Seydou Badjan Kanté (born 7 August 1981) is a former Ivorian footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Seydou Badjan Kanté | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| 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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2006 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 October 2006 | |||
Club career
editKanté 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
editHe was called up to the Ivory Coast national team for the 2008 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Gabon on 5 October 2006.
References
edit- ^ "Seydou Kanté". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
External links
edit- Seydou Badjan Kanté at National-Football-Teams.com
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