Anthony Modeste

He later played for Bundesliga clubs 1899 Hoffenheim and 1. FC Köln, before playing a season at Tianjin Quanjian in China.

He returned to his former club 1.

Anthony Mbu Agogo Modeste (born 14 April 1988) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly.

He started his career at Nice, then spent a season on loan at Angers.

During the 2009–2010 season, Modeste was loaned out to Angers.

At only 21 years of age, Modeste proved to be a huge success at Angers, scoring 20 league goals during that season and also being named in the League's team of the season.

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

In 2010, he joined Bordeaux, where he was loaned out to Blackburn Rovers and Bastia.

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.

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 which Blackburn ultimately lost 3–0 and made survival for the next season practically impossible.

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.

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

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

His lone season at Bastia was a huge success, as he scored 15 league goals in the French top division and he set up many other goals for teammates.

He was Bastia's best player of that season.

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

Modeste made his club debut in the DFB-Pokal at fifth-tier SG Aumund-Vegesack on 3 August, scoring two goals and assisting one.

Modeste's Bundesliga debut came on 10 August against Nürnberg, scoring a goal in the 2–2 draw.

The following weekend at Hamburg, Modeste scored a brace in the 1–5 victory, en route to scoring six goals in his first seven games in the Bundesliga with Hoffenheim.

After having started his first 15 matches with Hoffenheim, Modeste was demoted from the starting lineup in favor of Sven Schipplock after a string of three consecutive losses, and four in five matches.

On 8 February 2014, entering as a substitute, Modeste scored a late equaliser against Freiburg, scoring for the first time since late September.

On 2 March against Wolfsburg, Modeste made his first start since late November, scoring two goals and assisting another in the 6–2 victory.

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.

Modeste was banned by the DFB for the final two matches of the season, finishing his year with 14 goals in 33 appearances in all competitions.

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

As a result, Modeste's playing time was sporadic, and while he only made four fewer starts in the Bundesliga than the previous season, he only started two consecutive matches once prior to a six-game run in the starting lineup to end the season, compared to a thirteen-game run as well as a six-game run in the previous season.

Modeste scored in four of his first five starts, but after a five-month scoring drought, he finished with just 7 goals in the Bundesliga.

All told, in two seasons with Hoffenheim, Modeste featured in 62 competitive matches, scoring 23 goals in the process.

On 26 June 2015, Modeste joined fellow German club 1. 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 1.

FC Köln.

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.

Modeste scored in 7 of his first 9 matches in all competitions, highlighted by a penalty which he again earned himself against Hamburg on 29 August for the winner in a 2–1 victory, and a second half winner in a 1–0 victory against rivals Mönchengladbach on 19 September.

FC Köln in 2018, then loaned out to Saint-Étienne in 2021.

He joined Borussia Dortmund for the 2022–23 season.

In September 2023, Modeste signed for Egyptian club Al Ahly.

Modeste started his career as a teenager at French club Nice.

He showed glimpses of his huge potential when he played for Nice, with several very impressive performances for one so young.