Seydou Badjan Kanté (born 7 August 1981) is a former Ivorian
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
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.
References
External links
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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
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