Aboubakary Kanté

Aboubakary Kanté
Personal information
Full name Aboubakary Kanté
Date of birth (1994-08-11) 11 August 1994
Place of birth Pontoise, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Béziers
Number 11
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– Béziers 26 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2018

Aboubakary Kanté (born 11 August 1994), nicknamed Booba, is a French footballer who plays as a forward for Béziers.

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]

Personal life

Kanté was born in France and is of Gambian descent.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Aboubakary Kante la gachette du Racing". Le Parisien. 31 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Aboubakary Kanté (Béziers) : "Je reviens de très très loin" - Le site du football de votre département". 22 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2018/2019 - 1ère journée - AS Nancy Lorraine / AS Beziers". www.lfp.fr.
  4. ↑ Monti, Charles. "National : Aboubakary Kante (Paris FC) au CAB".
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