CORNERFLICK
international
International
FIFA World Cup
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Nations League
Nation
AF
Club
SC
League
35
Age
MF
Position
11
Caps
0
Int'l goals
Al-Ittihad FC
Club
Super Cup
League
FRA
National team
// the read
The shape of him
Midfield is where the game is won or lost — set the tempo, win it back, pick the pass. The profile below is the positional read; the rest is written in the matches.
// the equation
vision × engine × control of the tempo
the half-spacesbetween the linesthe middle third
// the x-factor
The job
The engine of the side.
Dictate the rhythm, screen the back four, and turn defence into attack in one touch. World Cups are decided in the middle third.
35Years old
MidfielderRole
// the cabinet
Honours
×2
×2
×2
club
Club
Premier League
FA Cup
King's Cup
Saudi League
UEFA Super Cup
UEFA Champions League
FIFA Intercontinental Cup
// the closing word
N'Golo Kanté.France · Midfielder.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.
FRAMidfielderAl-Ittihad FC