José Kanté

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Kanté and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
José Kanté
Personal information
Full name José Kanté Martínez
Date of birth (1990-09-27) 27 September 1990 (age 30)
Place of birth Sabadell, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Kairat
Number 18
Youth career
PB Manresa
2007–2009 Gimnàstic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Manresa
2011–2012 Rubí 27 (5)
2012–2013 Prat 14 (5)
2013 Málaga B 11 (2)
2013–2014 Prat 35 (11)
2014–2015 AEK Larnaca 29 (5)
2016 Górnik Zabrze 16 (0)
2016–2018 Wisła Płock 62 (19)
2018–2021 Legia Warsaw 43 (12)
2019 → Gimnàstic (loan) 14 (3)
2021– Kairat 12 (7)
National team‡
2016– Guinea 13 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:14, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:36, 21 November 2019 (UTC)

José Kanté Martínez (born 27 September 1990) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays for Kazakh club FC Kairat and the Guinea national team as a forward.

Club career[]

Born in Sabadell, Province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Kanté only played lower league or amateur football in his country of birth initially,[1] representing CE Manresa, UE Rubí, AE Prat[2][3] (all in his native region) and Atlético Malagueño.[4] He scored his first goal in Segunda División B while at the service of the third club, in a 2–1 away win against CF Badalona on 11 November 2012.[5]

In June 2014, Kanté signed with Cypriot First Division side AEK Larnaca FC,[6] where he shared teams with a host of compatriots.[1] He played his first top-flight game on 31 August of that year, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–2 home loss to APOEL FC.

Kanté moved to the Polish Ekstraklasa in January 2016, going on to remain several years in the country with Górnik Zabrze[7] and Wisła Płock.[8] In the 2016–17 season he scored ten goals, helping to a final ninth-place finish.[9]

On 18 June 2018, Kanté signed for Legia Warsaw in the same league.[10] The following 31 January, he joined Gimnàstic de Tarragona on loan for the remainder of the campaign in Segunda División.[11]

Kanté terminated his Legia contract by mutual consent on 23 February 2021.[12] On 10 March, he moved to Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Kairat on a deal until December 2022.[13]

International career[]

Of Guinean descent, Kanté opted to represent that nation even though he did not speak French nor any of the local dialects when he was first summoned by manager Kanfory Lappé Bangoura in November 2016.[14] He earned his first cap on the 13th, playing 25 minutes in a 1–2 home defeat against DR Congo for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[15]

Career statistics[]

International[]

As of matches played on 17 November 2019[16]
Guinea
Year Apps Goals
2016 1 0
2017 1 0
2018 4 1
2019 7 1
Total 13 2

International goals[]

As of 17 November 2019 (Guinea score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kanté goal)[17][16]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 October 2018 Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda  Rwanda 1–0 1–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2. 17 November 2019 Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea  Namibia 2–0 2–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Maldonado, Juan Manuel (10 August 2015). "Conociendo al Spanish Larnaca" [Meeting Spanish Larnaca] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  2. ^ Fontanals, Marçal (2 August 2012). "José Kanté Martínez, sisena incorporació a l'AE Prat" [José Kanté Martínez, sixth addition to AE Prat]. La Premsa del Baix (in Catalan). Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  3. ^ "El Prat confirma el retorn de José Kanté" [Prat confirm the return of José Kanté] (in Catalan). AE Prat. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  4. ^ "El Atlético Malagueño se refuerza con José Kante" [Atlético Malagueño bolster with José Kante] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Un Badalona poco peligroso pierde contra el Prat" [Tame Badalona lose against Prat]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). 13 November 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Jose Kante fitxa per l´AEK Larnaca de Xipre i Putxi marxa a l´Europa" [Jose Kante signs for AEK Larnaca of Cyprus and Putxi goes to Europa] (in Catalan). Regiò 7. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  7. ^ Witczyk, Łukasz (12 January 2016). "Oficjalnie: Jose Kante Martinez w Górniku Zabrze" [Official: Jose Kante Martinez to Górnik Zabrze] (in Polish). Sportowe Fakty. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Jose Kante podpisał kontrakt z Wisłą Płock" [José Kante signed contract with Wisła Płock] (in Polish). Sport.onet. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Sezon 2016/17" [2016/17 season] (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Jose Kante podpisał kontrakt z Legią" [Jose Kante signed a contract with Legia] (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Kanté llega cedido del Legia de Varsovia" [Kanté arrives on loan from Legia Warsaw] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Jose Kante rozwiązał kontrakt z Legią" [Jose Kante terminated contract with Legia] (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  13. ^ "ОФИЦИАЛЬНО: ХОСЕ КАНТЕ МАРТИНЕС ИГРОК КАЙРАТА" [Official: José Kanté Martínez a Kairat player] (in Russian). FC Kairat. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  14. ^ Mognouma, Lamine (10 November 2016). "Lappé-Martinez Kanté: Dialogue de sourd, langage mimique, intégration qui nécessite assez d'efforts" [Lappé-Martinez Kanté: Deaf men talking, sign language, hard-pressed integration.] (in French). Guinée Foot. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  15. ^ Touré, Lamine (13 November 2016). "Russie 2018 – Guinée-RD Congo: Deuxième défaite du Syli national devant la RD Congo" [Russia 2018 – Guinea-DR Congo: Second loss for Syli national team against DR Congo.] (in French). Guinée Foot. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b José Kanté at National-Football-Teams.com
  17. ^ "J. Kanté – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

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