Sadio Kanouté

Sadio Kanouté
Born	(1996-10-21) October 21, 1996 Bamako, Mali
Occupation	Professional footballer
Years active	–present
Known for	Footballer for Azam and Mali national team

Sadio Kanouté (born 21 October 1996) is a professional footballer from Mali who operates as a central midfielder and currently represents Azam in the Tanzanian Premier League.

Career

Kanouté entered into a two-year agreement with JS Kabylie in July 2024. However, his tenure with the club ended in February 2025 when he was released.

International career

He earned his first cap for the Mali national team during a goalless draw against Mauritania on 21 September 2019, in a qualifying fixture for the 2020 African Nations Championship.

Club

Stade Malien

• Malian Première Division titles secured in 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016, 2019–20, and 2020–21 seasons
• Victories in the Malian Cup for the years 2013, 2015, 2018, and 2021
• Winners of the Malian Super Cup in 2014 and 2015; finished as runners-up in 2013 and 2016

Simba

• Champions of the Tanzanian Super Cup in 2023; also runners-up in 2021
• Triumph in the Mapinduzi Cup during 2022
• Winners of the Muungano Cup in 2024

International

Mali A

• Finished second place at the African Nations Championship in the 2020 edition

Individual

• Selected for the African Nations Championship team of the tournament in 2020
• Leading scorer of the African Football League in 2023, netting two goals