Seydou Badjan Kanté

Seydou Badjan Kanté (born 7 August 1981) is a former Ivorian footballer who played as a defender.

Club career
Kanté is a product of the famed youth academy at Ivorian-based club ASEC Mimosas. He joined Belgian side KSK Beveren in 2004, spending three years there. Then, he moved to French club FC Istres, which he left after one year.

International career
He was called up to the Ivory Coast national team for the 2008 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Gabon on 5 October 2006.