Ibrahim Kanaté

Ibrahim Kanaté
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-10-23) 23 October 2006
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position Left winger
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Kaiserslautern
(on loan from Anderlecht)
Number 11
Youth career
–2023 ASEC Mimosas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2025 Afrique Football Élite
2025– RSCA Futures 13 (3)
2025– Anderlecht 20 (2)
2026– → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2023 Mali U17 12 (2)
2025– Mali U23 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mali
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Third place2023 Indonesia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:55, 25 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:13, 14 June 2025 (UTC)

Ibrahim Kanaté (born 23 October 2006) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern, on loan from Belgian club Anderlecht.[1]

Club career

He trained at ASEC Mimosas before joining Afrique Football Élite of the Malian Première Division for whom he featured in 2023.[2] With AFE he reached the final of the 2024 Malian Cup.[3]

He signed for Anderlecht in January 2025 for a reported €1.8 million, to link up initially with the RSCA Futures.[4][5][6]

Kanaté made his first appearance for Anderlecht's senior team on 18 May 2025 in a game against Club Brugge.[7] On 23 November 2025, he scored his first goal for Anderlecht, an added-time winner in a 1–0 victory over RAAL La Louvière, after coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute.[8]

On 24 June 2026, Kanaté joined 1. FC Kaiserslautern in German 2. Bundesliga on loan.[9]

International career

Kanaté featured for the Mali national under-17 football team which finished in third place at the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where he scored two goals in seven matches.[10] He also played as Mali U17 reached the semi-finals of the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
RSCA Futures 2024–25 Challenger Pro League 61———61
2025–26 Challenger Pro League 72———72
Total 133———133
Anderlecht 2024–25 Belgian Pro League 10———10
2025–26 Belgian Pro League 192413[b]0—263
Total 2024130—273
1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) 2026–27 2. Bundesliga 2011——31
Career total 355523000447
  1. ↑ Includes Belgian Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. ↑ "Ibrahim Kanaté". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  2. ↑ Traore, Drissa (August 16, 2023). "Ibrahim Kanate soon in Ligue 1?". Aftica Foot. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Football-encore récupérable au Mali : Ibrahim Kanaté, jeune buteur ivoirien médaillé à la Coupe du Monde, catégorie U17". ledebativoirien.net. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Anderlecht beat Club Brugge and Chelsea for Malian talent, medical tests of Brazilian defender Adryelson planned". Nieuwsblad.be. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  5. ↑ Jansen, Louis (13 January 2025). "Anderlecht to attract Malian talent who also interested Chelsea and Club Bruges". lavenir.net. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Belgian side Anderlecht sign Malian prospect Ibrahim Kanaté". footballsirraleone.net. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Pro League » RSC Anderlecht against Club Brugge KV » Lineup". WorldFootball. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Pro League » RAAL La Louviére against RSC Anderlecht » Lineup". WorldFootball. 23 November 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Ibrahim Kanaté wechselt auf Leihbasis auf den Betze" [Ibrahim Kanaté joins the Betze on loan] (in German). 1. FC Kaiserslautern. 24 June 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Ibrahim Kanaté, future young recruit of Stade de Reims?". Africa Foot. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "U17 World Cup: Desire for redemption drives Mali to semi spot". cafonline. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
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