Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz wanted to make an impression on inner-city kids. Well, more of a dent, actually.

Katz is being razzed in his hometown, and now globally, after being filmed kicking a youngster in the head during a charity soccer match.

Bad enough that he raised his boot dangerously in the direction of the boy. But after clobbering him, Katz turns and tries to play the ball as the kid collapses in segments.

The kid was reportedly fine. Katz got a yellow card.

Afterward, Katz told Global News “It wasn’t a kick . . . everybody’s fine.”

We know what to get Sam Katz for his next birthday. It’s starts with “dic-” and ends in “-tionary.”

The embarrassing lapse happened in a game between Winnipeg city councillors and a group of underprivileged kids.

Best of all is the unidentified Brit announcer’s excited call: “Oh, he’s booted him in the face in an election year!”

As sporting mistakes by politicians go, this probably isn’t the worst kind. Seeming vicious never hurt a mayoral candidate.

Seeming like someone’s arthritic grandmother when asked to physically perform — that’s another story. Ask Robert Stanfield, the former leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party, who notoriously dropped a football while on the campaign trail.