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N'Golo Kanté is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the France national team. Regarded as one of the greatest defensive midfielders of all time, he is known for his stamina and work-rate on the pitch.
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sports · French footballer (born 1991) · association football player · also N'Golo Kanté, N'Golo Kante, Ngolo Kanté, Ngolo Kante, Kanté
Born 29 March 1991 · Q16665941
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Public attention spiked: 25,043 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.4× the usual 7,451, with 2 article edits. Editors noted: addition of kante’s win of the uefa nations league with France in 2022
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Public attention spiked: 23,605 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.2× the usual 7,451, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 30,724 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.1× the usual 7,451, with 3 article edits. Editors noted: Revert to previous edit, Kante was born in Paris, not Mali
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Fanatik: N'Golo Kante decision from Fenerbahce! Outpouring of love from the fans before the match
Yahoo! Sports: N’Golo Kante in talks over move that would see him follow Jose Mourinho’s footsteps
Played for Fenerbahçe Istanbul (2026) — 14 appearances, 2 goals.
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Won the Saudi Pro League with Al-Ittihad (2024-2025).
Won: Saudi Pro League with Al-Ittihad (2024–25).
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Won: King's Cup with Al-Ittihad (2024–25).
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Yahoo! Sports: N’Golo Kanté set to captain France
Newsday: N'Golo Kanté crucial to France's success once again after 2 years out of the team
The New York Times: France’s Euro 2024 squad: N’Golo Kante earns surprise recall, Christopher Nkunku misses out
Played for Al Ittihad FC (2023–2026) — 79 appearances, 8 goals.
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Runner-up: EFL Cup with Chelsea (2021–22).
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Runner-up: FA Cup with Chelsea (2021–22).
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Won the UEFA Super Cup with Chelsea (2021).
Won the FIFA Club World Cup with Chelsea (2021).
Won the FIFA FIFPro World XI with Chelsea (2021).
Won the UEFA Champions League with Chelsea (2020-2021).
Won award: UEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Season (2020–21).
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Won: FIFA Club World Cup with Chelsea (2021).
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Won: UEFA Nations League with France (2020–21).
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Runner-up: FA Cup with Chelsea (2020–21).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with Chelsea (2020–21).
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Won: UEFA Super Cup with Chelsea (2021).
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Won award: FIFA FIFPro World11 (2021).
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Won award: UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season (2020–21).
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Tuchel restored Kanté in a "double six" holding midfield role to great effect, predominantly on the right-hand side, and usually partnered either by Jorginho or Mateo Kovačić
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Runner-up: FA Cup with Chelsea (2019–20).
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Won award: Sports Illustrated Premier League Team of the Decade (2010–2019).
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Won award: UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season (2018–19).
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Won: UEFA Europa League with Chelsea (2018–19).
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Runner-up: EFL Cup with Chelsea (2018–19).
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Won award: UNFP Best French Player Playing Abroad (2018).
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Awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour (2018).
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Won award: FIFA FIFPro World11 (2018).
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Won award: Knight of the Legion of Honour (2018).
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Won: FA Cup with Chelsea (2017–18).
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Won: FIFA World Cup with France (2018).
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Won award: L'Équipe Team of the Year (2018).
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Won award: Chelsea Player of the Year (2017–18).
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Won award: UEFA Team of the Year (2018).
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Won award: PFA Team of the Year (2016–17).
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Won: Premier League with Chelsea (2016–17).
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Runner-up: FA Cup with Chelsea (2016–17).
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Won award: ESM Team of the Year (2016–17).
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Won award: L'Équipe Team of the Year (2017).
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Won award: PFA Players' Player of the Year (2016–17).
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Won award: Premier League Player of the Season (2016–17).
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Won award: FWA Footballer of the Year (2016–17).
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Won award: Chelsea Players' Player of the Year (2016–17).
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Won award: UNFP Best French Player Playing Abroad (2017).
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Won award: French Player of the Year (2017).
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Kanté was named the French Player of the Year, a first for a player from the Premier League in seven years, and twelve months later was a key member of the 2018 FIFA World Cup winning squad
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Won award: ESM Team of the Year (2015–16).
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Won award: L'Équipe Team of the Year (2016).
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Runner-up: UEFA European Championship with France (2016).
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Won award: PFA Team of the Year (2015–16).
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Won award: Leicester City Players' Player of the Year (2015–16).
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Won: Premier League with Leicester City (2015–16).
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Played for Chelsea F.C. (2016–2023) — 190 appearances, 11 goals.
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And was included in the squad that finished runners-up at the 2016 European Championship
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Played for France men's national association football team (2016) — 69 appearances, 2 goals.
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Played for Leicester City F.C. (2015–2016) — 37 appearances, 1 goals.
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Kanté joined Leicester City for a fee worth £5
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Joined France in 2015.
Joined Leicester in 2015.
Won: Ligue 2 third place promotion with Caen (2013–14).
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Joined Caen in 2013.
Joined Ligue 2 side Caen and played all 38 games in his first season as they came third in Ligue 2, earning them promotion to Ligue 1
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Played for Stade Malherbe Caen (2013–2015) — 75 appearances, 4 goals.
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Joined Boulogne in 2012.
Appearing as a substitute in one Ligue 2 match, and played an entire season in the third division the following year
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Played for US Boulogne (2011–2013) — 38 appearances, 3 goals.
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Joined Boulogne in 2010.
After Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger passed on the offer of signing Kanté, Suresnes' president (one of Wenger's best friends) personally drove him around to visit different clubs
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To win back‑to-back top-flight titles in England with two clubs
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Born 1991-03-29.
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