Naël Kane

Naël Kane
Personal information
Full name Naël Mamadou Lamine Kane
Date of birth (2006-04-12) April 12, 2006
Place of birth Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
LASK
Youth career
West Ottawa SC
2023–2024 CF Montréal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024 CF Montréal U23 17 (4)
2025– LASK Amateure OÖ 42 (9)
2025– LASK 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 14, 2026

Naël Mamadou Lamine Kane (born April 12, 2006) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Austrian Bundesliga club LASK.

Early life

Kane was born in Ottawa, Ontario to a Senegalese father and a Burkinabé mother.[1] Kane played youth soccer with West Ottawa SC, before joining the CF Montréal Academy in 2023.[2]

Club career

In 2024, Kane began playing with CF Montréal U23 in Ligue1 Québec.[3]

In January 2025, he joined LASK Amateure OÖ (the second team of LASK) in the third tier Austrian Regionalliga.[4] On May 23, 2025, he made his debut for the first team in the Austrian Bundesliga against SC Rheindorf Altach.[5]

Career statistics

As of August 14, 2026[6]
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Other Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CF Montréal U23 2024[7] Ligue1 Québec 174–20–194
LASK Amateure OÖ 2024–25[8] Austrian Regionalliga Mitte 134–––134
2025–26[9] 263–––263
2026–27[10] Austrian Regionalliga Nord 32–––32
Total 429000000429
LASK 2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 1000––10
2026–27 2000––20
Total 3000000030
Career total 62130020006413

References

  1. ↑ "Nael Kane Signs Professional Contract with LASK Linz in the Austrian Bundesliga". OPSM. January 25, 2025.
  2. ↑ "FTF Alumni Alert: Nael Kane: From FTF Canada to Professional Football in Austria". FTF Canada. February 6, 2025.
  3. ↑ "L'équipe réserve du CF Montréal lance sa troisième saison en Ligue1 Québec" [CF Montreal's reserve team launches its third season in Ligue 1 Québec]. CF Montréal (in French). April 16, 2024.
  4. ↑ "LASK verpflichtet Kane für die Amateure" [LASK signs Kane for the amateurs]. LASK (in German). January 25, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Altach bleibt nach 0:0 beim LASK in der Bundesliga" [Altach remains in the Bundesliga after a 0-0 draw with LASK]. Der Standard (in German). May 23, 2025.
  6. ↑ Naël Kane at Soccerway
  7. ↑ "Ligue1 Quebec stats". Ligue1 Québec.
  8. ↑ Nael Mamadou Lamine Kane at Austrian Football Association
  9. ↑ Nael Mamadou Lamine Kane at Austrian Football Association
  10. ↑ Nael Mamadou Lamine Kane at Austrian Football Association