Elimane Franck Kanouté (born 13 December 1998) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serbian club Partizan in the Serbian SuperLiga.

Franck Kanouté
Personal information
Full name Elimane Franck Kanouté
Date of birth (1998-12-13) 13 December 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Bignona, Senegal
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Partizan
Number 8
Youth career
2015–2017 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Pescara 17 (0)
2018Ascoli (loan) 14 (0)
2019–2020Cosenza (loan) 18 (0)
2020–2023 Cercle Brugge 22 (2)
2022–2023Sochaux (loan) 30 (1)
2023– Partizan 18 (1)
International career
2020– Senegal 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 July 2022

Club career

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Kanouté made his Serie B debut for Pescara on 8 September 2017 in a game against Frosinone.[1] On 1 August 2019, he joined Cosenza on loan until 30 June 2020.[2]

On 1 September 2020, Kanouté joined Cercle Brugge. He signed a contract until 2024.[3] Kanouté scored his first goal for the club on 17 October in a 5–2 win over Gent after an assist from Kylian Hazard.[4]

On 14 July 2022, Kanouté moved to Sochaux in France on loan.[5]

On 19 June 2023, Kanouté signed for Partizan.[6] He became the second Senegalese player to sign for the club after Lamine Diarra.

International career

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Kanouté debuted for the Senegal national team in a 1–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Guinea Bissau on 15 November 2020.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 8 September 2017.
  2. ^ "UFFICIALE: Cosenza, arriva Kanouté in prestito dal Pescara". Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  3. ^ "WELKOM FRANCK KANOUTÉ!" (in Dutch). Cercle Brugge. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  4. ^ "CERCLE BRUGGE VS. GENT 5 - 2". Soccerway. 17 October 2020.
  5. ^ "FRANCK KANOUTÉ PRÊTÉ AU FCSM" (in French). Sochaux. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Umesto Fejse i Traorea prvi novi stranac u Humskoj – Kanute potpisao za Partizan | MozzartSport". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Guinée-Bissau – Sénégal : Le onze des Lions avec Franck Kanouté et Boulaye Dia | seneweb.com". Sport. 15 November 2020.
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