Sadio Kanouté

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| name = Sadio Kanouté

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| fullname = Sadio Kanouté

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|10|21|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bamako, Mali

| height = 1.86 m

| currentclub =

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| position = Central midfielder

| years1 = 2012–2021 | clubs1 = Stade Malien | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 2021 | clubs2 = Al-Ahly Benghazi | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 2021–2024 | clubs3 = Simba | caps3 = | goals3 =

| years4 = 2024–2025 | clubs4 = JS Kabylie | caps4 = 13 | goals4 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2019–2021 |nationalteam1 = Mali A' | nationalcaps1 = 7 |nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2021– |nationalteam2 = Mali | nationalcaps2 = 0 |nationalgoals2 = 0

| pcupdate = 20:12, 3 February 2025 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 23:15, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

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Sadio Kanouté (born 21 October 1996) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.

Career

In July 2024, Kanouté signed a two-year contract, with JS Kabylie.{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-07-12 |title=JS Kabylie: Sadio Kanouté s’engage pour deux saisons |url=https://competition.dz/actualites/89-ligue-1/88610-jsk-kanoute-sadio-s-engage-pour-deux-saisons.html |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=competition.dz |language=fr-fr}} In February 2025, he was released by JSK.

International career

Kanouté made his debut, with the Mali national team, in a 0–0 2020 African Nations Championship qualification tie, against Mauritania, on 21 September 2019.{{cite web | last=Strack-Zimmermann | first=Benjamin | title=Mauritania vs. Mali (0:0) | website=National Football Teams | date=21 Sep 2019 | url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/24323/Mauritania_Mali.html | access-date=26 Mar 2021}}