttä kapenee jälleen, kymensanomat.fi, 2 June 2019
- ^ Ouest-France, 13 September 2019
- ^ "Le journal du mercato du 20 au 26 août" (in French). footamateur.fr. 27 August 2022.