Who is N’Golo Kante?
N’Golo Kante is a French midfield maestro who is known for his high work rate, strength, stamina, high technicality as well as his ability to move from box to box. He currently plays for Chelsea and the France national team.
Kante is one of the most decorated footballers, as he has won the FIFA World Cup, Champions League, and Premier League. This article contains thrilling facts about the biography, career and achievements of N’Golo Kante.
N’Golo Kante Biography
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N’Golo Kante was born March 29, 1991 in Paris to Malian parents who migrated to France in 1980, from Mali. He was raised in Rueil-Malmaison, Hauts-de-Seine. When he turned eleven, his father pass away, leaving him devastated.
Kante got his name N’Golo after King N’Golo Diarra of the Bamana Empire. Kante’s younger sister also payed in the youth ranks of Suresnes. While growing up, Kante used to idolized Ronaldinho, Ronaldo and Diego Maradona.
He holds a diploma in Vocational accounting, a certificate he obtained while also playing for Boulogne at age 21.
Kante began working as a garbage collector, traveling miles around the eastern part of Paris looking for all sorts of important waste to pick up and dispose of at a small recycling plant for quick cash.
N’Golo Kante knew that recycling would not feed his family, so he looked for opportunities to make more money, and began aspiring to be a soccer player like any other African national team in the French National Team.
N’Golo Kante Career
Kanté made his senior debut with Boulogne in 2012 after previously playing for the club’s reserves. He came on as a substitute for one Ligue 2 game, and played all season in the third division the following year. He then signed a contract with Ligue 2 side Caen on a free transfer, where he helped the Club to finished third and secure promotion to Ligue 1. He played for the club for one more year.
In 2015, Kanté Leicester City acquired the services of N’Golo Kante for a fee of £ 5.6 million and was pivotal to their first Premier League win. The following year, he signed a five year contract with Chelsea for £ 32 million and went on to win the English Premier league, making him the first foreign player to win consecutive English league titles with various clubs since Eric Cantona in 1992 and 1993.
He has scooped the PFA Players’ Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the Year, FA Cup, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Champions League titles. He was named the midfielder for the UEFA Men’s of the year in 2021.
N’Golo Kanté made his first international appearance for France in 2016 and was included in the team that finished second in the 2016 European Championship. In 2017 Kanté was named France Player of the Year, the first player from the Premier League in seven years, and twelve months later became an integral member of the 2018 FIFA World Cup winning team.
N’Golo Kante Personal Life
Despite being one of the highest earners in Chelsea, N’Golo Kante still maintains a high level of humility. He is very jovial and is loved my all his team mates and coaches.
Kate is not known to live a flamboyant lifestyle, he rather prefers to keep a low profile despite his wealth. Though humble, Kante still lives a comfortable life, and has in his possession some of the luxury cars and lives in a beautiful home in England.
Some of the cars he cruises around with are Mercedes-Benz GLS and Mini Copper, which happens to be his preferred ride.
Awards and Honors
Leicester City
Premier League: 2015–16
Chelsea
Premier League: 2016–17
FA Cup: 2017–18; runner-up: 2016–17,2019–20, 2020–21
UEFA Champions League: 2020–21
UEFA Europa League: 2018–19
UEFA Super Cup: 2021;runner-up: 2019
EFL Cup runner-up: 2018–19
France
FIFA World Cup: 2018
UEFA European Championship runner-up: 2016
Individual
PFA Team of the Year: 2015–16 Premier League, 2016–17 Premier League
ESM Team of the Year: 2015–16, 2016–17
Leicester City Players’ Player of the Year: 2015–16
L’Équipe Team of the Year: 2016, 2017,[156] 2018
PFA Players’ Player of the Year: 2016–17
Premier League Player of the Season: 2016–17
FWA Footballer of the Year: 2016–17
Chelsea Players’ Player of the Year: 2016–17
Chelsea Player of the Year: 2017–18
Trophées UNFP for Best French Player Abroad: 2017, 2018
French Player of the Year: 2017
FIFA FIFPro World11: 2018,2021
UEFA Team of the Year: 2018
UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2018–19
UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2020–21
UEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Season: 2020–21
Orders
Knight of the Legion of Honour: 2018
