Aboubakary Kanté (born 11 August 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in France, he plays for the Gambia national team.
_30.jpg) 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(s) | Forward | ||
| 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) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Gambia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:35, 14 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editAboubakar 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]
International career
editKanté was born in France and is of Gambian descent.[10] He debuted for the Gambia in a 1–0 friendly win over Togo on 8 June 2021.[11]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 14 July 2022[12]
| 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 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Aboubakary Kante la gachette du Racing". Le Parisien. 11 March 2013.
- ^ "Aboubakary Kanté (Béziers) : "Je reviens de très très loin" - Le site du football de votre département". 22 May 2018.
- ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2018/2019 - 1ère journée - AS Nancy Lorraine / AS Beziers". www.lfp.fr.
- ^ ABOUBAKARY KANTÉ VOOR 3 SEIZOENEN NAAR CERCLE BRUGGE, cerclebrugge.be, 5 June 2019
- ^ ABOUBAKARY KANTE UITGELEEND AAN LE MANS FC, cerclebrugge.be, 2 September 2019
- ^ Le Mans FC. Aboubakary Kanté : "Je sentais qu'à Bruges, on ne me faisait pas confiance" , ouest-france.fr, 3 September 2019
- ^ "Abou Kanté, nuevo jugador del Fuenla" [Abou Kanté, new player of Fuenla] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 23 August 2020. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Abou Kanté, velocidad y potencia para la delantera" [Abou Kanté, speed and power to the forward lines]. SD Huesca (in Spanish). 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Rescisión del contrato de Abou Kanté" [Contract rescision of Abou Kanté] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Monti, Charles. "National : Aboubakary Kante (Paris FC) au CAB".
- ^ "Match Report of Gambia vs Togo - 2021-06-08 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
- ^ Aboubakary Kanté at Soccerway
External links
edit- LFP Profile
- Aboubakary Kanté at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- ASB Profile Archived 12 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine