Moussa Konaté (footballer)
Pape Moussa Konaté (born 3 April 1993) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for French Ligue 2 club Dijon and the Senegal national team. He was called up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
| Konaté with Sion in 2016 | ||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||
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| Full name | Pape Moussa Konaté[1] | |||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1993 | |||||||||
| Place of birth | M'Bour, Senegal | |||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | |||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward, winger | |||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||
Current team | Dijon | |||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||
| 2005–2010 | ASC Toure Kunda de Mbour | |||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
| 2010–2011 | ASC Toure Kunda de Mbour | 9 | (3) | |||||||
| 2011–2012 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 29 | (5) | |||||||
| 2012–2014 | Krasnodar | 10 | (1) | |||||||
| 2013–2014 | → Genoa (loan) | 25 | (1) | |||||||
| 2014–2017 | Sion | 93 | (35) | |||||||
| 2017–2020 | Amiens | 86 | (22) | |||||||
| 2020– | Dijon | 27 | (5) | |||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Espérance Tunis (loan) | 5 | (1) | |||||||
| 2022 | → Sivasspor (loan) | 12 | (0) | |||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Senegal U20 | 4 | (0) | |||||||
| 2012 | Senegal U23 | 4 | (5) | |||||||
| 2012– | Senegal | 34 | (12) | |||||||
Honours
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:21, 26 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:21, 26 May 2022 (UTC) | ||||||||||
Career
Early career
Moussa Konaté started his career playing for Senegalese second division club ASC Toure Kunda de Mbour, helping them to win promotion to the top division and win the Senegal FA Cup for the 2010 season, which resulted in a 2011 CAF Confederation Cup appearance. In spring 2011 Konaté went to Israel for a months trial with Maccabi Tel Aviv. He impressed Maccabi's coach Moti Ivanir enough to become Maccabi's first signing for the 2011–12 season.[3][4]
Maccabi Tel Aviv
After signing a two-year contract with the club, Konaté became Maccabi's fifth foreign player in the squad. He made his debut playing in the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round against FK Khazar Lankaran scoring the first goal and assisting the second for Eliran Atar in Maccabi's victory 3–1.[5]
Krasnodar
After excelling playing for Senegal in the 2012 Summer Olympics scoring five goals,[6] Konaté joined Russian club FC Krasnodar[7] for a fee of €2 million.[8] After joining Krasnodar, he revealed he had rejected Premier League clubs in favour of Krasnodar.[9]
Loan to Genoa
On 12 July 2013, Konaté joined Italian Serie A side Genoa on a season-long loan deal.[10]
Amiens
On 13 August 2017, Konaté signed a four-year contract with Amiens SC.[11]
Dijon
Following Amiens's relegation from Ligue 1 in the 2019–20 season, Konaté signed a three-year contract with Dijon FCO on 20 October 2020, for a fee of €2.4 million.[12]
Loan to Espérance Tunis
On 15 September 2021, Konaté joined Tunisian side Espérance Tunis on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy.[13]
Loan to Sivasspor
On 12 February 2022, Konaté moved on loan to Sivasspor in Turkey.[14]
International career
Konaté started all of Senegal's matches at the 2012 Olympic tournament in which the nation reached the quarter-finals. In the first group game at Old Trafford, he scored an 82nd-minute equaliser in a 1–1 draw with hosts Great Britain.[15]
Konaté was named in the Senegal squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations after Diafra Sakho withdrew due to injury.[16]
In May 2018 he was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 July 2020[18]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2011–12 | Israeli Premier League | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9[a] | 2 | 38 | 7 |
| Krasnodar | 2012–13 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Genoa (loan) | 2013–14 | Serie A | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Sion | 2014–15 | Swiss Super League | 27 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1[a] | 2 | 33 | 22 |
| 2015–16 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7[a] | 3 | 38 | 14 | ||
| 2016–17 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 12 | ||
| 2017–18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Total | 93 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 115 | 50 | ||
| Amiens | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 14 |
| 2018–19 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | ||
| 2019–20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| Total | 72 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 23 | ||
| Career total | 223 | 61 | 30 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 262 | 79 | ||
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of 27 July 2019[19]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2012 | 4 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 31 | 11 | |
- Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Konaté goal.[19]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 May 2012 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco | Morocco | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 31 May 2014 | Estadio Pedro Bidegain, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Colombia | 1–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 13 January 2015 | Stade Larbi Benbarek, Casablanca, Morocco | Guinea | 5–1 | 5–2 | Friendly |
| 4 | 28 March 2015 | Stade Océane, Le Havre, France | Ghana | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 2–0 | |||||
| 6 | 13 June 2015 | Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal | Burundi | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 7 | 17 November 2015 | Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal | Madagascar | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 29 March 2016 | Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, Niger | Niger | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 9 | 23 March 2018 | Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco | Uzbekistan | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 10 | 11 June 2018 | Untersberg-Arena, Grödig, Austria | South Korea | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 11 | 9 September 2018 | Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar | Madagascar | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 12 | 26 March 2019 | Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal | Mali | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Sion
Sivasspor
References
- ^ "Uefa Profile Moussa". UEFA.
- ^ (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "Maccabi Tel Aviv recruit Senegal's Moussa Konaté". Goal.com. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "M. Konaté". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League 2011/12 - History - M. Tel-Aviv-Xäzär Länkäran –". Uefa.com. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "World Player of the Week: Moussa Konate - Senegal". Goal.com. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ "Senegal striker Moussa Konate joins Russia's Krasnodar". BBC Sport. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "Official: Moussa Konate joins Kuban Krasnodar". Goal.com. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Konate opts for Russian move". Sky Sports. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 15 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ "MOUSSA KONATE EST UN JOUEUR DE L'AMIENS SC" (in French). Amiens SC. 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Moussa Konate: Amiens forward joins Dijon on three-year deal". Amiens SC. 21 October 2020.
- ^ Juillard, Patrick (15 September 2021). "Moussa Konaté prêté à l'Espérance de Tunis (officiel)". Foot 365 (in French). Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Moussa Konate Demir Grup Sivasspor'umuzda" (Press release) (in Turkish). Sivasspor. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Fletcher, Paul (26 July 2014). "London 2012: Great Britain denied by late Senegal strike". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "2015 Africa Cup of Nations: Diafra Sakho ruled out for Senegal". BBC Sport. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Moussa Konaté at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Moussa Konaté". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 July 2018.