Before becoming one of the strongest in the world at his post, N’Golo Kanté made his professional debut at Boulogne-sur-Mer in the anonymity of the third division.
Even the President of the Republic was seduced by the performances of N’Golo Kanté. “I hope he will win the Golden Ball. Honestly, when you can still see the distance he has done this season with his club …”, the Head of State was blown away after his visit to Clairefontaine last week.
He’s like that, N’Golo Kanté. The reclaimer doesn’t say much with his mouth, speaks more with his feet, and exhibits human values combined with his strengths on the pitch that make him loved by anyone interested in football.
Debut in the first team at age 21
Its trajectory is however different. Would we really be talking about the Golden Ball if the world champion had not landed in Boulogne-sur-Mer? At an age when Kylian Mbappé had already won the World Cup, his partner in the France team had not even made his debut in the first team. The story of a late rise can be explained by scouts who did not know how to detect his talent but who indirectly strengthened the mind of the Frenchman.
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