Nathan Koranteng
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nathan Koranteng
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Nathan Papa Kwabena Twum Koranteng{{cite web
| title = List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/06/2011 and 30/06/2011 | url = http://thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/PlayerRegistrations/June2011.ashx/June2011.pdf | publisher = The Football Association
| accessdate = 2011-08-25}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|5|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hackney, London, England
| currentclub = Waltham Abbey
| position = Winger
| youthyears1 = 2007–2009
| youthclubs1 = Peterborough United
| years1 = 2009–2011
| years2 = 2009
| years3 = 2009–2010
| years4 = 2010
| years5 = 2010
| years6 = 2011
| years7 = 2011
| years8 = 2011
| years9 = 2012
| years10 = 2012–2013
| years11 = 2013
| years12 = 2013
| years13 = 2013–2014
| years14 = 2014–2015
| years15 = 2015–2017
| years16 = 2018
| years17 = 2018–2019
| years18 = 2019–
| clubs1 = Peterborough United
| clubs2 = → Tamworth (loan)
| clubs3 = → Spalding United (loan)
| clubs4 = → Boston United (loan)
| clubs5 = → Rushden & Diamonds (loan)
| clubs6 = → Boston United (loan)
| clubs7 = Woking
| clubs8 = → Boreham Wood (loan)
| clubs9 = Boreham Wood
| clubs10 = Tonbridge Angels
| clubs11 = St Neots Town
| clubs12 = East Thurrock United
| clubs13 = Aveley
| clubs14 = Maldon & Tiptree
| clubs15 = Witham Town
| clubs16 = Cheshunt
| clubs17 = Harlow Town
| clubs18 = Waltham Abbey
| caps1 = 4
| goals1 = 0
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| caps3 = 1
| goals3 = 0
| caps4 = 3
| goals4 = 2
| caps5 = 4
| goals5 = 0
| caps6 = 3
| goals6 = 0
| caps7 = 17
| goals7 = 0
| caps8 = 4
| goals8 = 1
| caps9 = 1
| goals9 = 0
| caps10 = 29
| goals10 = 1
| caps11 = 7
| goals11 = 0
| caps12 =6
| goals12 =0
| caps13 = 23
| goals13 = 3
| caps14 = 30
| goals14 = 6
| caps15 = 79
| goals15 = 20
| caps16 = 4
| goals16 = 3
| caps17 = 19
| goals17 = 3
| caps18 = 130
| goals18 = 19
| club-update = 16:13, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
}}
Nathan Papa Kwabana Twum Koranteng (born 26 May 1992) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Waltham Abbey.
Career
Born in London, Koranteng signed for Conference National team Tamworth on loan in September 2009.{{cite news
| first = Bradley
| last = Pritchard
| title = Bradley Pritchard column
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tamworth/8272910.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 24 September 2009
| accessdate = 13 June 2010}} He joined Boston United on loan in January 2010.{{cite news
| title = Boston United sign Peterborough's Koranteng on loan
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8475267.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 22 January 2010
| accessdate = 13 June 2010}}
In August 2010 he joined Rushden & Diamonds on loan for a month.{{cite news
| title = Diamonds sign Nathan Koranteng from Peterborough
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rushden_and_diamonds/8937815.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 23 August 2010
| accessdate = 23 August 2010}}
On 7 January 2012, he scored his first goal for Tonbridge Angels in just his second start.
In April 2013 Koranteng joined Southern Premier side St Neots Town.
Koranteng joined East Thurrock for the start of the 2013–14 season.
{{cite web|url=http://www.theenquirer.co.uk/read.aspx%20id=11803|title=Nathan nicks it for the Rocks in New Lodge derby battle| publisher = Essex Enquirer | date=2013-08-14| accessdate=2014-01-01}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/east-thurrock-united/appearances/2013-2014/nathan-korateng/17618|title=East Thurrock United | Appearances | Nathan Korateng | 2013-2014 | Football Web Pages|website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk}}
In 2013 Koranteng joined Aveley.{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/aveley/s/the-team-435.html?player_id=1146995 | title=Koranteng Aveley profile | accessdate=2014-01-01}} His debut against Cheshunt was marred by receiving a red card in the first half.
{{cite web|url=http://www.isthmian.co.uk/fixtures/aveley-vs-cheshunt-1-795968.html|title=Koranteng debut|date=2013-11-16|accessdate=2014-01-01|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140101135530/http://www.isthmian.co.uk/fixtures/aveley-vs-cheshunt-1-795968.html|archivedate=1 January 2014|df=dmy-all}} He left the club after making 25 appearances.[http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/nathan-koranteng Nathan Koranteng] Aylesbury United
During the 2014-15 season, Koranteng played for Maldon & Tiptree, making 30 league appearances and scoring six goals,{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/maldon-and-tiptree/appearances/2014-2015/nathan-korangten/26990|title=Maldon & Tiptree | Appearances | Nathan Korangten | 2014-2015 | Football Web Pages|website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk}} including a brace in a 3–5 home defeat to Great Wakering Rovers on 13 December.{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/match/2014-2015/isthmian-football-league-division-one-north/maldon-and-tiptree/great-wakering-rovers/61574|title=Football Web Pages|website=Football Web Pages}}
In 2015 he moved on to Witham Town, where he made 31 league appearances in his first season, scoring nine goals,{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/witham-town/appearances/2015-2016/nathan-koranteng/42102|title=Witham Town | Appearances | Nathan Koranteng | 2015-2016 | Football Web Pages|website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk}} and was ever-present during his second season,{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/witham-town/appearances/2016-2017/nathan-koranteng/42102|title=Witham Town | Appearances | Nathan Koranteng | 2016-2017 | Football Web Pages|website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk}} but departed the club after only six games in the 2017-18 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/witham-town/appearances/2017-2018/nathan-koranteng/42102|title=Witham Town | Appearances | Nathan Koranteng | 2017-2018 | Football Web Pages|website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk}}
After almost a year without a club, he joined Cheshunt in August 2018, scoring two goals on his debut,{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/cheshunt/appearances/2018-2019/nathan-koranteng/461575|title=Cheshunt | Appearances | Nathan Koranteng | 2018-2019 | Football Web Pages|website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk}} but made only three further appearances before leaving the club the following month.
In late September 2018, he joined Harlow Town, where he enjoyed regular first-team football again throughout the next four months, scoring three goals in nineteen league matches.{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/harlow-town/appearances/2018-2019/nathan-koranteng/493516|title=Harlow Town | Appearances | Nathan Koranteng | 2018-2019 | Football Web Pages|website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk}}
In February 2019, Koranteng moved to Waltham Abbey, scoring three goals in twelve games during the latter part of the season,{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/waltham-abbey/appearances/2018-2019/nathan-koranteng/493516|title=Waltham Abbey | Appearances | Nathan Koranteng | 2018-2019 | Football Web Pages|website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk}} and remained with the club for the abandoned 2019-20{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/waltham-abbey/appearances/2019-2020/nathan-koranteng/493516|title=Waltham Abbey | Appearances | Nathan Koranteng | 2019-2020 | Football Web Pages|website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk}} and 2020-21{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/waltham-abbey/appearances/2020-2021/nathan-koranteng/923580|title=Waltham Abbey | Appearances | Nathan Koranteng | 2020-2021 | Football Web Pages|website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk}} seasons.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com/player/nathan-koranteng/8614|title=Nathan Koranteng | Player Profile · Aylesbury United Archive|website=www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 13 April 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{cite web | url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/nathan-koranteng/96653/ | title=England - N. Koranteng - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway }} | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !rowspan="2"|Division !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=3|Peterborough United
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2010–11
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||4||0 | |||||||||
| Tamworth (loan)
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Spalding United (loan)
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Boston United (loan)
|3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Rushden & Diamonds (loan)
|Conference Premier |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Boston United (loan)
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| rowspan=3|Woking
|11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2011–12
|Conference South |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Boreham Wood (loan)
|Conference South |4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Boreham Wood
|Conference South |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| rowspan=3|Tonbridge Angels
|Conference South | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 2012–13
|Conference South |10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| St Neots Town
|7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| East Thurrock United
|6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Aveley
|23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
| Maldon & Tiptree
|IL Division One North |30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | 31 | 6 | |
| rowspan=4|Witham Town
|IL Division One North |31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9 | |
| 2016–17
|IL Division One North |42 | 11 | 3 | 3 | colspan=2|— | 2 | 1 | 47 | 15 | |
| 2017–18
|IL Division One North |6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!79 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 86 | 24 |
| Cheshunt
|IL Division One South Central |4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| Harlow Town
|IL Premier Division |19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 2 | 1 | 21 | 4 | |
| rowspan=7|Waltham Abbey
|IL Division One South Central |12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
| 2019–20
|IL Division One South Central |28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | colspan=2|— | 5 | 0 | 36 | 6 | |
| 2020–21
|IL Division One South Central |4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2021–22
|SL Division One South Central |36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 3 | 2 | 40 | 8 | |
| 2022–23
|SL Division One South Central |20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| 2023–24
|SL Division One South Central |30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!130 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 150 | 22 |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!365 | 57 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 403 | 66 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.theposh.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10427~49820,00.html Nathan Koranteng profile] at the Peterborough United website
- {{Soccerbase}}
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Peterborough United F.C. players
Category:Tamworth F.C. players
Category:Spalding United F.C. players
Category:Boston United F.C. players
Category:Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players
Category:Boreham Wood F.C. players
Category:Tonbridge Angels F.C. players
Category:St Neots Town F.C. players
Category:East Thurrock United F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:National League (English football) players