- Manuel Kanté
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Manuel Kanté 
Personal information Full name Manuel Kanté Date of birth 21 August 1986 Place of birth Paris, France Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Atromitos Yeroskipou Number 14 Youth career 2001–2002 Red Star 93 2002–2004 AS Beauvais Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2004–2005 Falkirk 3 (0) 2006 Pampilhosa 21 (0) 2007 Proodeftiki 17 (0) 2008 Radnik Velika Gorica 25 (8) 2009 Abrantes 20 (3) 2009 Southend United 3 (0) 2010 Varteks Varaždin 3 (0) 2010 AC St. Louis 10 (1) 2011 FC Baulmes 11 (2) 2011- Atromitos Yeroskipou * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 April 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).Manuel Kanté (born 21 August 1986 in Paris) is a French-born Malian football midfielder playing with Atromitos Yeroskipou in the Cypriot Second Division.
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Career
Youth
Kanté attended College Anatole France Drancy Accession, and was a member of the youth teams of French league sides Red Star 93 and AS Beauvais, before turning professional in 2004 with falkirk
Professional
Kanté began his career in Scotland, playing three games for Falkirk before moving to Portugal to play for Pampilhosa.
He subsequently played professionally in Croatia for NK Gorica[1] and NK Varteks.,[2] in Greece for Proodeftiki, in Portugal for Abrantes,[3] and had a brief stint as a triallist with Southend United in England[4]
He signed for USSF Division 2 Professional League newcomers AC St. Louis in February 2010,[5]
In January 2011 he moved to FC Baulmes and played until the summer in the Swiss 1. Liga.[6]
In summer 2011 he moved to Atromitos Yeroskipou.[7]
International
Despite being born in France, and although he has not yet featured for any national team at any level, Kanté has expressed a preference to play for the Mali national team, should the opportunity arise.[8]
References
- ^ 16-jähriger LASK-Neuling zog alle Blicke auf sich > Kleine Zeitung
- ^ Nogometni-magazin.com: Varteks: Posuđeni hajdukovac Sačer zabio već tri komada, Prahić zaboravljen!
- ^ Trenirani sportaši i klubovi - nogomet
- ^ Southend United | News | Reserve News | Reserve News | RESERVES
- ^ AC St. Louis: AC ST. LOUIS SIGNS NINE PLAYERS | Facebook
- ^ Manuel Kante at Transfermarkt.
- ^ 2011-12 squad at Atromitos official website
- ^ LASK startete Vorbereitung in neue Saison « DiePresse.com
External links
Categories:- 1986 births
- Living people
- French people of Malian descent
- French people of Black African descent
- French footballers
- Malian footballers
- Sportspeople from Paris
- Red Star Saint-Ouen players
- AS Beauvais Oise players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Malian expatriates in France
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Malian expatriates in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Malian expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Proodeftiki F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in Croatia
- NK Varaždin players
- AC St. Louis players
- USSF Division 2 Pro League players
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Atromitos Yeroskipou players
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
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