Youssouf Kanté

Youssouf Kanté
Personal information
Full name	Youssouf Kanté
Date of birth	August 13, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Unnatached
Number	8
Youth career
0000–2004	Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2005	ADO Den Haag
2006	Windisch
2007	Astra Ploieşti
2008	Seattle Sounders
2009	Minnesota Thunder
2009–2010	FK Senica
2010–2011	FC Baulmes
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 July 2011

Youssouf Kanté (born August 13, 1984 in Paris) is a French footballer who recently played for FC Baulmes.

Career

Europe

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 FCM Câmpina, however, chose to come to the United States instead.

North America

After unsuccessful trials with Major League Soccer teams Kansas City Wizards and Toronto FC 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

^ 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

Minnesota Thunder bio^{[permanent dead link‍]}
Seattle Sounders bio^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[1] Tomlinson returns for Sounders; Seattle also signs Kante Archived July 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[2] Minnesota inks Kirk, Kante Archived February 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

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