Ousmane Kanté
Ousmane Kanté (born 21 September 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 2 club Paris FC. Born in France, he plays for Guinea national team.
![]() Kanté with Paris FC in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ousmane Kanté | ||
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 | Paris FC | ||
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– | Paris FC | 102 | (7) |
International career‡ | |||
2019– | Guinea | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2021 |
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.[2] 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.[3] He made his professional debut for Paris FC in a 1–1 Ligue 2 tie with Gazélec Ajaccio on 27 July 2018.[4]
International career
Born in France, Kanté is of Guinean descent.[5] He debuted for the Guinea national team in a 1–0 friendly loss to Comoros on 12 October 2019.[6]
References
- "Ousmane Kanté". Paris FC. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- "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.
- "Foot : Binational, Ousmane Kanté fait du Syli national son objectif de la saison". 3 June 2018.
- "Guinea vs. Comoros Islands - Football Match Summary - October 12, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
External links
- Ousmane Kanté at Soccerway
- Ousmane Kanté – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
- Ousmane Kanté at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Foot-National Profile
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