Mamadou Kané (born 22 January 1997) is a Guinean professional

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who plays as a

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for

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, on loan from

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Club career

Neftçi

Kané began his career with Gangan before signing with

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side Neftçi on 1 January 2019. He made his professional debut with Neftçi in a 1–0 league win over

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on 3 February 2019. Kané was named the player of the year in Azerbaijan by the famous Ghanaian football player

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in the 2019–20 season with his successful performance in Neftçi.

Olympiacos

On 28 August 2021,

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officially announced Mamadou Kané for a transfer fee in the range of €300,000, who signed a five-year contract with the Greek giants.

Loan to Neftçi

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

Return to Olympiacos

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

Loan to Pafos

On 23 August 2022, he was loaned to Cypriot club

for one year.

International career

Kané made his debut with the Guinea national team in a 1–1

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draw with

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on 15 November 2020. Kané scored his first goal for Guinea against

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on 28 March 2021.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

Honours

Neftçi *

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: 2021–22

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kane, Mamadou 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 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