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N'Golo Kante

N'Golo Kante

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Kanté wins PFA Player of the Year Award!

N'Golo Kanté has been named PFA Player of the Year. Kante won the award for his amazing performances for Chelsea this season. Kante is close to winning the Premier League title for the second consecutive season. The French midfielder is also close to winning the League and Cup double with Chelsea. On Saturday, Kante helped his team beat Spurs 4-2 in the FA Cup semi-final. Two goals from Willian and one each from Eden Hazard and Nemanja Matic gave The Blues victory and a place in the FA Cup Final. They will play Arsenal in the Final, who beat Manchester City 2-1, after extra-time, in the other semi-final. If Chelsea and N'Golo Kante play at the same level as they have for most of this season, the Gunners will have to play really well to beat them.

Who was N'Golo Kanté up against?

N'Golo Kante beat Harry Kane and Eden Hazard to the PFA award.

N'Golo Kanté was up against some strong competition for this year's PFA Player of the Year award. In total, there were six nominees. The other nominees were N'Golo's Chelsea teammate Eden Hazard, Manchester Utd's Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Everton's Romelu Lukaku, Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez and Tottenham's Harry Kane. The PFA award is very important for players because it is voted for by other football players. Each player at the 92 professional clubs that comprise the four divisions of football in England and Wales plus the 8 clubs in the Women's Super League gets one vote each. The only rule is that they can't vote for a player at their own club. There are also PFA awards for the Young Player of the Year and the Women's Player of the Year. These awards were won by Tottenham's Dele Alli and Manchester City's Lucy Bronze. 

He's the one you can't replace. If Eden Hazard wasn't there you could put Willian in. He's the best midfielder in the Premier League, if not Europe.

Danny Murphy, a football pundit for the BBC.

What do we know about N'Golo Kante?

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez were also nominated.

N'Golo Kante was born in March 1991, in Paris, the capital of France. Kanté's parents were both born in Mali. He started his football development with J.S Surenses, which is a small sports club in the Paris region. He had lots of problems finding a professional club because he was very small and no club wanted to take a risk on him. Eventually, he signed for his first professional club - Boulogne, who were playing in the French second division. His debut wasn't a totally happy one, it was on the final day of the 2011/12 season, when Boulogne were already relegated to the third division. The following season, Kanté became a regular in Boulogne's first-team and a transfer to Caen followed in the summer of 2013. Kanté and Caen were promoted to the first division in 2013/14 season and Kanté became an important part of the midfield for the Ligue 1 team. In the summer of 2015, Kanté made the short trip from France to England.

What has Kante won in the Premier League?

Kante won the Premier League with Leicester City.

In the summer of 2015, Leicester City paid Caen £5.6 million to bring the midfielder to the Premier League. This could be the best bit of business a Premier League club has ever done. Kante was simply brilliant as Leicester City shocked the football world by winning the Premier League title. Along with Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy, Kanté helped change Leicester from a team fighting against relegation to a team fighting for the title. He made more interceptions than any Premier League player (156) and gave Leicester real bite in midfield. Kante was named in the PFA team of the season for 2015/16. Following his success at Leicester, Kante decided to make a move to Chelsea and it looks like the move was the right one with Chelsea close to winning the Premier League again and Kante being named PFA Player of the Year.

How does it feel to be the PFA Player of the Year?

Watch the video with N'Golo Kante and practise your listening skills. What questions does the interviewer ask and what are N'Golo Kante's answers? Write your answers in the comments section at the bottom of the page.

 

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What do you think?

N'Golo Kante has been named the PFA Player of the Year. Do you agree with the PFA's choice? Would you have chosen a different player?

Listen to the video with N'Golo Kante. What questions is he asked? What are his answers?

What question would you like to ask N'Golo Kante or another Premier League player?

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hsn's picture
hsn
11/09/2022
TR
5560
points

Kanté is one of my favourite players in Premier league.Although being midfielder he is always in front of opponent's box to shoot. I would ask him how he motivated himself though struggled with many difficulties till Premier League.


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hsn
11/09/2022 16:19
Turkey
Tottenham Hotspur
5560

Kanté is one of my favourite players in Premier league.Although being midfielder he is always in front of opponent's box to shoot. I would ask him how he motivated himself though struggled with many difficulties till Premier League.

kylianmbappecool
17/08/2020
FR
207
points

i have to say that kante is a quality player


kylianmbappecool
17/08/2020 02:21
France
Manchester City
207

i have to say that kante is a quality player

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Hector Pinzon
07/08/2020
CO
496
points

I agree with this award for Kante.
The question I would like to ask Kante is: Which is the best player you have faced?


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Hector Pinzon
07/08/2020 02:27
Colombia
Manchester United
496

I agree with this award for Kante.
The question I would like to ask Kante is: Which is the best player you have faced?

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mobeckham
29/06/2020
TR
6539
points

I totally agree with the PFA choice because Kante is a unique player that can make the difference and he is very consistent.


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mobeckham
29/06/2020 00:25
Turkey
Manchester United
6539

I totally agree with the PFA choice because Kante is a unique player that can make the difference and he is very consistent.

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catcat
16/11/2019
TR
18
points

how was the premier league journey.. ?


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catcat
16/11/2019 22:16
Turkey
Everton
18

how was the premier league journey.. ?

Maks Poland
06/02/2019
PL
823
points

Easy GG.


Maks Poland
06/02/2019 13:23
Poland
Manchester United
823

Easy GG.

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quanmessi
13/12/2018
VN
229
points

i think happy for kante


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quanmessi
13/12/2018 12:57
Vietnam
Manchester United
229

i think happy for kante

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harryadam
02/11/2018
VN
137
points

eko tekan


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harryadam
02/11/2018 12:22
Vietnam
Liverpool
137

eko tekan

kirito2001
21/11/2017
VN
180
points

I would like Ibrahimovic beat Kante. :)


kirito2001
21/11/2017 13:27
Vietnam
Manchester United
180

I would like Ibrahimovic beat Kante. :)

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assemjuve
06/07/2017
PS
3705
points

I would like to ask Kante,Why did you leave Leicester while you were having a great time.


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assemjuve
06/07/2017 12:12
Palestinian Territory
Liverpool
3705

I would like to ask Kante,Why did you leave Leicester while you were having a great time.

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assemjuve
06/07/2017
PS
3705
points

Yes i do,he deserves it as well as Chelsea deserved to win the title.If i would choose another player i would like to choose sanchez.


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assemjuve
06/07/2017 12:08
Palestinian Territory
Liverpool
3705

Yes i do,he deserves it as well as Chelsea deserved to win the title.If i would choose another player i would like to choose sanchez.

Emil
26/04/2017
RU
241
points

Correct me
Kante is amazing player. He deserved this award!
It is so honour to see his play at my favorite club. He is a perfect footballer and wonderful person. I hope that he will stay for a long time in Chelsea.


Emil
26/04/2017 11:50
Russia
Chelsea
241

Correct me
Kante is amazing player. He deserved this award!
It is so honour to see his play at my favorite club. He is a perfect footballer and wonderful person. I hope that he will stay for a long time in Chelsea.

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Alex_from_Ukraine
30/04/2017
UA
6578
points

My humble corrections, Emil :   Kante is an amazing player. It is such an honour to see him play at (for) my favourite club. 

"honor" and "favorite" are spelt in the US English.

"his" is also possible though, but in this case "play" would be a noun. After "him" "play" is a verb.


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Alex_from_Ukraine
30/04/2017 18:28
Ukraine
Liverpool
6578

My humble corrections, Emil :   Kante is an amazing player. It is such an honour to see him play at (for) my favourite club. 

"honor" and "favorite" are spelt in the US English.

"his" is also possible though, but in this case "play" would be a noun. After "him" "play" is a verb.

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Rich
01/05/2017
ES
594
points

Hi Emil and Alex

I think (as you pointed out, Alex) the most important explanation is how we use 'such' and 'so'.  Such is followed by a noun and so is followed by an adjective. In this case, 'honour' is a noun so we should say 'such an honour'. 

Rich - The Premier Skills English Team


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Rich
01/05/2017 10:42
Spain
Liverpool
594

Hi Emil and Alex

I think (as you pointed out, Alex) the most important explanation is how we use 'such' and 'so'.  Such is followed by a noun and so is followed by an adjective. In this case, 'honour' is a noun so we should say 'such an honour'. 

Rich - The Premier Skills English Team

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kwesimanifest
26/04/2017
GH
4779
points

I would have loved Eden Hazard to have won the award even though deserves it too.


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kwesimanifest
26/04/2017 08:25
Ghana
Manchester United
4779

I would have loved Eden Hazard to have won the award even though deserves it too.

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elghoul
25/04/2017
DZ
3988
points

N'Golo Kante is the best this year although the Premier League title is still on play.

What the award means. How did Kante move so smoothly from Leicester to Chelsea. Does Chelsea manager help the player in his new team. Is players Union useful? What Kante feels winning two consecutive Championships?

I would like asking Kante how difficult it is to learn English.

 


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elghoul
25/04/2017 17:40
Algeria
Manchester City
3988

N'Golo Kante is the best this year although the Premier League title is still on play.

What the award means. How did Kante move so smoothly from Leicester to Chelsea. Does Chelsea manager help the player in his new team. Is players Union useful? What Kante feels winning two consecutive Championships?

I would like asking Kante how difficult it is to learn English.

 

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