Mamadou Kane (soccer, born 2003)

Mouhamadou "Mamadou" Kane (born October 12, 2003) is a soccer player who plays for CS St-Laurent in Ligue1 Québec. 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 York United of the Canadian Premier League. He made his debut on April 7, 2022 against the HFX Wanderers. 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 Ligue1 Québec. On April 27, he scored a hat trick in a 7-2 victory over CS St-Hubert. 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 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 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup. 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 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

Personal life
He is the older brother of fellow professional soccer player Khadim Kane.