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(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 11 (0)
International career
2019– Guinea 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023
‡ 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]

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.
  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.


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