Ousmane Kanté

Ousmane Kanté (born 21 September 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Paris FC in the Ligue 2. Born in France, Kanté represents the Guinea national football team.

Ousmane Kanté
Kanté in september 2018.
Personal information
Full name Ousmane Kanté
Date of birth (1989-09-21) 21 September 1989
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club 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 45 (1)
National team
2019– Guinea 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2019

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.[1] 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.[2] He made his professional debut for Paris FC in a 1–1 Ligue 2 tie with Gazélec Ajaccio on 27 July 2018.[3]

International career

Born in France, Kanté is of Guinean descent.[4] He debuted for the Guinea national football team in a 1-0 friendly loss to Comoros on 12 October 2019.[5]

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


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