N'Golo Kanté (born 29 March 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for English club Chelsea and the France national team. He made his senior debut at Boulogne and then spent two seasons at Caen, the latter in Ligue 1. In 2015, he joined Leicester City for a fee of £5.6 million and became an integral member of the club's first ever Premier League win in his only season at the club. The following year, he joined Chelsea for a reported fee of £32 million and won the prestigious Premier League Player of the Season award in his first season with the club.