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.
Club career
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
On 13 March 2020, Konaté was called up to represent the [[Guinea national football team]|Guinea national 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
- ^ "Mory Konaté: "Ich liebe Zweikämpfe"". schwatzgelb.de.
- ^ "Mory Konaté quitte la réserve de Dortmund pour Saint-Trond (officiel)". 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Sint-Truiden vs. AS Eupen – 8 February 2020". Soccerway.
- ^ "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". 13 March 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
- Mory Konaté at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mory Konaté at DFB (also available in German)
- Mory Konaté at WorldFootball.net
- Mory Konaté at Soccerway
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