| Mamadou Kanouté | |
| Fullname: | Mamadou Yaye Kanouté |
| Birth Date: | 7 October 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Dakar, Senegal |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Trapani |
| Youthyears1: | –2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Tor di Quinto |
| Years1: | 2011–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Benevento |
| Caps1: | 29 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs2: | → Valle d'Aosta (loan) |
| Caps2: | 24 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs3: | → Ischia (loan) |
| Caps3: | 27 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs4: | → Juve Stabia (loan) |
| Caps4: | 31 |
| Goals4: | 7 |
| Years5: | 2018 |
| Clubs5: | → Pro Vercelli (loan) |
| Caps5: | 8 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs6: | Catanzaro |
| Caps6: | 48 |
| Goals6: | 10 |
| Years7: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs7: | Palermo |
| Caps7: | 31 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs8: | Avellino |
| Caps8: | 57 |
| Goals8: | 5 |
| Years9: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs9: | Taranto |
| Caps9: | 37 |
| Goals9: | 13 |
| Years10: | 2024– |
| Clubs10: | Trapani |
| Caps10: | 0 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 3 July 2024 |
Mamadou Yaye Kanouté (born 7 October 1993) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays for Italian club Trapani.
He made his Serie C debut for Benevento on 23 October 2011 in a game against Pisa.[1]
On 30 July 2015, he was loaned to Lega Pro club Ischia along with Antonio Porcino.[2]
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]
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]
| 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[8] [9] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 1[10] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Lega Pro | 13 | 0 | 2+1[11] | 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[12] [13] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| Ischia (loan) | 2015–16 | Lega Pro | 27 | 7 | 2[14] [15] | 1 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 9 | |
| Juve Stabia (loan) | 2016–17 | 31 | 7 | 1+1[16] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 7 | ||
| Pro Vercelli (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Catanzaro | 2018–19 | Serie C | 22 | 4 | 1[17] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | |
| 2019–20 | 26 | 6 | 2+2[18] [19] | 1+0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 7 | |||
| Total | 48 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 11 | |||
| Palermo | 2020–21 | Serie C | 31 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Avellino | 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 198 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 225 | 30 | |||