Ousmane Kanté
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Date of birth
21 September 1989
Place of birth
Paris, France
Height
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position
Defender
_51.jpg) Kanté with Paris FC in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 September 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | 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 | 38 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Guinea | 12 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals 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.
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]
