{{Short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 2000)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox gridiron football biography |name=Daniel Kwamou |image=2025, 45, Daniel Kwamou.jpg |image_upright=1 |caption=Kwamou with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2025 |team= |number= |position1=Linebacker |birth_date={{birth date and age|2000|4|27}} |birth_place=Calgary, Alberta, Canada |Height_ft=6 |Height_in=1 |Weight_lbs=215 |CIS=UBC Thunderbirds |high_school=Notre Dame High |CFLDraftedYear=2022 |CFLDraftedRound=5 |CFLDraftedPick=44 |playing_years1={{CFL Year|2023|2025}} |playing_team1=Toronto Argonauts |playing_years2={{CFL Year|2025}} |playing_team2=Hamilton Tiger-Cats |status=Active |import=no |career_highlights= * Grey Cup champion (2024) |Honours= |CFL=daniel-kwamou-2/167015/ }}
'''Daniel Kwamou''' (born April 27, 2000) is a Canadian professional football linebacker. He most recently played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
==University career== Kwamou played U Sports football for the UBC Thunderbirds from 2018 to 2022.<ref name=Thunderbirds>{{cite web|url=https://gothunderbirds.ca/sports/football/roster/daniel-kwamou/10059 |title=Daniel Kwamou |publisher=UBC Thunderbirds |access-date=October 14, 2023}}</ref><ref name=TORbio>{{cite web|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/players/daniel-kwamou-2/167015/ |title=Daniel Kwamou |publisher=Toronto Argonauts |access-date=October 14, 2023}}</ref> He played in 25 regular season games where he recorded 61 solo tackles, 42 assisted tackles, 2.5 sacks, and one interception.<ref name=Thunderbirds/>
==Professional career== ===Toronto Argonauts=== Kwamou was drafted in the fifth round, 44th overall, in the 2022 CFL draft by the Toronto Argonauts and signed with the team on May 10, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2022/05/10/argos-sign-eleven-from-2022-cfl-draft-class/ |title=Argos Sign Eleven From 2022 CFL Draft Class |publisher=Toronto Argonauts |date=May 10, 2022}}</ref> However, he was released at the end of training camp and returned to UBC to complete his U Sports eligibility. He re-signed with the Argonauts at the end of the 2022 season on December 6, 2022.<ref name=3DownNation>{{cite web|url=https://3downnation.com/2022/12/06/toronto-argonauts-sign-five-including-son-of-former-cfl-all-star-tim-cofield/ |title=Toronto Argonauts sign five, including son of former CFL all-star Tim Cofield |publisher=3DownNation |date=December 6, 2022}}</ref>
Following training camp in 2023, Kwamou began the season on the practice roster, but made his professional debut on July 3, 2023, against the BC Lions.<ref name=2023notes>{{cite web|url=https://cdn.ticats.ca/app/uploads/ticats/2023/09/03115209/2023_CFL_Gm_Notes_59_Ham_vs_Tor.pdf |title=Game Notes |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=December 1, 2024}}</ref> For the season, he played in nine regular season games where he recorded eight special teams tackles.<ref name=2024Notes>{{cite web|url=https://static.cfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024_GN_Gm_30_Mtl_vs_Tor2-1.pdf |title=Games Notes |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=July 14, 2024}}</ref> In the 2024 season, Kwamou was on the injured list for the entire season, but when he became healthy, he was a scratch for the Argonauts' victory in the 111th Grey Cup championship over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.<ref name=2024Notes/><ref name=111IR>{{Cite news |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2024/11/13/cfl-injury-reports-111th-grey-cup/ |title=CFL Injury Reports, 111th Grey Cup: Final reports in |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=November 13, 2024}}</ref>
In 2025, Kwamou played in four of the team's first five games where he recorded two special teams tackles.<ref name=TORbio/> He was released on July 15, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Argos release running back Kevin Brown, two more |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2025/07/15/argos-release-running-back-kevin-brown-two-more/ |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=July 15, 2025}}</ref>
===Hamilton Tiger-Cats=== On July 23, 2025, it was announced that Kwamou had signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 23, 2025 |title=Tiger-Cats Sign Canadian Defensive Back and Canadian Linebacker |url=https://www.ticats.ca/2025/07/23/tiger-cats-sign-canadian-defensive-back-and-canadian-linebacker/ |access-date=May 30, 2026 |publisher=Hamilton Tiger-Cats}}</ref> He played in seven regular season games where he had three special teams tackles. He ended the season on the practice roster and his contract expired on November 9, 2025.<ref name=2025T>{{Cite web |title=Transactions – Football Player Trades and Signings |url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2025/ |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=November 29, 2025}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.ticats.ca/players/daniel-kwamou/167015/ Hamilton Tiger-Cats bio]
{{111th Grey Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kwamou, Daniel}} Category:2002 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian football linebackers Category:Players of Canadian football from Alberta Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Category:Toronto Argonauts players Category:UBC Thunderbirds football players Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen