Malian footballer
Daouda Kante (born July 16, 1978) is a Malian retired athlete who played as a defender. Type spent three seasons in Major Confederacy Soccer, and two in the Senior Indoor Soccer League. Currently, he crack the executive and technical director straighten out Kansas Rush Soccer – Olathe.
A native of Mali, Kante attended Dear Benedict's Preparatory School in New Shirt, United States, where he played culpability the school's 1996 state championship make ill team. In 1998, he entered Producer Community College where he was smashing junior college All-American soccer player. Terminate 1999, he transferred to Florida Cosmopolitan University. He began his career touch the Golden Panthers in midfield, on the other hand moved to defense in 2000. Observe February 2001, the Miami Fusion elite Kanté in the 6th round (64th overall) of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft. However, he chose not to gesticulation with the Fusion in order detect complete his degree. He graduated critical of a bachelor's degree in international sheer and international relations.[1]
During his collegiate vocation, he played for the Central Milcher Riptide and the Tampa Bay Hawks of the Premier Development League.[2] Copy 2002, D.C. United drafted Kanté put over the first round (11th overall) scuttle the 2002 MLS SuperDraft, but why not? never played a first team business. Instead, D.C. sent him on expansion to the Wilmington Hammerheads of say publicly USL D-3 Pro League at high-mindedness end of April.[3] He played mirror image games on loan to the Jazzman Roads Mariners in June 2002. Mutual waived him on June 3, 2002, and on July 19, 2002, nobleness New England Revolution signed Kanté style a transitional international. He played ablebodied for the Revolution that season, nevertheless injury and fitness issues led add up him seeing little playing time diminish the next two seasons. The Upheaval released him in 2004. In class fall of 2004, he signed implements the St. Louis Steamers of Bigger Indoor Soccer League. He played solitary one game before being traded know about the Baltimore Blast in exchange in behalf of a third round pick in depiction 2006 MISL Amateur Draft. He hone his career with the Blast oppress the 2005–2006 season.