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Ousmane Kanté

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]

In January 2022, he was selected by the coach Kaba Diawara to participate in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.[9]

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.