![]() ![]() In 2013, he joined Ligue 2 side Caen and played all 38 games in his first season as they came third in Ligue 2, earning them promotion to Ligue 1. On 10 August, he scored his first senior goal, the only one in a win over Luzenac at the Stade de la Libération, and he added two more over the campaign. ĭuring the 2012–13 season, he played in the third-tier Championnat National, missing only one league game. ![]() He replaced Virgile Reset for the final 11 minutes. He joined the reserve team of Boulogne, and made his professional debut in the last game of the Ligue 2 season on, a 1–2 home defeat for his already relegated team to Monaco. In 2010, after Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger passed on the offer of signing Kanté, Suresnes' president (one of Wenger's best friends) personally drove him around to visit different clubs. He was rejected from the academy at Clairefontaine during this time. According to assistant manager Pierre Ville, Kanté remained outside the radar of big teams because of his small stature and selfless styles of play. In 2017, Kanté was named the French Player of the Year, a first for a player from the Premier League in seven years, and twelve months later was a key member of the 2018 FIFA World Cup winning squad.īorn in Paris to Malian parents, Kanté began his career at the age of eight at JS Suresnes, in the western suburbs of the capital, remaining there for a decade. Kanté made his senior international debut for France in 2016 and was included in the squad that finished runners-up at the 2016 European Championship. Individually, Kante has been awarded the Premier League Player of the Season, the PFA Players' Player of the Year, the FWA Footballer of the Year, the UEFA Men's Midfielder of the year and the Trophées UNFP for Best French Player Abroad twice. With Chelsea he has won the FA Cup, the UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup. The following year, he joined Chelsea for a fee worth £32 million and again won the league, making him the first outfield player to win consecutive English league titles with different clubs since Eric Cantona in 19. Kanté was an integral part of the Leicester City team that went on to become surprise Premier League champions in 2016. In 2015, Kanté joined Leicester City for a fee worth £5.6 million. He stayed with the club for one more year. After that he joined Ligue 2 side Caen on a free transfer, finished third and won promotion to Ligue 1. Kanté made his senior professional debut with Boulogne in 2012, appearing as a substitute in one Ligue 2 match, and played an entire season in the third division the following year. Considered to be one of the world's best midfielders, Kanté is widely praised for his work rate and defensive acumen. ![]() N'Golo Kanté (born 29 March 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea and the France national team. ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2022 *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:34, (UTC) ![]()
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