Yann Boé-Kane (born 5 April 1991) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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Personal life

Yann Boé-Kane was born in

Angoulême Angoulême (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Engoulaeme''; ) is a small city in the southwestern French Departments of France, department of Charente, of which it is the Prefectures of France, prefecture. Located on a plateau overlooking a meander of ...

in western France. He holds French and

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nationalities.

Career

After making his debut in the French semi-professional leagues with

Vannes Vannes (; , , ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, French department of Morbihan, Brittany (administrative region), Brittany, northwestern mainland France. It was founded over 2,000 years ago. History Celtic ...

, Boé-Kane made his full professional debut when he joined

Auxerre Auxerre ( , , Burgundian language (Oïl), Burgundian: ''Auchoirre'') is the capital (Prefectures in France, prefecture) of the Yonne Departments of France, department and the fourth-largest city in the Burgundy historical region southeast of Par ...

in 2013, with a 0–0

Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Prof ...

draw against Nancy. After spending six months in Greece with

Ergotelis Ergotelis Football Club () is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in Heraklion, Crete, which competes in the Heraklion Football Clubs Association, FCA Heraklion A1, the fourth tier of the Greek football league system, ...

, Boé-Kane joined Ligue 2 newcomers

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in June 2015. After having a successful campaign with Red Star, in which the team finished fifth in the

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season, Boé-Kane joined

AC Ajaccio Athletic Club Ajaccien (), commonly referred to as AC Ajaccio, ACA or simply Ajaccio, is a French professional football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and plays in the Ligue 2, the sec ...

on a two-year deal, in July 2016. On 20 June 2019, after three years at Ajaccio, Boé-Kane joined newly promoted Ligue 2 club

Le Mans FC Le Mans Football Club (; commonly referred to as Le Mans FC) is a French professional football club based in Le Mans. The club set to compete in Ligue 2 from 2025–26, the second tier of French football after promotion from Championnat Nation ...

. He left at the end of the 2019–20 after Le Mans were relegated. On 16 July 2021, he signed with Quevilly-Rouen.

References

External links

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Yann Boé-Kane foot-national.com Profile
1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Angoulême Footballers from Charente French men's footballers Senegalese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Vannes OC players AJ Auxerre players Ergotelis F.C. players Red Star FC players AC Ajaccio players Le Mans FC players Liga I players FC Astra Giurgiu players US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece French expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Romania French expatriate sportspeople in Romania 21st-century French sportsmen 21st-century Senegalese sportsmen {{France-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub