Muhammad Kannayan (born 1932, died before 2016) was an Indian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
On 13 September 1984, a benefit match for Kannayan was held on the Mohun Bagan Ground. Several former greats like Chuni Goswami, Peter Thangaraj, Jarnail Singh, P. K. Banerjee, T. Balaram and Ahmed Khan took part. Kannayan had become poor to the point of starvation by this time.