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N’Golo Kante is a French professional footballer born on March 29, 1991, in Paris, France. He wears the number 7 shirt as a defensive midfielder. He is currently a Chelsea player. He’s been crucial in Chelsea’s Champions League win, winning 4 MOTM awards through the campaign.
Here is a list of his best individual achievements to remind us of how amazing he’s been throughout his career:
- PFA Team of the Year: Premier League, 2015–16, 2016–17
- ESM Team of the Year: 2015–16, 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
- FWA Footballer of the Year: 2016–17
- Chelsea Players’ Player of the Year: 2016–17
- Chelsea Player of the Year: 2017–18
- Trophées UNFP for Best French Player Abroad: 2017, 2018
- French Player of the Year: 2017
- FIFA FIFPro World11: 2018
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2018
- UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2018–19
Apart from the individual awards, Kante has won it on the big stage with Leicester, France, and Chelsea.
He won the Premier League with Leicester City and Chelsea. He’s also won a FA Cup and Europa League. On 30th May, he added the Champions League to his list. With France, he won the World Cup in 2018. Clearly, he’s one of the best defensive midfielders of our generation and is also a candidate for the Ballon D’or 2021.
If Kante can inspire France to win the Euros, then he will definitely be the top contender for the Ballon D’or win, along with Lewandowski.