Anthony Modeste
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Personal information
Full name
Anthony Mbu Agogo Modeste
Date of birth
14 April 1988
Place of birth
Cannes, France
Height
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position
Striker

Club information
Current team
1. FC Köln
Number
27

Youth career

Fréjus
2001-2003

Nice
2003-2007

Senior career

Nice
2007-2010
42x apps / 3x goals

→ Angers (loan)
2009-2010
37x apps / 20x goals

Bordeaux
2010-2013
52x apps / 13x goals

→ Blackburn Rovers (loan)
2012
5x apps / 0x goals

→ Bastia (loan)
2012-2013
36x apps / 15x goals

1899 Hoffenheim
2013-2015
55x apps / 19x goals

1. FC Köln
2015-
38x apps / 19x goals

National team

France U21
2008-2010
16x apps / 6x goals

(* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 September 2016 - National team caps and goals correct as of 30 December 2011)

Anthony Mbu Agogo Modeste is a French professional footballer who currently plays for German club 1. FC Köln in the Bundesliga.

Club career
On 13 August 2010, Modeste joined Bordeaux from OGC Nice for an undisclosed fee thought to be €3.5 million and signed a four-year contract with the club.

On 19 January 2012, Modeste joined Blackburn Rovers on loan for the rest of the 2011-12 Premier League season, with his French employers insisting there would be no option to buy at the end of the loan period.

Blackburn Rovers got relegated in the 2011-12 Premier League season after Modeste got a red card in one of the final games of the season against West Bromwich Albion F.C. which Blackburn ultimately lost 3:0 and made survival for the next season practically impossible.

On 31 July 2012, he signed on loan for Bastia.

He scored on his debut in a 3:2 victory over Sochaux.

On 9 July 2013, Modeste signed with 1899 Hoffenheim on a three-year contract.

Modeste featured in 62 competitive matches for Hoffenheim, scoring 23 goals in the process.

FC Köln
On 26 June 2015, Modeste joined fellow German club FC Köln for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year deal.

On 8 August 2015, Modeste marked his competitive debut by scoring a hat-trick in a 4:0 win at SV Meppen in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.

His first goal came after just 45 seconds, making it the fastest DFB-Pokal cup goal in the history of FC Köln.

Modeste's first season at Köln was a successful one, leading the team with 15 league goals. He scored many crucial goals, including the winner against Borussia Dortmund.