Khadim Kane (born May 17, 2005) is a Senegalese

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who plays for

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in the Canadian Premier League.

Early life

Kane was born in Senegal, before moving to St. Laurent, Quebec, Canada. He played youth soccer with FSS Salabery, later joining the CF Montreal Academy.

Club career

In 2022, he played with CF Montréal U23 in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec. In 2023, he signed a two-year contract with Canadian Premier League club

, at the age of seventeen. His contract was later designated as an Exceptional Young Talent contract, under the CPL roster regulations. He also spent some time on loan with Sigma, who served as Forge's affiliate club. He made his professional debut for Forge on May 5, 2023, coming on as a substitute against

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. On June 20, he earned his first start, in a match against Vancouver FC. In October of the same year, he was a part of the Forge squad that won their fourth league title, following a 2–1 victory over Cavalry FC in the

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Personal life

He is the younger brother of fellow professional player Mamadou Kane.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kane, Khadim 2005 births Living people People from Diourbel Region Senegalese men's footballers Canadian men's soccer players Senegalese emigrants to Canada Canadian people of Senegalese descent Men's association football midfielders CF Montréal U23 players Forge FC players Sigma FC players Ligue1 Québec players League1 Ontario players Canadian Premier League players