Aboubakary Kanté (born 11 August 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Laval. Born in France, he plays for the Gambia national team.
Club career Aboubakar began playing football at the age of 6, and played for various clubs in Paris. He joined Paris FC in 2013. 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.
Kanté made his professional debut in a 2–0 Ligue 2 win over AS Nancy on 27 July 2018. On 5 June 2019, Kanté joined Belgian club Cercle Brugge on a three-year contract.ABOUBAKARY KANTÉ VOOR 3 SEIZOENEN NAAR CERCLE BRUGGE, cerclebrugge.be, 5 June 2019 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.ABOUBAKARY KANTE UITGELEEND AAN LE MANS FC, cerclebrugge.be, 2 September 2019Le Mans FC. Aboubakary Kanté : "Je sentais qu'à Bruges, on ne me faisait pas confiance" , ouest-france.fr, 3 September 2019
On 23 August 2020, Kanté agreed to a three-year contract with Spanish Segunda División side CF Fuenlabrada. On 14 July 2022, after Fuenlas relegation, he moved to fellow second division side SD Huesca on a two-year deal.
On 29 January 2024, Kanté terminated his contract with Huesca.
On 15 August 2025, Kanté signed a two-year contract with Dunkerque in Ligue 2.
On 28 June 2026, he joined Laval, also in Ligue 2.
International career Kanté was born in France and is of Gambian descent. He debuted for the Gambia in a 1–0 friendly win over Togo on 8 June 2021.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsParis2013–14Championnat National5100——512014–155000——50Total101000000101Paris II2013–14CFA 22111—21112014–15116—1162015–1620—20Total34170000003417CA Bastia (loan)2015–16Championnat National5000——50Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône2016–17CFA 212600——126Béziers2017–18Championnat National21700——2172018–19Ligue 234101100—3511Total55171100005618Cercle Brugge2019–20First Division A3000——30Le Mans2019–20Ligue 21842010—214Fuenlabrada2020–21Segunda División36420——3842021–2225510——265Total61930—00649Huesca2022–23Segunda División0000—0000Career total1985461100020555
References
External links LFP Profile
ASB Profile