Mouhamadou "Mamadou" Kane (born October 12, 2003) is a

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player who plays for CS St-Laurent in

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. Born in Senegal, he has represented Canada at youth level.

Early life

Kane was born in Mbacké, Senegal and moved to Montréal, Canada at age nine. He began playing youth soccer in Canada at age nine with FS Salaberry. He later joined the CF Montreal Academy.

Club career

In December 2021, he signed a two-year contract with an option for a third season with

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of the Canadian Premier League. He made his debut on April 7, 2022 against the

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. In July 2022, he was sent on an intra-league loan to FC Edmonton. In December 2022, Kane moved to fellow CPL side Vancouver FC for the 2023 season. Ahead of the 2024 season, he terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent. In 2024, he played with CS St-Laurent in

. On April 27, he scored a hat trick in a 7-2 victory over

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. On May 2, 2024, he scored the winning penalty kick in the shootout (as well as scoring during the match) in the

2024 Canadian Championship The 2024 Canadian Championship () will be the seventeenth edition of the Canadian Championship, the premier men's domestic cup competition in Canadian soccer, and the 23rd competition staged to determine the winner of the Voyageurs Cup. It wi ...

first round match against Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers FC to help St-Laurent advance to the next round and become the first Ligue1 Québec side to defeat a professional club.

International career

In 2019, he was named to the Canada U17 team for the

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. He made his debut October 26, starting the match against Brazil U17, and appeared in their other two matches as a substitute. In May 2022, he was named to the 60-man provisional roster for the Canada U20 team for the

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Personal life

He is the older brother of fellow professional soccer player

Khadim Kane Khadim Kane (born May 17, 2005) is a Senegalese footballer who plays for Forge FC 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, lat ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kane, Mamadou 2003 births Living people Canadian men's soccer players Canada men's youth international soccer players Senegalese men's footballers Canadian people of Senegalese descent Senegalese emigrants to Canada Men's association football forwards CF Montréal players York United FC players FC Edmonton players Canadian Premier League players Vancouver FC players CS Saint-Laurent players Ligue1 Québec players