Manuel Kanté
Manuel Kanté (born 21 August 1986) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender or defensive midfielder. Career

Youth
Born in Paris, Kanté attended College Anatole France Drancy Accession, and was a member of the youth teams of French league sides Red Star 93 and AS Beauvais, before turning professional in 2004 with Falkirk. Professional
Kanté began his career in Scotland, playing three games for Falkirk before moving to Portugal to play for Pampilhosa. He subsequently played professionally in Croatia for NK Gorica and NK Varteks., in Greece for Proodeftiki, in Portugal for Abrantes, and had a brief stint as a triallist with Southend United in England. He signed for USSF Division 2 Professional League newcomers AC St. Louis in February 2010,

In January 2011 he moved to FC Baulmes and played until the summer in the Swiss 1. Liga. In summer 2011 he moved to Atromitos Yeroskipou where he stayed until the end of the season. In summer 2012 he signed for APEP. In January 2015, Kanté joined Swiss side FC Fribourg from Fort Lauderdale-based club Floridians FC. International
Despite being born in France, and although he did not yet featured for any national team at any level, Kanté expressed a preference to play for the Mali national team. References

External links
 
 AC St. Louis bio

1986 births
Living people
French sportspeople of Malian descent
French men's footballers
Malian men's footballers
Black French sportspeople 
Men's association football defenders
Men's association football midfielders
Footballers from Paris
USSF Division 2 Professional League players
Cypriot Second Division players
Red Star F.C. players
AS Beauvais Oise players
Southend United F.C. players
F.C. Pampilhosa players
Falkirk F.C. players
Proodeftiki F.C. players
NK Varaždin (1931–2015) players
AC St. Louis players
Atromitos Yeroskipou players
FC Vevey United players
French expatriate men's footballers 
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
French expatriate sportspeople in Greece
French expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
French expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
French expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
French expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
French expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate men's footballers in England
French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
French expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States