Aboubakary Kanté

Aboubakary Kanté (born 11 August 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club CF Fuenlabrada.

Aboubakary Kanté
Kanté playing for Béziers in 2019
Personal information
Full name Aboubakary Kanté
Date of birth (1994-08-11) 11 August 1994
Place of birth Pontoise, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Fuenlabrada
Youth career
2011–2012 Red Star
2012–2013 Racing
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Paris FC II 34 (17)
2013–2016 Paris FC 10 (1)
2016-2016CA Bastia (loan) 5 (0)
2016–2017 AS Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône 12 (6)
2017–2019 Béziers 55 (17)
2019–2020 Cercle Brugge 3 (0)
2019–2020Le Mans (loan) 18 (4)
2020– Fuenlabrada 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:41, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Aboubakar began playing football at the age of 6, and played for various clubs in Paris. He joined Paris FC in 2013.[1] He joined Béziers in 2017 after a couple of seasons in the lower divisions of France, and helped them get promoted into the Ligue 2.[2]

Kanté made his professional debut in a 2–0 Ligue 2 win over AS Nancy on 27 July 2018.[3] On 5 June 2019, Kanté joined Belgian club Cercle Brugge on a three-year contract.[4] However, in the beginning of September 2019, after having only played about 65 minutes in three games, he was loaned out to Le Mans FC, according to him because he didn't felt like the club trusted him.[5][6]

On 23 August 2020, Kanté agreed to a three-year contract with Spanish Segunda División side CF Fuenlabrada.[7]

Personal life

Kanté was born in France and is of Gambian descent.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 May 2019[9]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris 2013–14 Championnat National 510051
2014–15 500050
Total 101000000101
Paris II 2013–14 CFA 2 21112111
2014–15 116116
2015–16 2020
Total 34170000003417
CA Bastia (loan) 2015–16 Championnat National 500050
Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône 2016–17 CFA 2 12600126
Béziers 2017–18 Championnat National 21700217
2018–19 Ligue 2 341011003511
Total 55171100005618
Career total 1164111000011742

References

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