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N'Golo Kanté

1991 - Today

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N'Golo Kanté (born 29 March 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad and the France national team. He is known for his stamina and work-rate on the pitch, and is considered one of the greatest defensive midfielders of all time. Kanté made his senior professional debut with Boulogne in 2012, appearing as a substitute in one Ligue 2 match, and played an entire season in the third division the following year. After that he joined Ligue 2 side Caen on a free transfer, finished third and won promotion to Ligue 1. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. N'Golo Kanté is the 1,186th most popular soccer player (down from 1,064th in 2019), the 3,000th most popular biography from France (down from 2,964th in 2019) and the 49th most popular French Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, N'Golo Kanté ranks 1,186 out of 21,273. Before him are Ralf Edström, Pietro Vierchowod, Robert Jarni, Alfred Körner, Petar Radaković, and Mimis Domazos. After him are Ferenc Szusza, Krasimir Balakov, Patrick Battiston, Joan Capdevila, Naoemon Shimizu, and Walter Samuel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, N'Golo Kanté ranks 10. Before him are Eden Hazard, Thiago Alcântara, James Rodríguez, Louis Tomlinson, Tyler, the Creator, and Lucas Vázquez. After him are Carlo Acutis, Oscar, Ed Sheeran, Virgil van Dijk, Chris Wood, and Anne-Marie.

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In France

Among people born in France, N'Golo Kanté ranks 3,000 out of 6,770. Before him are Emmeram of Regensburg (600), Édouard Detaille (1848), Dany Boon (1966), Denis Pétau (1583), René Laloux (1929), and François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis (1715). After him are Gabriel Hanotaux (1853), Jacques-Alain Miller (1944), Louis VIII, Duke of Bavaria (1403), Henri Alekan (1909), Michel Blavet (1700), and Guillaume Depardieu (1971).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In France

Among soccer players born in France, N'Golo Kanté ranks 49. Before him are Hugo Lloris (1986), Ousmane Dembélé (1997), Maryan Wisniewski (1937), Christophe Galtier (1966), Jean Vincent (1930), and Ludovic Giuly (1976). After him are Patrick Battiston (1957), Didier Six (1954), Bernard Chiarelli (1934), Djibril Cissé (1981), André Maschinot (1903), and Raphaël Varane (1993).

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