N’Golo Kanté is a professional footballer who plays for the France team as a defensive midfielder. He also plays for English club Chelsea. Kanté started playing football at the age of 8. In 2016, he began representing France in senior internationals. Although Kanté plays for France, he is of Malian descent.

Born name

N’Golo Kanté – The Best Of N’Golo Kanté

nickname

Kante

Sun sign

Aries

Place of birth

Paris, France

Residence

London, England

nationality

training

N’Golo Kanté began his football education at JS Suresnes , a club in the western suburbs of the French capital. He stayed with the club for around 10 years before joining the youth organization of Boulogne .

occupation

Professional soccer player

family

• Father – unknown
• mother – unknown
• Siblings – He has a younger sister.

Manager

N’Golo Kanté is represented by Karim Douis.

Position

Defensive midfielder

Shirt Number

14 – Leicester City

7 – Chelsea

5 – France national team

13 – France national team

Build

Athletic

Height

5 feet 5 inches or 165 cm

weight

69 kg or 152 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

One of the most reserved players at England’s top flight, N’Golo Kanté prefers to keep his personal life away from the public eye, making it difficult for us to reveal anything about his love life and dating history.

race/ethnicity

Schwarz

He has Malian ancestry on his parents’ side. In fact, his mother and father were born in Mali.

hair colour

Schwarz

eye color

Schwarz

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• short height
• Bald head

brand promotion

N’Golo Kanté has a personal endorsement deal with sportswear giant, Adidas . He often wears their products like cleats and shin guards for his professional matches.

Religion

Islam

Known for

His successful season with Leicester City. In his only season with England, he was instrumental in winning their first English title in their 132-year professional club history.

First football game

He made his professional football debut in May 2012, as revealed by Boulogne in a Ligue 2 game against Monaco.

In August 2015 he made his debut in the English top flight for Leicester City in a 4-2 win over Sunderland.

In March 2016, he made his international debut for the French national team in a friendly against the Netherlands. He came on as a substitute for Lassana Diarra in the 3-2 win.

Strengthen

• tackle
• Ball winning ability
• Energy
• Working speed
• defensive positioning
• persistence

weaknesses

• creativity
• long shots
• exceed range

First TV show

Aside from broadcasting the football matches, N’Golo Kanté has not appeared on any television programs.

Personal trainer

Aside from the soccer-related drills and drills, Kante regularly works out at the gym to keep his body in shape for his defensive play. He also takes care of nutrition to strengthen his body.

He likes to start his day with muesli and milk. Sometimes he also adds fruit to his morning meal.

For lunch, he likes to eat a big meal of pasta, tomato mozzarella, grated carrots, and red pesto.

Favorite things from N’Golo Kanté

• Food – pizza

N’Golo Kante Facts

1. As he had not represented France in any age group team, he was approached by the Mali national team to represent them at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. They invited again in January 2016, but Kante was not interested.
2. He started playing football for JS Suresnes when he was 8 years old.
3. Despite having consistent performances throughout his childhood, his unselfish style of play and small size kept him under the radar of big clubs.
4. In August 2015 he was brought to England’s shores from Leicester City on a four-year deal valued at €8m (£5.6m).
5. In April 2016 he was named to the PFA Team of the Year alongside three of his other Leicester City team-mates (Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez and Wes Morgan).
6. He won another English league title in his debut season (2016/17) with Chelsea. At the end of the season, he was named to the PFA Team of the Year for the second year in a row.
7. At the end of the 2016–17 season, he was named FWA Footballer of the Year, Premier League Player of the Season and PFA Player of the Year.
8. He grew up in a financially limited household in a small apartment.
9. After making his professional debut for Boulogne, he rode a scooter to practice.
10. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.