Anthony Modeste (French footballer)

Anthony Mbu Agogo Modeste (born 14 April 1988) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Primera Federación club CF Intercity.

His eye catching performances during his loan spell at Angers attracted the interest of several big French and English clubs.

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.

[12] Modeste scored in three consecutive matches in late March, including the first goal of a 3–3 draw at defending champions Bayern Munich before being forced off with injury.

On 26 April against Eintracht Frankfurt, Modeste picked up a red card for a violent reaction towards opponent Carlos Zambrano, who appeared to have initiated the incident and went unpunished.

[14] The summer signing of Ádám Szalai entering the 2014–15 season provided competition for Modeste at the lone striker position,[15] and the two, along with Schipplock, all shared time throughout the year.

[17] In his Bundesliga debut with Köln on 16 August, Modeste converted a penalty, which he earned himself after being fouled by goalkeeper Przemysław Tytoń, for a winner at Stuttgart, while later assisting Yuya Osako for the final goal in a 1–3 victory.

However, Modeste signed a new contract with Köln on 4 July 2016, running until the summer of 2021 and worth a reported €2.5 million annually,[26] citing the medical care in Germany in regard to his son.

[27][28] Athletic director Jörg Schmadtke wanted to tender him a contract because of his "commitment to the club" as well as his "high worth" to the team, while also mentioning that he "proved that he is a good Bundesliga striker" in his first season with Köln.

On 20 August 2016, in Köln's opening match of the season in the DFB-Pokal, Modeste scored the second goal in a 0–7 thrashing at sixth-tier BFC Preussen.

[31] Modeste picked up his first brace of the season on 16 September against Freiburg in a 3–0 victory which brought Köln to the top of the table for the first time in roughly 20 years,[32] while he also assisted Yuya Osako's equaliser and scored the winner at Schalke the following week.

[38] On 30 October, Modeste scored his first hat trick of the season despite missing a penalty, coming against Hamburg in a 3–0 win, increasing his league-leading goal total to 11.

[44] Modeste also sued Tianjin Quanjian to FIFA in order to cancel the player contract, which the Chinese club made a counter-sue.

[43] On 1 February 2021, Köln announced that Modeste would join Ligue 1 club AS Saint-Étienne on a loan deal until the end of the season.

[48] On 11 September 2023, Modeste joined Egyptian club Al Ahly by signing a one-year contract with an option for a further season.

[50] On 28 December, he won his first title at the club, by scoring the third goal in a 4–2 victory over Modern Future after extra time in the Egyptian Super Cup.

Modeste in 2016