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A. Kanté

Experienced headDunkerque · 31 yrsTransferred to Laval

Profile

Full nameAboubakary Kanté
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityGambia
Age31
Date of birth11 Aug 1994
BirthplacePontoise
Height184 cm
Shirt number#19
ClubDunkerque
Attacking midfielderalso played MID
26
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
596
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Dunkerque.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Ligue 226105966.48
Coupe de France100116.3

Scout report

Experienced headAttacking midfielder

A. Kanté is a 31-year-old attacking midfielder at Dunkerque, rated 22.7 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (19.5% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kanté.

On the season, Kanté graded 5 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 0 assists in 26 appearances (0.151 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 25 → 5). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 23. At 31 Kanté is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.8 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/254 clubs
22.7
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
5.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
19.5%
Minutes
limited game time
0.15
Goal contrib / 90
low end product

Output in context · Dunkerque finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side

1
Goals
0
Assists
1
G+A
0.04
Goals / app

1 goal in 26 appearances (0.04 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 19.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.15 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 22.7 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.15 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.