player · data as of 2026-08-24 22:49 UTC
N'Golo Kanté
Be the first in the standsMidfielderage 355' 6"
Francecurrently Fenerbahce
Francecurrently FenerbahceCareer goals
33
all competitions, from the season archive · club 32 · country 1 — season by season in The Record below
Career appearances
581
all competitions, from the season archive — the same total The Record shows
World Cup 2026
no goals yet
goals and assists land here the moment they happen
Team trophies
11
team silverware — the cabinet below
Career totals from the ESPN season archive — all competitions, the same numbers The Record below shows (Wikidata's senior spells fill in when the archive is thin — never the youth years, which stay listed on their own below); live World Cup stats from our own match timelines. Individual awards are counted separately from team trophies, so the headline count can't inflate.
N'Golo Kanté is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the France national team. Regarded as one of the greatest defensive midfielders of all time, he is known for his stamina and work-rate on the pitch. — Wikipedia's own summary; its figures are theirs
Honours
11 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updatedMarquee honours
FIFA World Cup
2018
UEFA Champions League
2020–21
Premier League×2
2015–16, 2016–17
UEFA Nations League
2020–21
Saudi Pro League
2024–25
| Team honours11 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup | ×1 | 2018 | France | |
| UEFA Champions League | ×1 | 2020–21 | Chelsea | |
| Premier League | ×2 | 2015–16, 2016–17 | Leicester City ·1, Chelsea ·1 | |
| UEFA Nations League | ×1 | 2020–21 | France | |
| Saudi Pro League | ×1 | 2024–25 | Al-Ittihad | |
| FA Cup | ×1 | 2017–18 | Chelsea | |
| FIFA Club World Cup | ×1 | 2021 | Chelsea | |
| King's Cup | ×1 | 2024–25 | Al-Ittihad | |
| UEFA Europa League | ×1 | 2018–19 | Chelsea | |
| UEFA Super Cup | ×1 | 2021 | Chelsea | |
| Individual honours23 | ||||
| Player of the year · 10 | ||||
| UNFP Best French Player Playing Abroad | ×2 | 2017, 2018 | ||
| Chelsea Player of the Year | 2017–18 | |||
| Chelsea Players' Player of the Year | 2016–17 | |||
| French Player of the Year | 2017 | |||
| FWA Footballer of the Year | 2016–17 | |||
| Leicester City Players' Player of the Year | 2015–16 | |||
| PFA Players' Player of the Year | 2016–17 | |||
| Premier League Player of the Season | 2016–17 | |||
| UEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Season | 2020–21 | |||
| Teams of the season · 12 | ||||
| L'Équipe Team of the Year | ×3 | 2016, 2017, 2018 | ||
| ESM Team of the Year | ×2 | 2015–16, 2016–17 | ||
| FIFA FIFPro World11 | ×2 | 2018, 2021 | ||
| PFA Team of the Year | ×2 | 2015–16, 2016–17 | ||
| UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season | 2020–21 | |||
| UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season | 2018–19 | |||
| UEFA Team of the Year | 2018 | |||
| More honours · 1 | ||||
| Sports Illustrated Premier League Team of the Decade | 2010–2019 | |||
| Orders & distinctions1 | ||||
| Knight of the Legion of Honour | 2018 | |||
The Record
season by season · 73 competition-seasons · ESPN archive| Season | Competition | Team | Apps | Goals | Assists | Shots | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | all competitions | all teams | 581 | 33 | 40 | 333 | 71 |
| 2026 | Friendlies | France | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Tur 1 | Fenerbahce | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | UEFA Champions Qual | Fenerbahce | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | AFC Champions League | Al Ittihad | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | Europa League | Fenerbahce | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | King's Cup | Al Ittihad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | Saudi Pro League | Al Ittihad | 18 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | Tur 1 | Fenerbahce | 14 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | World Cup qualifiers | France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Friendlies | France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career
league apps & goals · Wikidata, community-updated (national-team rows can lag a match or two)| Years | Team | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–2013 | US Boulogne | 38 | 3 |
| 2013–2015 | Stade Malherbe Caen | 75 | 4 |
| 2015–2016 | Leicester City F.C. | 37 | 1 |
| 2016–now | France | 69 | 2 |
| 2016–2023 | Chelsea F.C. | 190 | 11 |
| 2023–2026 | Al-Ittihad Club | 79 | 8 |
| 2026–now | Fenerbahçe S.K. | 14 | 2 |
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