| Aboubakary Kanté | |
| Birth Date: | 11 August 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Pontoise, France |
| Height: | 1.84 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Red Star |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | Racing |
| Years1: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Paris FC II |
| Caps1: | 34 |
| Goals1: | 17 |
| Years2: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Paris FC |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2016 |
| Clubs3: | → CA Bastia (loan) |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs4: | AS Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Years5: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs5: | Béziers |
| Caps5: | 55 |
| Goals5: | 17 |
| Years6: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs6: | Cercle Brugge |
| Caps6: | 3 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs7: | → Le Mans (loan) |
| Caps7: | 18 |
| Goals7: | 4 |
| Years8: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs8: | Fuenlabrada |
| Caps8: | 61 |
| Goals8: | 9 |
| Years9: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs9: | Huesca |
| Caps9: | 41 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam1: | Gambia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15 December 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 18:35, 14 July 2022 (UTC) |
Aboubakary Kanté (born 11 August 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in France, he plays for the Gambia national team.
Aboubakar began playing football at the age of 6, and played for various clubs in Paris. He joined Paris FC in 2013.[1] He joined Béziers in 2017 after a couple of seasons in the lower divisions of France, and helped them get promoted into the Ligue 2.[2]
Kanté made his professional debut in a 2–0 Ligue 2 win over AS Nancy on 27 July 2018.[3] On 5 June 2019, Kanté joined Belgian club Cercle Brugge on a three-year contract.[4] However, in the beginning of September 2019, after having only played about 65 minutes in three games, he was loaned out to Le Mans FC, according to him because he didn't felt like the club trusted him.[5] [6]
On 23 August 2020, Kanté agreed to a three-year contract with Spanish Segunda División side CF Fuenlabrada.[7] On 14 July 2022, after Fuenlas relegation, he moved to fellow second division side SD Huesca on a two-year deal.[8]
On 29 January 2024, Kanté terminated his contract with Huesca.[9]
Kanté was born in France and is of Gambian descent.[10] He debuted for the Gambia in a 1–0 friendly win over Togo on 8 June 2021.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Paris | 2013–14 | Championnat National | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||
| Paris II | 2013–14 | CFA 2 | 21 | 11 | — | 21 | 11 | ||||||
| 2014–15 | 11 | 6 | — | 11 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2015–16 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 34 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17 | |||
| CA Bastia (loan) | 2015–16 | Championnat National | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône | 2016–17 | CFA 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 6 | |||
| Béziers | 2017–18 | Championnat National | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 7 | |||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 11 | |||
| Total | 55 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 18 | |||
| Cercle Brugge | 2019–20 | First Division A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Le Mans | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 4 | ||
| Fuenlabrada | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 61 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 64 | 9 | ||||
| Huesca | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 198 | 54 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 55 | |||