| 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). |
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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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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
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]
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]