Mory Konaté (born 15 November 1993) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the club Sint-Truidense.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1993-11-15) 15 November 1993 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Sint-Truidense | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Alfter | 62 | (9) |
2017–2018 | Erndtebrück | 26 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Borussia Dortmund II | 23 | (3) |
2019– | Sint-Truidense | 17 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2022– | Guinea | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:06, 28 April 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:37, 10 January 2022 (UTC) |
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 March 2020, Konaté was called up to represent the Guinea national football team.[4] On 27 December 2021, he was included in Guinea's extended 2021 Africa Cup of Nations squad.[5] He debuted with the Guinea national team in a 3–0 friendly loss to Rwanda on 3 January 2022.[6]
Sint-Truidense V.V. – current squad | |
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Guinea squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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