Abdoulaye Kanté, born on 9 July 2005 (age 20), is a French central defensive midfielder with Middlesbrough, where he wears squad number 42. His market value is around £4.5m, according to Transfermarkt.
Troyes is where his senior career has taken most of its shape. Across two seasons there he made 47 league appearances, without scoring, with 18 of those coming in the 2023-24 campaign. For a young holding midfielder, that is a fair amount of football rather than a headline act.
The 2025-26 season took him away from Troyes, first to Saint-Etienne, where he made 13 league appearances, and then to Middlesbrough, where he added four more. At this stage, Kanté’s career is still a developing one, but its main body of work remains his time at Troyes.
📈 Key stats and insights
Abdoulaye Kanté made 13 appearances for Saint-Etienne in 2025-26
Abdoulaye Kanté made four appearances for Middlesbrough after his mid-season move
Abdoulaye Kanté finished 2025-26 with 17 appearances and no goals
Abdoulaye Kanté did not make a first-team appearance in 2026-27
Abdoulaye Kanté was valued at €5.00m
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