Youssouf Kanté
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Youssouf Kanté | ||
| Date of birth | August 13, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2004 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | ADO Den Haag | ||
| 2006 | |||
| 2007 | Astra Ploieşti | ||
| 2008 | Seattle Sounders | 22 | (2) |
| 2009 | Minnesota Thunder | 8 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Senica | 4 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Baulmes | 1 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 July 2011 | |||
Youssouf Kanté (born August 13, 1984, Paris) is a French footballer who recently played for Baulmes.
Career[]
Europe[]
Kanté began playing soccer in the youth academy of the esteemed French club Paris Saint-Germain. When he turned nineteen, he signed with ADO Den Haag of the Dutch Second Division. In 2006 when he signed with Swiss club , and then moved to Romania and was offered a mid season contract by Astra Ploieşti. Upon completion of the season, Kanté was offered a trial by Câmpina, however, chose to play in the United States instead.
North America[]
After unsuccessful trials with Major League Soccer teams Kansas City Wizards and Toronto in early 2008, Kanté signed with the Seattle Sounders on April 24, 2008.[1]
Following the USL Sounders' demise (as a result of [Seattle Sounders FC joining Major League Soccer), Kanté signed with Minnesota Thunder on 17 February 2009.[2]
References[]
- ^ Tomlinson returns for Sounders; Seattle also signs Kante Archived July 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Minnesota inks Kirk, Kante Archived February 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
- Minnesota Thunder bio[permanent dead link]
- Seattle Sounders bio[permanent dead link]
- 1984 births
- Living people
- French footballers
- Footballers from Paris
- Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
- ADO Den Haag players
- FC Astra Giurgiu players
- Seattle Sounders (1994–2008) players
- Minnesota Thunder players
- USL First Division players
- FCM Câmpina players
- FK Senica players
- Slovak Super Liga players
- Expatriate footballers in Slovakia
- French expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- French expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- French expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- French expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Association football forwards