Kante Facts: Ten things you didn't know about Chelsea star N'Golo Kante

France’s stunning success at the 2018 FIFA World Cup was is due in no small part to the contributions of Les Bleus’ defensive midfielder N’Golo Kante. Other than the fact that he once played on the same FIFA 17 team as famed gamer KSI, how much do we really know about Kante?

ONE-MAN AWARDS SHOW

YouTube channel TalkSPORT put together the video piece above entitled “10 Things You Didn’t Know About N’Golo Kante” that will help the uninitiated get up to speed on the defensive midfielders many data points.

I'm really proud for such a honour! It's so amazing. But as I always said, it's a team work and today with this trophy, I just want to thank my teammates, all the @chelseafc and all the fans. Je suis très honoré par ce prix, c'est tellement incroyable. Comme je l'ai toujours dit, c'est un travail d'équipe. Aujourd'hui avec ce trophée, je tiens à remercier tous mes coéquipiers, les membres du @chelseafc ainsi que tous les fans.

A post shared by N'Golo Kanté (@nglkante) on Apr 23, 2017 at 2:54pm PDT

Last year, Kante was something of a one-man awards show. He was named the Professional Footballers Association Player of the Year, FWA Footballer of the Year, and Premier League Player of the Season, while becoming the first player since Eric Cantona in 1993 to win back‑to-back top-flight titles in England with two different clubs.

N’GOLO KANTE FACTS

Kante’s tireless work ethic and boundless energy on the pitch have led to a Twitter meme known as #KanteFacts, parodying his preternatural ability to be everywhere at once — both on the field, and off.

Eden Hazard was right….

"Kanté is everywhere. I think sometimes I see him twice. I think I'm playing with twins"#KanteFacts #2Kantes pic.twitter.com/BbLbLOJfzn

— Kante Facts (@KanteFacts_) April 1, 2017

Kante is An anagram of 'taken'#KanteFacts pic.twitter.com/6nSUVk4tdC

— Kante Facts (@KanteFacts_) April 19, 2017

2016/17 Player of the year N'golo Kante has been EVERYWHERE this season #KanteFacts

Via @brfootball pic.twitter.com/3t0WotJPxS

— World Cup Talk (@TalkWorldCup) April 23, 2017