The Rise Of N'Golo Kante! | Explained

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On the 18th May 2012, the day before Chelsea won their first Champions League title, N'golo Kante made his debut for US Boulogne as a 21 year old as the club, based in the North of France, were relegated from Ligue 2.
From that disappointing start Kante’s rise has been nothing short of miraculous, as he earned a move first to Caen, then Leicester City and finally Chelsea, winning two Premier League titles, an FA Cup, the Europa League and most recently the Champions League. Not only that but after finally establishing himself at international level with France in 2016, he helped Les Bleus to the Final of the Euros that summer and won his nation’s 2nd ever World Cup two years later.
For a player deemed not good enough by a host of clubs and Clairefontaine, the French national youth academy, Kante has managed to become one of the defining players of his generation, whilst his shy, humble and lowkey nature, summed up by playing FIFA and watching Match of the Day with complete strangers in Kings Cross in 2018, has won him legions of fans worldwide.
But who is N’golo Kante and what makes him so special? Today on FD Explains we aim to find out…
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[@saindst]

I love that "He is not a midfielder, he is the midfield"

[@samsungsaracen]

🚀🙌🏽🚀

[@jhaych]

Not good enough on the ball

[@testadalord01432]

It’s like that Jay Z bar “not a businessman, I’m the business, man” describes him perfectly

[@Kingkejser]

@@jhaych go cry else where

[@miz5138]

I couldn’t care less if Kanté wins a Ballon D’or or not. A Ballon d’or is nothing compared to the love Kanté gets from fans all around the world. Even the fiercest of rival fans have nothing but love for him. And imo that matters the most.

[@samsungsaracen]

Well said

[@sleevemcdichael5841]

Kante is such a legend I know people who don't even like football that still post about him on Facebook as he is such an inspiring character to everybody.

[@abdulmehmood7438]

Very True but he deserves the ballon for if wins euros for sure

[@sfb4144]

@@abdulmehmood7438 missed the point didn't you

[@minatodroger7890]

True that

[@robertsampson3772]

I’m Leeds but still love him , dying breed unfortunately

[@benogeto3086]

I am Arsenal and love Kante's style! Very few like him if any.

[@TheDough19]

Im leeds too. Bit kante is a perfect player.

[@mdn6554]

Kante is one of the greatest players to ever do it. I always say he's Messi's defensive and off the ball equal. And yet, he seems underrated when seasons are in full swing.

[@georgeynwa9414]

This better be a joke

[@sleevemcdichael5841]

@@georgeynwa9414 Why would it be a joke? Kante is a true legend of the game, raises the level of any team he plays for, is a genuinely nice guy unlike most players and especially the greedy, selfish, cold as ice Messi. He deserves all the plaudits he gets as they are justified.

[@kwandemfayela7458]

@@sleevemcdichael5841 i,m a chealsea fan i love him he,s my favourite player but don,t ever compare him to messi the greatest player of all time kante is one of the best players in the world not of all time

[@georgeynwa9414]

@@sleevemcdichael5841 legend of the game😂😂😂

[@user-xf4ls5el1w]

@@kwandemfayela7458 hah Ronaldo way better doesn't miss penalties like Pessi

[@hello7032]

He might be the first player I’ve seen universally praised for his play(deservedly) and beloved as a human being(also deserved). Love it

[@WillMiall]

Can see in years to come, we will be looking back similarly to Makalele, with the 'Kante role'. Absolute beast on the pitch and humble gent off of it

[@ashwinkumarm6800]

Kante's role is being the midfield.

[@rajivpokharel88]

Absolutely. He is one of the greatest midfielder of all time, probably the greatest DM ever in football history. Man has won every thing possible to him and has been the best in his role in the world. King Kante!!

[@torernning8652]

The truth is that Kante have been superb for years, it is just us not noticing it. He is kinda differen from people like Ronaldo and Zlatan yelling in our ears how great they are. Great player even greater person.

[@rohithraman6488]

Six years ago I didn't know who he was, now he's one of the best players in the world

[@actiblizzard]

Hes a shining star in todays universe of footballers. Hard working, honest, humble and professional. I Love this man!!

[@EuroFootballDaily]

Kante is a joy to write about and watch! (Doug)

[@samsungsaracen]

💯💯

[@ashwinkumarm6800]

He energy, presence and just a montage of him smiling is infectious. Truly a legend.

[@Qwepzy]

As a Chelsea fan I feel very lucky to see him live aswell as how good he is for the team. My fav player since Lampard left as a Player

[@shivshankarnath7989]

Best video ever...He deserves a documentary

[@shafquattanvirulislam8939]

Would love to see a biographical documentary of him

[@danielhancox6909]

Kante Kante ngolo Kante Kante 🎶 🎵

[@andremaynard3069]

You gave him the best compliment. He is the midfield

[@ahmedsido5838]

For some players the title would have been ``The rise and fall of ......’’ but with Kante i dont think there will ever be a fall.

[@Mubashir_AK]

IA not. Brother is the pride of football.

[@urbanchaosgrewal1990]

He is not a midfielder, he is the midfield... I absolutely agree and love it

[@Jye0121]

The iconic smile of kante

[@benogeto3086]

Like non other...

[@nkosanam1583]

Such a humble soul

[@punyotadii5994]

Btw bro sacho why Southgate don't pick you for playing 11 ???? N when will you debut euro cup???

[@Jye0121]

@@punyotadii5994 I'm not sure why Southgate dosent pick sancho if I'm honest he's one of England's best wingers and he can beat players and create the fact that he hasn't been in any matchday squads surprises me and I hope he debuts sooner rather than later

[@punyotadii5994]

@@Jye0121 oh... i thought you're the real sancho...🤭🤭😜

[@y-rokenjnr6157]

Imagine how many potentially world class players are being overlooked all over the world because they don't stand out like a Messi or a Ronaldo but just quietly get the work do and have incredible underlying and understated stats. FIFA needs to get proper leagues set up around the world or at the very least some good youth development centres. The future of football is something I can't wait to see. Cazorla thinks dribbling has been replaced with pace but I don't think so. The footballing world simply doesn't have its eyes wide open enough.

[@adamhhh5420]

My favourite chelsea player 💙

[@benogeto3086]

Me too, and I am Arsenal

[@leslietinashechingosho5144]

Respect on N'golo Kante's name

[@rahuljagdale456]

He will be remembered as a Legend. We are honoured to see him play in front of us.

[@nkosanam1583]

Got goosebumps listening to this narrative. One word.... Wow!!!!

[@kevigil8628]

That smile tho

[@wristbreak]

I’ve ran out of words to describe him. 🐐

[@mujeebahmed7940]

What a player and a humble one at that!

[@abdiosman9858]

Its great pleasure for me to watchlive kantes incredible form

[@joakim1462]

Great video. I have so much admiration for this gentleman. 💙 Hopefully hell add more medals like the super cup and club world cup. Then Chelsea officially is the best team in the universe.

[@dr-shrimp_puertorico]

Best video by football daily in a while

[@aaronburke1236]

The rise of Ebereche Eze, might be a bit pre mature but it’s fascinating just how many clubs he was released from

[@odora_allan]

He is simply a beautiful man🔥🔥

[@dckingzkidd4857]

Humblest footballer ever 🎉💙🏆💰

[@movinduathukorala6255]

Who is N’Golo Kante? Well put simply, he is a Chelsea legend.

[@oscarkillua2942]

Best notification ever 😍

[@matthewtillett3624]

What a player 🤩 can you do Jordan Henderson next

[@abzxeditz5752]

great video, pls can you do jamie vardy

[@jaysonweidman9909]

I am a simple man, I see N'golo I like the video

[@jonathanmpofu5468]

Ngolo is the Messi of DMS,a gift seen once awhile.watch and marvel.

[@joebidenshandler2149]

2 very strange people disliked this video How can you dislike kante 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@benogeto3086]

Those are not football fans...

[@AbdulB]

Some people can’t appreciate players unless they score goals and make assists. U can’t mention defensive players around them as greats. Like that’s not the most important part of the game.

[@aaronstanes4088]

Absolute beast

[@curtallong3331]

the rise seriers is great really enjoy grealish as well

[@thelonesoldier4518]

If France win the euros or get to the final Kante must win the ballon d'Or. If he doesn't then this is seriously problematic (hidden racism)

[@EduardoPerez-wk2iw]

Nice

[@babblebey]

N'Golo Kante

[@ziaglos]

King of Europe 👑😎 #NgoloKanteBallonD'or 💯💯💯 Champions of Europe 🌟🌟🏆🏆 🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵

[@hehe6969]

Even the Manchester city twitter account said they couldnt find away passed kante

[@di9465]

As a Chelsea fan I kinda hope Kante won’t win the Ballon D’or. Seeing all these fanboys hating calling him a “smile merchant “ breaks my heart

[@aurei1632]

Probably just some kids who think they're being edgy.

[@minatodroger7890]

Man I wanna slap all those people like the eldians did gabi on the air ship

[@fredschneideratemybaby8001]

Do the rise of Emile Heskey next

[@alexname4462]

If u dribble pass Ngolo u have Kante ahead of u

[@onewayjeze7039]

I love Kante

[@harrisonrahajason8240]

The two last S's in "Suresnes" are silent. It's pronounced "Surenne"

[@syedibraheem5284]

Frank lampard wanted to sell kante... So that's why he was sacked

[@ehwreck5083]

No he didn’t

[@gabriel269]

@@ehwreck5083 it’s a joke bruh

[@martafixarcoolt5993]

75 % of the planet is covered by water. kante covers the rest.

[@keithgundu4982]

EHEHEHE Ngolo Kante sha la la

[@mohammadsaid7355]

Kante best midfielder in the world

[@iLikeurP4nts]

ballon d'or

[@TheDough19]

Kalvin Philips next ?

[@zahran3738]

Next should be braithwaite🙋‍♂️🔥

[@Jacques16_]

You pronounce Boulogne as Boo-loin not Bologna

[@benogeto3086]

Kante humility and expertise in the game is unmatched and compared to non other. He puts his head down, works his sh*t off the pitch and goes home wearing a smile. “A life lived in love will never be dull.”- kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqCvm4homr6Sn9E

[@goldengin3877]

Man could you imagine if he played with lampard terry drogba we would've won everything

[@r3zaful]

Scrap Drogba, he is good but not exactly that good. Vardy kante mahrez lampard Carvalho and Terry.

[@NubiansNapata]

@@r3zaful Vardy over Drogba... What a joke

[@kolyxix]

Half of the world is covered by ngolo kante

[@cfcmoi11]

N'golo is the real winner in most ppl eyes. A few panels doesn't determine him as a player and is performing like a Balon'dor level player anyways

[@thanosgiavis6207]

Makelele was the French Kante

[@NovaDaGoat]

Kante is French doe

[@omaryahya7258]

Wdym French Kanye? Kante is French himself 😂😂

[@melanineyedoc]

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@felisbertosilva9876]

If Kante wins the ballon D'or he can't ask nobody to pass him the trophy 😂😂

[@rohithraman6488]

He'll drive to the ceremony in his Mini cooper

[@mattycottam6156]

Fd explained the rise of Blackpool

[@aswinprasad1928]

I won't be surprised if a coach used him as a number 10. 😂😂😂😂

[@StephonJoseph]

Bologna !!! SMDH Boulogne

[@adithyajr9517]

RISE OF LUKAKU MAKE THE VIDEO

[@manolo9eleven23]

What has Kante not done that Modric did 2 win the balon...

[@benbuckley2540]

Hes not good enough on the ball miss understood he ment theres noone good enough run rings past me

[@EuroExpert_]

What a fantastic script

[@EuroFootballDaily]

Thanks boss (Doug)

[@akshaypanwar4964]

Although I think Italy or Portugal will win the tournament . But just because of Kante I want France to win , so that Kante can win Ballon d'or , this man deserves everything good that comes his way . Recently he said he's a normal person , he's right an normal ideal perfect person should be like him

[@cuevable]

Dude Bologna is in Italy..

[@realist1641]

Boulogne in France

[@cuevable]

@@realist1641 yeah exactly, he's spelling it like Bologna in Italy

[@_ECH18_]

He was the most underrated player in Chelsea and became one of the most overrated players in sports

[@rohithraman6488]

He isn't overrated

[@realist1641]

He isnt overrated.

[@kevigil8628]

Frist

[@dr-shrimp_puertorico]

Hey Dougie, can you remove the dislike button there! Thanks

[@jackzeldon2883]

I know Lewandoski was screwed out of the balon d'or last season when Bayern were European Champions --- but that was last year -- the Bundesliga is a Joke so I dont care if he scored a 100 goals this year..... Kante is absolutely the Balon D'Or winner if France does well -- that Chelsea team was an Underdog in EVERY round of the knock out phase & Kante was a GIANT! NG is an All Time Great & it will be a Crime if the Balon D'or is not awarded to the little French Master!

[@richardcory5024]

Ok so there is a Kanté love fest in full swing, following his highly influential contribution to Chelsea's CL victory, but can anyone show me, just for the sake of information, whether his stats are the best in the PL or throughout Europe, which might persuade me that the hype is justified? He is a great player, no doubt, who has had a meteoric rise to stardom from just five or six years ago, but we are talking Ballon D'Or here.

[@ngoloturbokante3477]

He os injured half season and start from bench BALON DOR WATCH FROM JANUARY

[@ngoloturbokante3477]

Per 90 minutes have Most interceptions in europe tackles also

[@ngoloturbokante3477]

Most motm in ucl what you want more BALON DOOR WATCH FROM JANUARY

[@richardcory5024]

@@ngoloturbokante3477 Where is the source for this information, please?

[@richardcory5024]

@@ngoloturbokante3477 Where is the source for this information, please?

[@georgeynwa9414]

He’s slowly becoming overrated with all these ballon d’or shouts

[@NovaDaGoat]

Why?

[@nosherwanali5610]

Idc whether the shouts are justified or not, he is not overrated. Apart from those 2 post injury dips under Lampard, kante has been nothing short of phenomenal. The consistency in his position is almost unrivalled and it's really upsetting seeing people calling him overrated just due to the ballondor shouts.

[@georgeynwa9414]

@@NovaDaGoat did you read my comment people think he should have a chance of a ballon d’or

[@georgeynwa9414]

@@nosherwanali5610 I really rate kante. But for example a mf in this comment section he is one of the best to do it. Which is overrating him.

[@NovaDaGoat]

@@georgeynwa9414 who’s your shout then only Lewandowski comes close imo with his 41 league goals just don’t say Ruben Dias