PLAYER PROFILE / Defensive Midfield
N'Golo Kanté.
Fenerbahce · France
TM 225083 · Current player profileAge today35
Recorded moves7
Peak recorded value€100.00m
Current market value€4.00m
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- N'Golo Kanté
- Born
- 29 Mar 1991
- Nationality
- France
- Position
- Defensive Midfield
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 168
- Joined current club
- 02 Feb 2026
- Contract expires
- 30 Jun 2028
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Al-Ittihad ClubLast recorded move · 02 Feb 2026
- Chelsea FCLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2023
- Leicester CityLast recorded move · 16 Jul 2016
- SM CaenLast recorded move · 03 Aug 2015
- US BoulogneLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2013
- US Boulogne BLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2012
- JS SuresnesLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2010
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | 35 | Fenerbahce | €4.00m |
| 18 Dec 2025 | 34 | Al-Ittihad Club | €4.50m |
| 27 May 2025 | 34 | Al-Ittihad Club | €5.00m |
| 13 Dec 2024 | 33 | Al-Ittihad Club | €7.00m |
| 04 Jun 2024 | 33 | Al-Ittihad Club | €9.00m |
| 15 Dec 2023 | 32 | Al-Ittihad Club | €10.00m |
| 24 Oct 2023 | 32 | Al-Ittihad Club | €12.00m |
| 20 Jun 2023 | 32 | Chelsea FC | €15.00m |
| 16 Mar 2023 | 31 | Chelsea FC | €20.00m |
| 03 Nov 2022 | 31 | Chelsea FC | €30.00m |
| 15 Jun 2022 | 31 | Chelsea FC | €40.00m |
| 23 Dec 2021 | 30 | Chelsea FC | €50.00m |
| 01 Jun 2021 | 30 | Chelsea FC | €55.00m |
| 18 Mar 2021 | 29 | Chelsea FC | €55.00m |
| 17 Dec 2020 | 29 | Chelsea FC | €60.00m |
| 13 Oct 2020 | 29 | Chelsea FC | €70.00m |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 29 | Chelsea FC | €80.00m |
| 10 Dec 2019 | 28 | Chelsea FC | €100.00m |
| 13 Jun 2019 | 28 | Chelsea FC | €100.00m |
| 19 Dec 2018 | 27 | Chelsea FC | €100.00m |
| 16 Jul 2018 | 27 | Chelsea FC | €80.00m |
| 28 May 2018 | 27 | Chelsea FC | €60.00m |
| 02 Jan 2018 | 26 | Chelsea FC | €60.00m |
| 28 Jun 2017 | 26 | Chelsea FC | €50.00m |
| 20 Feb 2017 | 25 | Chelsea FC | €40.00m |
| 01 Aug 2016 | 25 | Chelsea FC | €30.00m |
| 01 Jun 2016 | 25 | Leicester City | €20.00m |
| 09 Feb 2016 | 24 | Leicester City | €10.00m |
| 14 Oct 2015 | 24 | Leicester City | €7.00m |
| 06 Jun 2015 | 24 | SM Caen | €4.50m |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Feb 2026 | Al-Ittihad Club | Fenerbahce | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2023 | Chelsea FC | Al-Ittihad Club | Transfer | Free |
| 16 Jul 2016 | Leicester City | Chelsea FC | Transfer | €35.80m |
| 03 Aug 2015 | SM Caen | Leicester City | Transfer | €9.00m |
| 01 Jul 2013 | US Boulogne | SM Caen | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2012 | US Boulogne B | US Boulogne | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2010 | JS Suresnes | US Boulogne B | Transfer | Free |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.