Mohamed_Konaté_(footballer,_born_1997)
Mohamed Konaté (footballer, born 1997)
Footballer (born 1997)
Mohamed Konaté (born 12 December 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian Premier League side Akhmat Grozny. Born in Ivory Coast, he represents Burkina Faso at international level.
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Konaté with Akhmat Grozny in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Odienné, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Akhmat Grozny | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2016 | AS Denguélé | ||
| 2016 | FC Saxan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | Babīte | 1 | (1) |
| 2017 | Kairat Academy | 12 | (3) |
| 2018 | Gomel | 12 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Pyunik | 15 | (6) |
| 2019 | Tambov | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Khimki | 34 | (3) |
| 2021– | Akhmat Grozny | 78 | (29) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | Burkina Faso | 25 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 January 2024 | |||
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Konaté made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Ural Yekaterinburg on 17 September 2016, in a game against Anzhi Makhachkala.[1] Konaté left Ural Yekaterinburg in February 2017 in pursuit of more first team football.[2] On 22 April 2017, he debuted for his new club, Latvian Babīte, and scored on his debut.[3]
In July 2017, Konaté and Cédric Gogoua joined Kairat's academy side Kairat-A until the end of the 2017 season.[4] Following the completion of the 2017 Kazakhstan First Division, Konaté went on trial with Belarusian Premier League side Gomel.[5]
On 24 June 2018, Pyunik announced the signing of Konaté.[6] On 1 June 2019, Konaté was released by Pyunik.[7]
On 2 September 2019, he signed with the Russian Football National League side Khimki.[8]
On 18 May 2021, Akhmat Grozny announced the signing of Konaté on a one-year contract, with the option of additional two years.[9]
Born in the Ivory Coast, Konaté is of Burkinabé descent. On 9 October 2020, Konaté represented the Burkina Faso national team in a friendly 3–0 win over DR Congo.[10]
In August 2023, he received Russian citizenship.[11]
Club
- As of match played 10 May 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ural Yekaterinburg | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Babīte | 2017 | Virslīga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||
| Kairat-A | 2017 | Kazakhstan First Division | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 3 | ||
| Gomel | 2018 | Belarusian Premier League | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 2 | ||
| Pyunik | 2018–19 | Armenian Premier League | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | – | 22 | 8 | |
| Tambov | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Khimki | 2019–20 | Russian Football National League | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 29 | 5 | |||
| Total | 34 | 3 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 40 | 5 | ||||
| Akhmat Grozny | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 11 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 28 | 13 | |||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 32 | 12 | |||
| Total | 78 | 29 | 9 | 4 | – | – | 87 | 33 | ||||
| Career total | 158 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 183 | 53 | ||
- Appearances in the FNL Cup
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 20 January 2024[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | |
| Total | 25 | 6 | |
- Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Konaté goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 September 2021 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco |  Niger | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 8 October 2021 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco |  Djibouti | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 17 October 2023 | Père Jégo Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco |  Mauritania | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 5 January 2024 | Kish Olympic Stadium, Kish, Iran |  Iran | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 5 | 10 January 2024 | Baniyas Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |  DR Congo | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 20 January 2024 | Stade de la Paix, Bouaké, Ivory Coast |  Algeria | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |
- "Game Report by RPL". Russian Premier League. 17 September 2016.
- "Не выдержал конкуренции: ивуарийский нападающий Мохамед Конате покидает Урал". nakanune.ru (in Russian). Nakanune. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- "Spartaks Jurmala-Babīte". Soccerway. 22 April 2017.
- "Официально: Мохамед Конате и Седрик Гогуа игроки Кайрат А". fckairat.com (in Russian). FC Kairat. 11 July 2017. Archived from the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- "Игрок Кайрат А находится на просмотре в белорусском клубе". sports.kz (in Russian). Sports KZ. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- "ՓՅՈՒՆԻԿԸ ՀԻՆԳ ՆՈՐԵԿ ՈՒՆԻ". fcpyunik.am (in Armenian). FC Pyunik. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- "6 ֆուտբոլիստներ հեռացան Փյունիկից". fcpyunik.am/ (in Armenian). FC Pyunik. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- "МОХАМЕД КОНАТЕ - НОВЫЙ НАПАДАЮЩИЙ "ХИМОК"" [Mohamed Konate is the new forward of Khimki] (in Russian). FC Khimki. 2 September 2019.
- "Мохамед Конате перешел в Ахмат". fc-akhmat.ru (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- "Африканский футболист клуба РПЛ получил российский паспорт". РБК (in Russian). 27 August 2023.
- Mohamed Konaté at Soccerway
- Mohamed Konaté at National-Football-Teams.com
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