Aboubakary Kanté
Gambian footballer (born 1994)
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Aboubakary Kanté (born 11 August 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Laval. Born in France, he plays for the Gambia national team.
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Kanté playing for Béziers in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Pontoise, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Laval | ||
| 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 | → CA Bastia (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | AS Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône | 12 | (6) |
| 2017–2019 | Béziers | 55 | (17) |
| 2019–2020 | Cercle Brugge | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Le Mans (loan) | 18 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | Fuenlabrada | 61 | (9) |
| 2022–2024 | Huesca | 41 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | AC Ajaccio | 25 | (6) |
| 2025–2026 | Dunkerque | 27 | (1) |
| 2026– | Laval | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Gambia | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:35, 14 July 2022 (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] On 14 July 2022, after Fuenla's relegation, he moved to fellow second division side SD Huesca on a two-year deal.[8]
On 29 January 2024, Kanté terminated his contract with Huesca.[9]
On 15 August 2025, Kanté signed a two-year contract with Dunkerque in Ligue 2.[10]
International career
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 July 2022[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris | 2013–14 | Championnat National | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Paris II | 2013–14 | CFA 2 | 21 | 11 | — | 21 | 11 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 11 | 6 | — | 11 | 6 | |||||||
| 2015–16 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 34 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17 | ||
| CA Bastia (loan) | 2015–16 | Championnat National | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône | 2016–17 | CFA 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 6 | ||
| Béziers | 2017–18 | Championnat National | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 7 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 11 | ||
| Total | 55 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 18 | ||
| Cercle Brugge | 2019–20 | First Division A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Le Mans | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 4 | |
| Fuenlabrada | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 64 | 9 | |||
| Huesca | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 198 | 54 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 55 | ||