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Youssouf Kanté
Personal information
Full name	Youssouf Kanté
Date of birth	August 13, 1984 (age 25)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Minnesota Thunder
Number	8
Youth career
	Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October, 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).;

Youssouf Kanté (born August 13, 1984 in Paris) is a French soccer player who currently plays for Minnesota Thunder in the USL First Division.

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[edit] Europe

Kanté began playing soccer in the youth academy of the esteemed French club Paris Saint-Germain. When he turned nineteen, he signed with ADO Den Haag of the Dutch Second Division. In 2006 when he signed with Swiss club Windisch, and then moved to Romania and was offered a mid season contract by Astra Ploieşti. Upon completion of the season, Kanté was offered a trial by FCM Câmpina, however, chose to come to the United States instead.

[edit] North America

After unsuccessful trials with Major League Soccer teams Kansas City Wizards and Toronto FC in early 2008, Kanté signed with the Seattle Sounders on April 24, 2008.^[1]

Following the USL Sounders' demise (as a result of Seattle Sounders FC joining Major League Soccer), Kanté signed with Minnesota Thunder on 17 February, 2009.^[2]

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[0] Tomlinson returns for Sounders; Seattle also signs Kante

[1] Minnesota inks Kirk, Kante

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Contents

[edit] Career

[edit] Europe

[edit] North America

[edit] References

[edit] External links