Joe Souleymane Dit Guyan Kanté (born 5 January 1982) is an ivorian

Côte d'Ivoire

The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...

 football goalkeeper playing for SOA

Société Omnisports de l'Armée

Société Omnisports de l'Armée is an Ivorian football club based in Yamoussoukro. The club is a member of the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football Premiere Division...

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Career

Kanté began his career in the Académie de Sol Beni

Académie de Sol Beni

-History:The Academy was founded from Jean-Marc Guillou in 1993, the club is a chapter of the Centre Technique National de Bingerville.-Satellite clubs:The following clubs are affiliated with Académie de Sol Beni: K.S.K...

, before he was called up for ASEC Mimosas

ASEC Mimosas

The Académie Sportive des Employés de Commerce Mimosas is an Ivorian football club based in Abidjan. The club is also known as ASEC Mimosas Abidjan and ASEC Abidjan, especially in international club competitions. Founded in 1948, they are the most successful side in Ivorian football, having won...

 first squad and played with his team in the 2004 MTN Champions League

CAF Champions League

The CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the...

. He left ASEC in January 2007 and moved to league side club Issia Wazi

Issia Wazi

Issia Wazi is an Ivorian football club based in Issia, they compete in the Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division.-Current squad:-Famous players: Pascal Angan Sylvain Kaboré...

. For the 2009 season, Kanté joined the AS Denguélé

Denguelé Sports d'Odienné

The Association Sportive Denguélé d’Odienné is an Ivorian football club based in Odienné. Being a member of the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football Premiere Division since 2003, their best result was a third place in 2006...

. In 2010, Kanté will be playing for SOA

Société Omnisports de l'Armée

Société Omnisports de l'Armée is an Ivorian football club based in Yamoussoukro. The club is a member of the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football Premiere Division...

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Personal life

Guyan is the older brother to Adama Kanté, who is also a football goalkeeper. In 2009, both played together for the same team, the AS Denguélé

Denguelé Sports d'Odienné

The Association Sportive Denguélé d’Odienné is an Ivorian football club based in Odienné. Being a member of the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football Premiere Division since 2003, their best result was a third place in 2006...

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