![]() Kanté with
Paris FC in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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) |
*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.
Kanté was born in Paris, to Guinean parents. [2] He holds French and Guinean nationalities. [3] [4]
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]
Kanté debuted for the Guinea national team in a 1–0 friendly loss to Comoros on 12 October 2019. [8]
![]() 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) |
*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.
Kanté was born in Paris, to Guinean parents. [2] He holds French and Guinean nationalities. [3] [4]
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]
Kanté debuted for the Guinea national team in a 1–0 friendly loss to Comoros on 12 October 2019. [8]