Seydou Badjan Kanté

Seydou Kanté

Personal information
Full name	Seydou Badjan Kanté
Date of birth	(1981-08-07) 7 August 1981
Place of birth	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
–1999	ASEC Mimosas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2003	ASEC Mimosas
2003–2007	Beveren	71	(2)
2007–2008	Istres	9	(0)
2013–2015	FC Alliance Äischdall
International career‡
2001–2006	Ivory Coast	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2006 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 October 2006

Seydou Badjan Kanté (born 7 August 1981) is a former Ivorian footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Kanté is a product of the famed youth academy at Ivorian-based club ASEC Mimosas. He joined Belgian side KSK Beveren in 2004, spending three years there. Then, he moved to French club FC Istres, which he left after one year.

International career

He was called up to the Ivory Coast national team for the 2008 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Gabon on 5 October 2006.

External links

• Seydou Badjan Kanté at National-Football-Teams.com