Cynthia Konlan
{{short description|Ghanaian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Cynthia Konlan
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| fullname = Cynthia Konlan Findib
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|11|29|df=y}}
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| height = 1.78 m
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Al-Hilal
| clubnumber = 24
| youthyears1 =
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| years1 = 2016–2022
| clubs1 = Pearl Pia Ladies
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| years2 = 2022–2023
| clubs2 = Swieqi United
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| years3 = 2023–
| clubs3 = → Al-Hilal (loan)
| caps3 = 7
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam1 = Ghana U17
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2021–2022
| nationalteam2 = Ghana U20
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2022–
| nationalteam3 = Ghana
| nationalcaps3 = 10
| nationalgoals3 = 0
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Cynthia Konlan Findib (born 29 November 2002) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Hilal and the Ghana national team.
Club career
Konlan kicked off her football journey in Ghana at just 14, joining Pearl Pia Ladies in 2016. She held her position there until 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=504997101631415&set=a.120936140037515|title=Cynthia Konlan Fiindib signs for Swieqi United FC!|date=19 September 2022|access-date=1 January 2024}}
=Swieqi United, 2022–23=
In September 2022, the Maltese Women's First Division side Swieqi United signed Konlan. after she was part of the Ghanaian selection for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup held in Costa Rica.{{cite web |url=https://www.shopsofmalta.com/malta/swieqi-united-women-sign-ghana-u-20s-pair-american-forward-ahead/|title=Swieqi United women sign Ghana U-20’s pair, American forward ahead|date=19 September 2022|website=shopsofmalta.com|access-date=1 January 2024}}
In May 2023, she extended her contract with Swieqi United for the next two seasons, as officially confirmed by the Assikura Women's League club on Friday. Konlan played a pivotal role in Swieqi United's recent triumph in the Assikura Women's Knockout stage. Throughout the season, she held on tight only conceding six goals. Konlan's impressive performance earned her the title of Malta Football Players Association Goalkeeper of the Year.{{cite web |url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/ghana-goalkeeper-cynthia-konlan-extends-swieqi-contract.1034058#:~:text=The%20Ghana%20international%20was%20one,of%20the%20Year%20as%20well.|title=Ghana goalkeeper Cynthia Konlan extends Swieqi contract|date=26 May 2023|website=timesofmalta.com|access-date=1 January 2024}}
=Al Hilal, 2023–present=
In August 2023, Konlan signed a one-year loan deal with Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia, departing from her current club, Swieqi United FC. The announcement of her move was made on Facebook, with the club expressing excitement for her new journey in Season 23/24.{{cite web |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/black-queens-goalkeeper-cynthia-konlan-joins-saudi-arabian-giants-al-hilal|title=Black Queens goalkeeper Cynthia Konlan joins Saudi Arabian giants Al Hilal|date=18 August 2023|website=ghanasoccernet.com|access-date=1 January 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://ournewsgh.com/black-queens-goalkeeper-cynthia-konlan-fiindib-joins-al-hilal-in-saudi-on-loan/|title=Black Queens Goalkeeper, Cynthia Konlan Fiindib joins Al-Hilal in Saudi on loan
|date=17 August 2023|website=ournewsgh.com|access-date=1 January 2024}}
International career
Cynthia was part of Ghana's under-17 team for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup squads.{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/ghana-name-squad-for-2018-fifa-women-u-17-world-cup/1n6v8vr8brtg11rjf9rei8cq9m|title=Ghana name squad for 2018 Fifa Women U-17 World Cup|date=30 October 2018|website=goal.com|access-date=1 January 2024}} playing only one match, against Mexico coming on as a substitute in the 95th minutes to play penalties which they lost 2–4.{{cite web |url=https://www.pulse.com.gh/sports/football/black-maidens-crash-out-after-penalty-shootout-loss-to-mexico/hyp97mt|title=Black Maidens crash out after penalty shootout loss to Mexico|date=25 November 2018|website=pulse.com.gh|access-date=1 January 2024}}
Konlan was included in the under-20 team's lineup for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. playing two games in Ghana's group-stage exit.{{cite web |url=https://www.ghanafa.org/fifa-u-20-wwc-ghanas-squad-list-for-costa-rica-2022|title=FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: Ghana's Squad List for Costa Rica 2022|date=7 August 2022|website=ghanafa.org|access-date=1 January 2024}}
Konlan received her first call-up to the senior national team for the friendly match against Morocco on 12 April 2022, but ultimately did not play.{{cite web |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/202204110675.html|title=Morocco/Ghana: Black Queens Off to Morocco for Friendly|date=11 April 2022|website=allafrica.com|access-date=1 January 2024}} she made her national team debut against Benin on 19 February 2023, also in a friendly game.{{cite web |url=https://www.ghanafa.org/nora-hauptle-names-black-queens-squad-for-benin-friendly|title=Nora Hauptle Names Black Queens Squad for Benin Friendly|date=19 February 2023|website=ghanafa.org|access-date=1 January 2024}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 30 December 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="2"|Al Hilal
|SWPL |5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 7 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 7 | 0 |
=International=
{{updated|5 December 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
| colspan=3|Ghana | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 0 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{GSA player|cynthia-konlan/292008}}
- {{soccerway|id=580644|name=Cynthia Konlan}}
- [https://www.playmakerstats.com/player/cynthia-konlan/679317 Cynthia Konlan] at Player Maker Stats
- [https://www.flashscore.com/player/konlan-cynthia/YeGx1CDP/ Cynthia Konlan] at Flash Score
{{DEFAULTSORT:Konland Findib, Cynthia}}
Category:Ghanaian women's footballers
Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportswomen
Category:Women's association football goalkeepers
Category:Ghana women's international footballers