Alie Conteh

{{short description|Sierra Leonean footballer}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alie Conteh

| fullname =

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|10|29|df=y}}{{Soccerway|alie-conteh/865769|access-date=7 April 2025}}

| birth_place = Freetown, Sierra Leone)

| height = 1.82 m

| currentclub = Mjøndalen

| clubnumber = 20

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2021–2025

| clubs1 = Goderich

| years2 = 2021–2022

| clubs2 = → East End Lions (loan)

| years3 = 2022–2023

| clubs3 = → Kallon (loan)

| caps3 = 19

| goals3 = 20

| years4 = 2023–2024

| clubs4 = → East End Lions (loan)

| years5 = 2024

| clubs5 = → Mjøndalen (loan)

| caps5 = 26

| goals5 = 6

| years6 = 2025–

| clubs6 = Mjøndalen

| caps6 = 2

| goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2022–

| nationalteam1 = Sierra Leone

| nationalcaps1 = 11

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| pcupdate = 7 April 2025

| ntupdate = 7 April 2025

}}

Alie Conteh (born 29 October 2004) is a Sierra Leonean footballer who plays as a striker for Mjøndalen in the Norwegian First Division.

Conteh belonged to the Goderich-based club Goderich, who sent him on successive loans to East End Lions, Kallon and then East End Lions again. Conteh made his biggest mark at Kallon, where he scored 20 goals in 19 league games during the 2022–23 season. He was recalled from Kallon in the summer of 2023, at the same time as he reportedly attracted European interest from Italians Udinese, Norwegians Molde FK and Stabæk IF.{{cite news|url=https://sierraloaded.sl/sport/alie-conteh-20-premier-league-goals/|title=FC Kallon’s Alie Conteh Hits 20 Premier League Goals, Sets New Milestone|last=Conteh|first=Mohamed Foday|date=27 May 2023|publisher=Sierraloaded|access-date=7 April 2025}}{{cite news|url=https://sierraloaded.sl/sport/alie-conteh-foreign-clubs/|title=FC Kallon’s Alie Conteh Attracts Foreign Clubs|last=Conteh|first=Mohamed Foday|date=1 June 2023|publisher=Sierraloaded|access-date=7 April 2025}}{{cite news|url=https://sierraloaded.sl/sport/godrich-united-withdraws-conteh-kallon/|title=Goderich United Withdraws Alie Conteh From FC Kallon|last=Kamara|first=Morlai Ibrahim|date=24 July 2023|publisher=Sierraloaded|access-date=7 April 2025}} Conteh spent time on trial with Stabæk in August 2023.{{cite news|url=https://www.budstikka.no/na-er-det-ikke-plass-til-flere-spillere-pa-nadderud-fysisk-fullt/s/5-55-1524934|title=Nå er det ikke plass til flere spillere på Nadderud: – Fysisk fullt|date=24 August 2023|work=Budstikka|language=no}}

Conteh made his international debut for Sierra Leone in a series of three friendly matches in March 2022, before the back-to-back 2022 African Nations Championship qualification matches against Cape Verde in July the same year. Conteh also scored his first 2 international goals in the first leg against Cape Verde.{{NFT player|86948|access-date=4 April 2025}} In March 2025 he played his first World Cup qualifying match, facing Mohamed Salah's Egypt.{{cite news|url=https://www.dt.no/mif-profil-motte-verdensstjerne-en-herlig-opplevelse/s/5-57-2594032|title=MIF-profil møtte verdensstjerne: – En herlig opplevelse|date=4 April 2025|access-date=7 April 2025|last=Nilsen|first=Jostein|work=Drammens Tidende|language=no}}

Ahead of the 2024 season in Norway, Conteh did transfer to Norway as he was signed by Mjøndalen IF on loan.{{cite news|url=https://www.dt.no/han-blir-mifs-nye-spiss/s/5-57-2304693|title=Han blir MIFs nye spiss|last=Nilsen|first=Jostein|date=10 January 2024|work=Drammens Tidende|language=no|access-date=7 April 2025}} He immediately made a mark by scoring a hat-trick against newly relegated Vålerenga.{{cite news|url=https://www.eurosport.no/fotball/obos-ligaen/2024/19-aring-med-hattrick-i-valerenga-fadese-et-spinnvilt-resultat_sto20003463/story.shtml|title=19-åring med hattrick i Vålerenga-fadese: – Et spinnvilt resultat|last=Hennie|first=Kristian|date=28 April 2024|publisher=Eurosport|language=no|access-date=7 April 2025}} Later in the season, Conteh scored the only goal of the match as Mjøndalen beat Aalesund away.{{cite news|url=https://www.eurosport.no/fotball/obos-ligaen/2024/rekdal-raste-etter-brutal-nedtur-dumskap-av-verste-sort_sto20041002/story.shtml|title=Rekdal raste etter brutal nedtur: – Dumskap av verste sort|last=Hennie|first=Kristian|date=28 September 2024|publisher=Eurosport|language=no|access-date=7 April 2025}}{{cite news|url=https://www.dt.no/helten-alie-19-skulle-egentlig-ikke-ha-spilt-jeg-sa-til-treneren-at-jeg-kom-til-a-score/s/5-57-2458581|title=Helten Alie (19) skulle egentlig ikke ha spilt: – Jeg sa til treneren at jeg kom til å score|date=26 August 2024|access-date=7 April 2025|last=Nilsen|first=Jostein|work=Drammens Tidende|language=no}} With Mjøndalen struggling against relegation until the very end of the season, the team went to playoff where Conteh scored again in a 5–2 aggregate victory.{{cite news|url=https://www.nrk.no/buskerud/mjondalen-vant-skjebnekampen-og-er-sikret-plass-i-1.divisjon-neste-sesong-1.17149576|title=Mjøndalen vant skjebnekampen og er sikret plass i 1. divisjon neste sesong|last=Rønhovde|first=Henning|date=30 November 2024|publisher=NRK|language=no|access-date=7 April 2025}}

Conteh had his first child, a son in late 2024. He was finally able to travel to see his son in the winter of 2025. During the same period, Conteh signed for Mjøndalen on a permanent basis.{{cite news|url=https://www.dt.no/alie-20-dedikerte-malet-til-sin-nyfodte-sonn-jeg-er-sa-stolt/s/5-57-2502192|title=Alie (20) dediserte målet til sin nyfødte sønn: – Jeg er så stolt|date=3 November 2024|access-date=7 April 2025|last=Nilsen|first=Jostein|work=Drammens Tidende|language=no}}{{cite news|url=https://www.dt.no/alie-20-fikk-endelig-treffe-sin-sonn-helt-fantastisk/s/5-57-2560654|title=Alie (20) fikk endelig treffe sin sønn: – Helt fantastisk|date=8 February 2025|access-date=7 April 2025|last=Nilsen|first=Jostein|work=Drammens Tidende|language=no}}