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Association football player (born 1989)

Ousmane Kanté
Kanté with Paris FC in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-09-21) 21 September 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
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.

Early life

Kanté was born in Paris, to Guinean parents. He holds French and Guinean nationalities.

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

International career

Kanté debuted for the Guinea national team in a 1–0 friendly loss to Comoros on 12 October 2019.

In January 2022, he was selected by the coach Kaba Diawara to participate in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

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.
  9. "CAN 2022. Guinée : avec Saidou Sow, retrouvez la liste complète du Sily national". Ouestfrance.fr (in French). 4 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

External links

Pau FC – current squad
Guinea squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Guinea


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