 Kuaté then signed a short-term contract with Scottish Championship club Dundee United in March 2017.He scored his first goal for the club in a Scottish Premiership promotion play-off match against Greenock Morton on 12 May 2017.During a subsequent play-off match against Hamilton Academical, Kuaté had an on-field physical altercation with teammate Mark Durnan, then reacted angrily to being substituted – storming off the field while making gestures towards, and sarcastically applauding, the home support.