Seydou Badjan Kanté (born 7 August 1981) is a former Ivorian

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Kanté is a product of the famed youth academy at Ivorian-based club

ASEC Mimosas ASEC Mimosas (short for Association Sportive des Employés de Commerce Mimosas; ) is an Ivorian professional football club based in Abidjan. The club is also known as ''ASEC Abidjan'', especially in international club competitions. Founded in 194 ...

. He joined Belgian side KSK Beveren in 2004, spending three years there. Then, he moved to French club FC Istres, which he left after one year.

International career

He was called up to the Ivory Coast national team for the 2008 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Gabon on 5 October 2006.

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* 1981 births Living people Men's association football defenders Ivorian men's footballers Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Ivory Coast men's international footballers 2002 African Cup of Nations players Belgian Pro League players ASEC Mimosas players K.S.K. Beveren players Istres FC players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in France 21st-century Ivorian sportsmen {{Côted'Ivoire-footy-bio-stub