N'Golo Kanté ( fr. N'Golo Kanté ; March 29, 1991 , Paris ) - French footballer of Malian origin, a defensive midfielder of the English club Chelsea and the national team of France . 2018 world champion .
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| Born | March 29, 1991 (28 years old) Paris , France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 168 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club |  Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Kante began his career at the Suren Academy. In 2010, he moved to Boulogne . His debut for the first team took place on May 18, 2012 in a match against Monaco (1: 2). In the 2012/13 season, Cante became the main player of Boulogne, playing in League 3 .
In June 2013, Kante signed a three-year contract with the Kan League 2 club. In the first season, N'Golo played in 38 league games, scored two goals and helped the team enter League 1 . On August 9, 2014, in the first match of the season against Evian (3-0), Kante made his debut in League 1 and scored the first goal in this tournament. In October 2014, he extended the contract with Kan until 2018 [1] . Kante’s game in the 2014/15 season was a revelation, and former footballer Frank Sylvester called on him to be called up to the French national team and called him a soccer player who would be better than Claude Makelele [2] . At the end of the season, N'Golo became one of the best players from the five major European championships for successful selections: an average of 5.3 selections per match.
On August 3, 2015, Kante joined the English club Leicester City for 8 million euros and signed a contract until 2019 [3] [4] . On November 7, he scored the first goal in the English Premier League against Watford (2: 1). In May 2016, Leicester sensationally became the champion of England, and Kante, along with Jamie Vardi , Casper Schmeichel and Riyadh Mahrez, was the unconditional leader of the team and one of its most important players (according to the results of the season, the Frenchman was recognized as the player of the year in the team).
July 16, 2016 moved to Chelsea for 32 million pounds. The contract is signed for a period of 5 years. After signing the contract, the player said: “I am very happy to become a player in one of the best European clubs, my dream has come true. The opportunity to work with Antonio Conte and some of the best football players in the world was too good to refuse it. ” In the first season, as part of the London team, Kante won the championship for the second time in a row, and was recognized as the best player in the championship according to the version of football players and sports journalists. The next season was less successful for Chelsea, however, according to its results, Kante was recognized as the best player of the team.
International Career
After playing well for Leicester , France's head coach Didier Deschamps challenged Kante to friendly games against the Netherlands and Russia . On March 25, 2016 he made his debut for the French national team against the Netherlands national team, replacing Lassan Diarra in the 46th minute of the match. The game ended with a score of 2: 3 in favor of the French team. March 29, 2016, on the day of its 25th anniversary, went on the starting lineup in a friendly match with the Russian national team and scored its first goal for the national team. As part of the national team, Kante went to the Euro 2016 home for the French, where he entered the field in six of eight matches of the championship and won silver medals along with the team following the tournament. In 2018, as a member of the national team, he went to the world championship in Russia , where he became the champion.
Statistics
Club statistics
As of May 5, 2019
| Performance | League | Cups [5] | Eurocups | The rest [6] | Total | |||||||
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| Club | League | Season | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals |
| Boulogne | League 2 | 2011/12 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | one | 0 |
| National Championship | 2012/13 | 37 | 3 | 2 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | four | |
| Total | 38 | 3 | 2 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | four | ||
| Kang | League 2 | 2013/14 | 38 | 2 | five | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 |
| League 1 | 2014/15 | 37 | 2 | 2 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | |
| Total | 75 | four | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 6 | ||
| Leicester City | Premier League | 2015/16 | 37 | one | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | one |
| Total | 37 | one | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | one | ||
| Chelsea | Premier League | 2016/17 | 35 | one | 6 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| 2017/18 | 34 | one | eight | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | one | ||
| 2018/19 | 36 | four | 7 | one | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | five | ||
| Total | 105 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | eight | ||
| Total career | 240 | 13 | 29th | four | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 278 | 17 | ||
Team stats
- As of November 15, 2016
| National team | Season | Freindly | Tournaments | Total | |||
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| Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | ||
| France | 2016 | 6 | one | 7 | 0 | 13 | one |
| 2017 | four | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018 | four | 0 | ten | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total career | 14 | one | 20 | 0 | 34 | one | |
Matches and Goals for the Team
- As of October 16, 2018
| Kant matches and goals for France | |||||
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| No. | date | Opponent | Score | Goals Kante | Competition |
| one | March 25, 2016 | Netherlands | 3: 2 | - | Friendly match |
| 2 | March 29, 2016 | Russia | 4: 2 | 1-0 | Friendly match |
| 3 | May 30, 2016 | Cameroon | 3: 2 | - | Friendly match |
| four | June 4, 2016 | Scotland | 3-0 | - | Friendly match |
| five | June 10, 2016 | Romania | 2: 1 | - | Final matches of Euro 2016 |
| 6 | June 15, 2016 | Albania | 2-0 | - | Final matches of Euro 2016 |
| 7 | June 26, 2016 | Ireland | 2: 1 | - | Final matches of Euro 2016 |
| eight | July 7, 2016 | Germany | 2-0 | - | Final matches of Euro 2016 |
| 9 | September 1, 2016 | Italy | 3: 1 | - | Friendly match |
| ten | September 6, 2016 | Belarus | 0: 0 | - | 2018 World Cup Qualifiers |
| eleven | October 10, 2016 | Netherlands | 1-0 | - | 2018 World Cup Qualifiers |
| 12 | November 11, 2016 | Sweden | 2: 1 | - | 2018 World Cup Qualifiers |
| 13 | November 15, 2016 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0: 0 | - | Friendly match |
| 14 | March 25, 2017 | Luxembourg | 3: 1 | - | 2018 World Cup Qualifiers |
| 15 | March 28, 2017 | Spain | 0: 2 | - | Friendly match |
| sixteen | June 2, 2017 | Paraguay | 5: 0 | - | Friendly match |
| 17 | June 13, 2017 | England | 3: 2 | - | Friendly match |
| 18 | August 31, 2017 | Netherlands | 4-0 | - | 2018 World Cup Qualifiers |
| nineteen | September 3, 2017 | Luxembourg | 0: 0 | - | 2018 World Cup Qualifiers |
| 20 | October 7, 2017 | Bulgaria | 1-0 | - | 2018 World Cup Qualifiers |
| 21 | March 23, 2018 | Colombia | 2: 3 | - | Friendly match |
| 22 | March 27, 2018 | Russia | 3: 1 | - | Friendly match |
| 23 | June 1, 2018 | Italy | 3: 1 | - | Friendly match |
| 24 | June 9, 2018 | USA | 1: 1 | - | Friendly match |
| 25 | June 16, 2018 | Australia | 2: 1 | - | Final matches of the 2018 World Cup |
| 26 | June 21, 2018 | Peru | 1-0 | - | Final matches of the 2018 World Cup |
| 27 | June 26, 2018 | Denmark | 0: 0 | - | Final matches of the 2018 World Cup |
| 28 | June 30, 2018 | Argentina | 4: 3 | - | Final matches of the 2018 World Cup |
| 29th | July 6, 2018 | Uruguay | 2-0 | - | Final matches of the 2018 World Cup |
| thirty | July 10, 2018 | Belgium | 1-0 | - | Final matches of the 2018 World Cup |
| 31 | July 15, 2018 | Croatia | 4: 2 | - | Final matches of the 2018 World Cup |
| 32 | September 6, 2018 | Germany | 0: 0 | - | League of Nations (A) |
| 33 | September 9, 2018 | Netherlands | 2: 1 | - | League of Nations (A) |
| 34 | October 16, 2018 | Germany | 2: 1 | - | League of Nations (A) |
Total: 34 matches / 1 goal; 26 wins, 6 draws, 2 losses .
Achievements
Team
Leicester City
- Champion of England : 2015/16
Chelsea
- Champion of England : 2016/17
- FA Cup Winner : 2017/18
- UEFA Europa League Winner: 2018/19
France national team
- Silver medalist at the European Championship: 2016
- World Champion : 2018
Personal
- English Premier League season player : 2016/17
- Player of the year in England according to PFA players : 2016/17
- PFA Team Member of the Year ( 2 ): 2015/16, 2016/17
- Player of the year in England according to journalists : 2016/17
- Player of the season at Leicester City : 2015/16
- Chelsea Footballer of the Year : 2018
- Included in the symbolic European team according to ESM ( 2 ): 2015/16, 2016/17
- Best French player of the 2016/17 season, acting outside of France
- Soccer Player of the Year in France : 2017
- Included in the FIFA Symbolic Team: 2018
Notes
- ↑ SM Caen: Kanté et Lemar prolongent! Archived September 24, 2015 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ Kanté sera meilleur que Claude Makelele
- ↑ Leicester sign N'Golo Kante from Caen but Charles Aranguiz not keen
- ↑ Leicester City sign Yohan Benalouane and N'Golo Kante
- ↑ The “Cups” column includes games and goals in national cups, league cups, and super cups.
- ↑ Other official matches