Mamadou Kané (footballer, born 1997)
_48_(cropped).jpg) Kané in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Araz-Naxçıvan | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Satellite | ||
| 2016–2017 | Kaloum | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Gangan | ||
| 2019–2021 | Neftçi | 50 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Olympiacos | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Neftçi (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2022 | Olympiacos B | 2 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Pafos (loan) | 32 | (3) |
| 2023–2026 | Pafos | 15 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Rodina Moscow (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Auda (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Ethnikos Achna (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2026– | Araz-Naxçıvan | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Guinea U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2024 | Guinea | 19 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2024 | |||
Mamadou Kané (born 22 January 1997) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Araz-Naxçıvan.
Club career
Neftçi
Kané began his career with Gangan before signing with Azerbaijan Premier League side Neftçi on 1 January 2019.[1] He made his professional debut with Neftçi in a 1–0 league win over Qarabağ FK on 3 February 2019.[2] Kané was named the player of the year in Azerbaijan by the famous Ghanaian football player Michael Essien in the 2019–20 season with his successful performance in Neftçi.[3]
Olympiacos
On 28 August 2021, Olympiacos officially announced Mamadou Kané for a transfer fee in the range of €300,000, who signed a five-year contract with the Greek giants.[4]
Loan to Neftçi
On 29 August 2021, Olympiacos loaned Kané to Neftçi for one season.[5]
Return to Olympiacos
On 26 January 2022, Kané left Neftçi and returned to Olympiacos.[6]
Pafos
On 23 August 2022, Kané joined Cypriot club Pafos on a one-year loan deal.[7] On 13 July 2023, Pafos announced the permanent signing of Kané to a three-year contract.[8]
Araz-Naxçıvan
On 23 July 2026, Azerbaijan Premier League club Araz-Naxçıvan announced the signing of Kané to a one-year contract.[9]
International career
Kané made his debut with the Guinea national team in a 1–1 2020 African Nations Championship draw with Chad on 15 November 2020.[10] Kané scored his first goal for Guinea against Namibia on 28 March 2021.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 5 June 2023[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Neftçi | 2018–19 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | ||
| Olympiacos | 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Olympiacos B | 2021–22 | Super League Greece 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | |
| Neftçi (loan) | 2021–22 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 19 | 1 | |
| Pafos (loan) | 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 32 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 102 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 5 | ||
- 1 2 3 Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 9 June 2022[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 18 | 4 | |
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 March 2021 | Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia |  Namibia | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2. | 21 March 2024 | King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |  Vanuatu | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2024 FIFA Series |
| 3. | 5–0 | |||||
| 4. | 25 March 2024 |  Bermuda | 5–1 | 5–1 |
Honours
Neftçi
Olympiacos
References
- ↑ "Transfert : Mamadou Kané rejoint l'Azerbaïdjan". guineefoot.info.
- ↑ "Qarabag vs. Neftçi - 3 February 2019". Soccerway. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "Michael Essien names his best player in Azerbaijani top-flight". www.ghanaweb.com. Ghana Web. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ↑ "Mamadou Kané joins Olympiacos!". olympiacos.org (in Greek). Olympiacos. 1 September 2021.
- ↑ "Olympiakos : le Guinéen Mamadou Kane prêté". sportnewsafrica.com. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ↑ "Ολυμπιακός: Ο Κανέ αφήνει τη Νέφτσι και γυρίζει". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Gazzetta. 25 January 2022.
- ↑ "MAMADOU KANE JOINS PAFOS FC". pafosfc.com.cy. Pafos. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ↑ "Agreement With Mamadou Kané…". pafosfc.com.cy. Pafos FC. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ↑ "Mamadu Kane "Araz-Naxçıvan"da". instagram.com/araznaxcivanpfc/ (in Azerbaijani). Araz-Naxçıvan PFK Instagram. 23 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin (15 November 2020). "Chad vs. Guinea (1:1)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "NAMIBIA VS. GUINEA 2 – 1". soccerway.com. 28 March 2021.
- ↑ Mamadou Kané at Soccerway
- ↑ Mamadou Kané at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Mamadou Kané at Soccerway (archive)
- Mamadou Kané at Global Sports Archive
- Mamadou Kané at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1997 births
- Footballers from Conakry
- Living people
- Guinean men's footballers
- 21st-century Guinean sportsmen
- Guinea men's international footballers
- Guinea men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Satellite FC players
- AS Kaloum Star players
- Neftçi PFK players
- Olympiacos F.C. players
- Olympiacos F.C. B players
- Pafos FC players
- FC Rodina Moscow players
- FK Auda players
- Ethnikos Achna FC players
- Guinée Championnat National players
- Azerbaijan Premier League players
- Super League Greece players
- Super League Greece 2 players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Russian First League players
- Latvian Higher League players
- Guinean expatriate men's footballers
- Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
- Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia
- 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players