Jose Kante

Jose Kante Martinez (born 27 September 1990) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays for Kazakh club FC Kairat and the Guinea national team as a forward.

Club Career

Born in Sabadell, Province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Kante only played lower league or amateur football in his country of birth initially, representing CE Manresa, UE Rubi, AE Prat (all in his native region) and Atletico Malagueno. He scored his first goal in Segunda Division B while at the service of the third club, in a 2–1 away win against CF Badalona on 11 November 2012.

In June 2014, Kante signed with Cypriot First Division side AEK Larnaca FC, where he shared teams with a host of compatriots. He played his first top-flight game on 31 August of that year, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–2 home loss to APOEL FC.

Kante moved to the Polish Ekstraklasa in January 2016, going on to remain several years in the country with Gornik Zabrze and Wisla Plock. In the 2016–17 season he scored ten goals, helping to a final ninth-place finish.

On 18 June 2018, Kante signed for Legia Warsaw in the same league. The following 31 January, he joined Gimnastic de Tarragona on loan for the remainder of the campaign in Segunda Division.

Kante terminated his Legia contract by mutual consent on 23 February 2021. On 10 March, he moved to Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Kairat on a deal until December 2022.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Хосе Канте (russian)