Aboubakary Kanté
Aboubakary Kanté (born 11 August 1994), nicknamed Booba, is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Le Mans on loan from Cercle Brugge.
_30.jpg) Kanté in 2019. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aboubakary Kanté | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Pontoise, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Le Mans (on loan from Cercle Brugge) | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Red Star | ||
| 2012–2013 | Racing | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Paris FC | 10 | (1) |
| 2013–2016 | → Paris FC II | 34 | (17) |
| 2016-2016 | → CA Bastia (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | AS Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône | 12 | (6) |
| 2017–2019 | Béziers | 55 | (17) |
| 2019– | Cercle Brugge | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Le Mans (loan) | 19 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:41, 9 June 2020 (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]
Personal life
Kanté was born in France and is of Gambian descent.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 May 2019[8]
| Club | Season | League | 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 | ||
| Career total | 116 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 42 | ||
References
- "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
- Monti, Charles. "National : Aboubakary Kante (Paris FC) au CAB".
- Aboubakary Kanté at Soccerway