Mamadou Kané (footballer, born 1997)

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Mamadou Kané
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-22) 22 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Pafos
Number 8
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)
2021–2022Neftçi (loan) 11 (1)
2022 Olympiacos B 2 (1)
2022–2023Pafos (loan) 32 (3)
2023– Pafos 9 (0)
International career
2017 Guinea U20 7 (0)
2020– Guinea 18 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2024

Mamadou Kané (born 22 January 1997) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Pafos, and the Guinea national team.

Club career[edit]

Neftçi[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

On 29 August 2021, Olympiacos loaned Kané to Neftçi for one season.[5]

Return to Olympiacos[edit]

On 26 January 2022, Kané left Neftçi and returned to Olympiacos.[6]

Loan to Pafos[edit]

On 23 August 2022, he was loaned to Cypriot club Pafos for one year.[7]

International career[edit]

Kané made his debut with the Guinea national team in a 1–1 2020 African Nations Championship draw with Chad on 15 November 2020.[8] Kané scored his first goal for Guinea against Namibia on 28 March 2021.[9]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 5 June 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 - - 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 - - 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. ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

International[edit]

As of match played 9 June 2022[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Guinea 2020 1 0
2021 11 1
2022 5 1
2024 1 2
Total 18 4

Honours[edit]

Neftçi

Olympiacos

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Transfert : Mamadou Kané rejoint l'Azerbaïdjan". guineefoot.info.
  2. ^ "Qarabag vs. Neftçi - 3 February 2019". Soccerway. 3 Feb 2019. Retrieved 26 Mar 2021.
  3. ^ "Michael Essien names his best player in Azerbaijani top-flight". www.ghanaweb.com. Ghana Web. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Mamadou Kané joins Olympiacos!". olympiacos.org (in Greek). Olympiacos. 1 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Olympiakos : le Guinéen Mamadou Kane prêté". sportnewsafrica.com. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Ολυμπιακός: Ο Κανέ αφήνει τη Νέφτσι και γυρίζει". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Gazzetta. 25 January 2022.
  7. ^ "MAMADOU KANE JOINS PAFOS FC". pafosfc.com.cy. Pafos. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  8. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin (15 Nov 2020). "Chad vs. Guinea (1:1)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 Mar 2021.
  9. ^ "NAMIBIA VS. GUINEA 2 – 1". soccerway.com. 28 March 2021.
  10. ^ Mamadou Kané at Soccerway
  11. ^ Mamadou Kané at National-Football-Teams.com

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