Ousmane Kanté
 Kanté with Paris FC in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 September 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pau | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2014 | Créteil | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Créteil | 26 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Aubervilliers | 10 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Lusitanos | 37 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Béziers | 27 | (3) |
| 2018–2023 | Paris FC | 134 | (9) |
| 2023 | Paris FC II | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Pau | 16 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Guinea | 12 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2022 | |||
Ousmane Kanté (born 21 September 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 2 club Pau. Born in France, he plays for Guinea national team.
Early life
Kanté was born in Paris, to Guinean parents.[2] He holds French and Guinean nationalities.[3][4]
Club career
Kanté began playing football at the age of 6 and joined the youth academy of US Créteil-Lusitanos. He spent his early career in the lower divisions of France.[5] On 15 June 2018, he signed his first professional contract with Paris FC after playing a key role in promoting Béziers into the Ligue 2 in the 2017-18 season.[6] He made his professional debut for Paris FC in a 1–1 Ligue 2 tie with Gazélec Ajaccio on 27 July 2018.[7]
International career
Kanté debuted for the Guinea national team in a 1–0 friendly loss to Comoros on 12 October 2019.[8]
In January 2022, he was selected by the coach Kaba Diawara to participate in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.[9]
References
- ^ "Ousmane Kanté". Paris FC. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ Diallo, Tanou (18 August 2018). "Football : Ousmane Kanté (Paris FC), vient renforcer le Syli national". Guinéenews© (in French). Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "Ousmane KANTE". unfp.org (in French). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Foot: Binational, Ousmane Kanté fait du Syli national son objectif de la saison". 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Ousmane Kanté (Paris FC) : "Je reviens de loin" - Le site du football de votre département". 20 June 2018.
- ^ Bri, Kévin (15 June 2018). "Ousmane Kanté nouveau défenseur parisien". Paris FC.
- ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2018/2019 - 1ère journée - Gazélec FC Ajaccio / Paris FC". www.lfp.fr.
- ^ "Guinea vs. Comoros Islands – Football Match Summary – October 12, 2019 – ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ "CAN 2022. Guinée : avec Saidou Sow, retrouvez la liste complète du Sily national". Ouestfrance.fr (in French). 4 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
External links
- Ousmane Kanté at Soccerway
- Ousmane Kanté – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Ousmane Kanté at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Foot-National Profile
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