Mory Konaté
 Mory Konaté with Guinea in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 November 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mechelen | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Alfter | 62 | (9) |
| 2017–2018 | Erndtebrück | 26 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Borussia Dortmund II | 23 | (3) |
| 2019–2023 | Sint-Truidense | 64 | (5) |
| 2023– | Mechelen | 19 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Guinea | 11 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:37, 28 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Mory Konaté (born 15 November 1993) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Mechelen and the Guinea national team.
Professional career[edit]
Konaté began playing football late, and moved to Germany as student after his lack of footballing opportunities in Guinea. He began playing amateur football with Alfter in 2014, before signing a contract with Borussia Dortmund II in 2017.[1] On 29 August 2019, Konaté transferred Sint-Truidense.[2] Konaté made his professional debut with Sint-Truidense in a 5-2 Belgian First Division A win over K.A.S. Eupen on 8 February 2020, wherein he scored the opening goal.[3]
On 13 July 2023, Konaté signed a three-season contract with Mechelen.[4]
International career[edit]
On 13 March 2020, Konaté was called up to represent the Guinea national football team.[5] On 27 December 2021, he was included in Guinea's extended 2021 Africa Cup of Nations squad.[6] He debuted with the Guinea national team in a 3–0 friendly loss to Rwanda on 3 January 2022.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mory Konaté: "Ich liebe Zweikämpfe"". schwatzgelb.de.
- ^ "Mory Konaté quitte la réserve de Dortmund pour Saint-Trond (officiel)". August 28, 2019.
- ^ "Sint-Truiden vs. AS Eupen – 8 February 2020 – Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Konaté tekent bij Malinwa" [Konaté signs with Malinwa] (in Dutch). Mechelen. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Syli National : les premiers mots de Mory Konaté". March 13, 2020.
- ^ "Afcon 2021: Antoine Conte and Florentin Pogba replaced in Guinea squad". BBC Sport. 27 December 2021.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Rwanda vs. Guinea (3:0)". www.national-football-teams.com.
External links[edit]
- Mory Konaté at Soccerway
- Mory Konaté at National-Football-Teams.com
- DFB Profile
- FuPa Profile
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Conakry
- Guinean men's footballers
- Guinea men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Sint-Truidense V.V. players
- K.V. Mechelen players
- Borussia Dortmund II players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Regionalliga players
- Guinean expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players