Ousmane Kanté

Ousmane Kanté
Kanté with Paris FC in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-09-21) 21 September 1989
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Defender
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)
2023–2026 Pau 50 (0)
International career
2019–2022 Guinea 12 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ousmane Kanté (born 21 September 1989) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in France, he played 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 six 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

  1. ↑ "Ousmane Kanté". Paris FC. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. ↑ Diallo, Tanou (18 August 2018). "Football : Ousmane Kanté (Paris FC), vient renforcer le Syli national". Guinéenews© (in French). Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ousmane KANTE". unfp.org (in French). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Foot: Binational, Ousmane Kanté fait du Syli national son objectif de la saison". 3 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ousmane Kanté (Paris FC) : "Je reviens de loin" - Le site du football de votre département". 20 June 2018.
  6. ↑ Bri, Kévin (15 June 2018). "Ousmane Kanté nouveau défenseur parisien". Paris FC. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2018/2019 - 1ère journée - Gazélec FC Ajaccio / Paris FC". www.lfp.fr.
  8. ↑ "Guinea vs. Comoros Islands – Football Match Summary – October 12, 2019 – ESPN". ESPN.com.
  9. ↑ "CAN 2022. Guinée : avec Saidou Sow, retrouvez la liste complète du Sily national". Ouestfrance.fr (in French). 4 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
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