Mamadou Kanouté
Senegalese footballer (born 1993)
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Mamadou Yaye Kanouté (born 7 October 1993) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie D club Trapani.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mamadou Yaye Kanouté | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Trapani | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Tor di Quinto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2018 | Benevento | 29 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Valle d'Aosta (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Ischia (loan) | 27 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | → Juve Stabia (loan) | 31 | (7) |
| 2018 | → Pro Vercelli (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Catanzaro | 48 | (10) |
| 2020–2021 | Palermo | 31 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Avellino | 57 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | Taranto | 37 | (13) |
| 2024– | Trapani | 20 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | → Perugia (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| 2026 | → Picerno (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 May 2026 | |||
Career
Serie C
Benevento
He made his Serie C debut for Benevento on 23 October 2011 in a game against Pisa.[1]
Loan to Ischia
On 30 July 2015, he was loaned to Lega Pro club Ischia along with Antonio Porcino.[2]
Taranto
In the summer of 2023, Kanouté is made official as Serie C Group C club Taranto's new player. In Taranto he lived one of his best seasons as a footballer, becoming the team's top scorer in that season under head coach Ezio Capuano.[3]
Trapani
Following his impressive season at Taranto, in July 2024, ambitious Serie C club Trapani signed Kanouté by activating a buyout clause on his contract with the Apulians.[4] On 2 February 2025, Kanouté was sent to Perugia on loan, with an obligation to buy in case of Perugia's promotion to Serie B.[5]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benevento | 2011–12 | Lega Pro Prima Divisione | 13 | 0 | 2[9][10] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 1[11] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Lega Pro | 13 | 0 | 2+1[12] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Vallée d'Aoste (loan) | 2012–13 | Lega Pro Seconda Divisione | 24 | 1 | 2[13][14] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| Ischia (loan) | 2015–16 | Lega Pro | 27 | 7 | 2[15][16] | 1 | 2[a] | 1 | 31 | 9 |
| Juve Stabia (loan) | 2016–17 | 31 | 7 | 1+1[17] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 34 | 7 | |
| Pro Vercelli (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Catanzaro | 2018–19 | Serie C | 22 | 4 | 1[18] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 24 | 4 |
| 2019–20 | 26 | 6 | 2+2[19][20] | 1+0 | 2[b] | 0 | 32 | 7 | ||
| Total | 48 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 11 | ||
| Palermo | 2020–21 | Serie C | 31 | 1 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| Avellino | 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 198 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 225 | 30 | ||
