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N'Golo Kanté

1991 - Today

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N'Golo Kanté (born 29 March 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad and the France national team. Considered one of the best midfielders of his generation, he is known for his work rate and defensive acumen. Kanté made his senior professional debut with Boulogne in 2012, appearing as a substitute in one Ligue 2 match, and played an entire season in the third division the following year. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of N'Golo Kanté has received more than 12,422,108 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). N'Golo Kanté is the 764th most popular soccer player (up from 1,438th in 2019), the 2,673rd most popular biography from France (up from 3,277th in 2019) and the 37th most popular French Soccer Player.

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  • 12M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 64

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, N'Golo Kanté ranks 764 out of 16,880. Before him are Michio Yasuda, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Winfried Schäfer, Stefan Effenberg, Oleg Salenko, and Dieter Müller. After him are Alejandro Scopelli, Hans Tilkowski, Pahiño, Ariel Ortega, Hong Myung-bo, and Memphis Depay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, N'Golo Kanté ranks 7. Before him are Antoine Griezmann, James Rodríguez, Thiago Alcântara, Eden Hazard, Ed Sheeran, and Jorginho. After him are Virgil van Dijk, Xherdan Shaqiri, Alexandre Lacazette, Riyad Mahrez, Kevin De Bruyne, and Martin Braithwaite.

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In France

Among people born in France, N'Golo Kanté ranks 2,673 out of 6,011. Before him are Auguste Laurent (1807), Abraham Bosse (1604), Émile Baudot (1845), François Joseph Paul de Grasse (1722), Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry (1828), and Jules Jamin (1818). After him are Georges Wilson (1921), Charles-Joseph Natoire (1700), Champfleury (1821), Pierre Monteux (1875), Jean-Pierre Abel-Rémusat (1788), and Corbinian (670).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In France

Among soccer players born in France, N'Golo Kanté ranks 37. Before him are Gonzalo Higuaín (1987), Michel Hidalgo (1933), Paul Pogba (1993), Eric Abidal (1979), Hervé Renard (1968), and Yvon Douis (1935). After him are Lucien Muller (1934), Gabriel Hanot (1889), Djibril Cissé (1981), Patrick Battiston (1957), Philippe Troussier (1955), and Felice Borel (1914).

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