Ibrahim Kanaté (born 23 October 2006) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for club 1. FC Kaiserslautern, on loan from Belgian Pro League club Anderlecht.
Club career He trained at ASEC Mimosas before joining Afrique Football Élite of the Malian Première Division for whom he featured in 2023. With AFE he reached the final of the 2024 Malian Cup.
He signed for Anderlecht in January 2025 for a reported €1.8 million, to link up initially with the RSCA Futures.
Kanaté made his first appearance for Anderlecht's senior team on 18 May 2025 in a game against Club Brugge. On 23 November 2025, he scored his first goal for Anderlecht, an added-time winner in a 1–0 victory over RAAL La Louvière, after coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute.
On 24 June 2026, Kanaté joined 1. FC Kaiserslautern in German 2. Bundesliga on loan.
International career Kanaté featured for the Mali national under-17 football team which finished in third place at the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where he scored two goals in seven matches. He also played as Mali U17 reached the semi-finals of the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRSCA Futures2024–25Challenger Pro League61———612025–26Challenger Pro League72———72Total133———133Anderlecht2024–25Belgian Pro League10———102025–26Belgian Pro League1924130—263Total2024130—2731. FC Kaiserslautern (loan)2026–272. Bundesliga2011——31Career total355523000447
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