Assa Kante

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-11
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Hometown:
Overland Park, Kan.

Big 12 Tournament Champion (2024)
Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2022, 2024)

2024 (Kansas): Played in 20 matches with 19 starts, tallying 1,285 minutes…Helped lead Kansas to Big 12 Tournament title…Member of Jayhawks backline that allowed only 20 goals and a .112 opponent shot percentage…Tallied three shots with one on frame…Named to Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2023 (Kansas): Did not play in any matches due to injury.

2022 (Kansas): Played in 13 matches with nine starts, tallying 862 minutes…Scored first career goal against Drake (Aug. 28), earning Big 12 Freshman of the Week honors…Helped lead Kansas to NCAA Tournament…Tallied eight shots with three on frame…Named to Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.

Prior to Kansas: Played for Kansas Rush Soccer Club and Saint Thomas Aquinas High School…Helped lead Kansas Rush to Kansas State Cup championship…Invited to GA Winter Showcase and Frontier Conference Talent ID camp…Helped lead Saint Thomas Aquinas to Kansas Class 5A state championship…Earned All-State and All-Conference honors, along with Conference Defender of the Year.

Personal: Born May 29, 2004…Daughter of Daouda and Aminata Kante…Father played soccer at FIU and in MLS for DC United and New England Revolution…Brother, Baka, played soccer at Virginia…Intending to major in Finance.