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.

Ousmane Kanté
Kanté with Paris FC in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ousmane Kanté
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
 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 132 (9)
International career‡
2019– Guinea 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2022

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

Kanté holds French and Guinean nationalities.[5][6] He debuted for the Guinea national team in a 1–0 friendly loss to Comoros on 12 October 2019.[7]

References
  1. "Ousmane Kanté". Paris FC. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. "Ousmane Kanté (Paris FC) : "Je reviens de loin" - Le site du football de votre département". 20 June 2018.
  3. Bri, Kévin (15 June 2018). "Ousmane Kanté nouveau défenseur parisien". Paris FC.
  4. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2018/2019 - 1ère journée - Gazélec FC Ajaccio / Paris FC". www.lfp.fr.
  5. https://www.unfp.org/joueur/ousmane-kante-21611/
  6. "Foot: Binational, Ousmane Kanté fait du Syli national son objectif de la saison". 3 June 2018.
  7. "Guinea vs. Comoros Islands – Football Match Summary – October 12, 2019 – ESPN". ESPN.com.


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