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 | Windisch | ||
| 2007 | Astra Ploieşti | ||
| 2008 | Seattle Sounders | 22 | (2) |
| 2009 | Minnesota Thunder | 8 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Senica | 4 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Baulmes | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 July 2011 | |||
Youssouf Kanté (born August 13, 1984) is a French footballer who recently played for Baulmes.
Career
[edit]Europe
[edit]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 Windisch, 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- 1984 births
- Living people
- French men's footballers
- Footballers from Paris
- Paris Saint-Germain FC 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 First Football League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
- French expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- French expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- French expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- French expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Men's association football forwards
- 21st-century French sportsmen