Mory Konaté

Mory Konaté
Konaté with Guinea in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-11-15) 15 November 1993 (age 30)
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 TuS Erndtebrück 26 (1)
2018–2019 Borussia Dortmund II 23 (3)
2019–2023 Sint-Truidense 64 (5)
2023– Mechelen 19 (0)
International career
2020– Guinea 11 (0)
*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.

Club career

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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

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On 13 March 2020, Konaté was called up to represent the 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

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  1. ^ "Mory Konaté: "Ich liebe Zweikämpfe"". schwatzgelb.de.
  2. ^ "Mory Konaté quitte la réserve de Dortmund pour Saint-Trond (officiel)". 28 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Sint-Truiden vs. AS Eupen – 8 February 2020". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "Konaté tekent bij Malinwa" [Konaté signs with Malinwa] (in Dutch). Mechelen. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Syli National : les premiers mots de Mory Konaté". 13 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Afcon 2021: Antoine Conte and Florentin Pogba replaced in Guinea squad". BBC Sport. 27 December 2021.
  7. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Rwanda vs. Guinea (3:0)". www.national-football-teams.com.
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