Moussa Konaté (footballer)
{{short description|Senegalese footballer (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Moussa Konaté
| image = Zen-Sion16 (10) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Konaté with Sion in 2016
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|4|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = M'Bour, Senegal
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Bourges
| clubnumber = 14
| youthyears1 = 2005–2010
| youthclubs1 = Toure Kunda de Mbour
| years1 = 2010–2011
| clubs1 = Toure Kunda de Mbour
| caps1 = 13
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2011–2012
| clubs2 = Maccabi Tel Aviv
| caps2 = 29
| goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2012–2014
| clubs3 = Krasnodar
| caps3 = 10
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2013–2014
| clubs4 = → Genoa (loan)
| caps4 = 25
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2014–2017
| clubs5 = Sion
| caps5 = 93
| goals5 = 35
| years6 = 2017–2020
| clubs6 = Amiens
| caps6 = 76
| goals6 = 22
| years7 = 2020–2023
| clubs7 = Dijon
| caps7 = 27
| goals7 = 5
| years8 = 2021–2022
| clubs8 = → Espérance Tunis (loan)
| caps8 = 5
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2022
| clubs9 = → Sivasspor (loan)
| caps9 = 12
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2023
| clubs10 = Dinamo Batumi
| caps10 = 13
| goals10 = 2
| years11 = 2023–
| clubs11 = Bourges
| caps11 = 13
| goals11 = 4
| nationalyears1 = 2010–2012
| nationalteam1 = Senegal U20
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2012
| nationalteam2 = Senegal U23
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 5
| nationalyears3 = 2012–2019
| nationalteam3 = Senegal
| nationalcaps3 = 34
| nationalgoals3 = 12
| club-update = 21:54, 26 October 2023 (UTC)
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Competition|Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Medal|RU|2019|}}
}}
Moussa Konaté (born 3 April 1993) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championnat National 2 club Bourges and the Senegal national team.
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2011/06/13/2530917/maccabi-tel-aviv-recruit-senegals-moussa-konat%C3%A9 |title=Maccabi Tel Aviv recruit Senegal's Moussa Konaté |publisher=Goal.com |date=13 June 2011 |access-date=18 August 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/moussa-konate/195819/|title=M. Konaté|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=26 November 2016}}
=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 Khazar Lankaran scoring the first goal and assisting the second for Eliran Atar in Maccabi's victory 3–1.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2007090--m-tel-aviv-vs-xazar-lankaran/|title=UEFA Europa League 2011/12 - History - M. Tel-Aviv-Xäzär Länkäran –|publisher=UEFA|date=14 July 2011|access-date=18 August 2012}}
=Krasnodar=
After excelling playing for Senegal in the 2012 Summer Olympics scoring five goals,{{cite news|title=World Player of the Week: Moussa Konate - Senegal|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/2318/world-player-of-the-week/2012/07/30/3273777/world-player-of-the-week-moussa-konate-senegal?ICID=AR_DM_3|publisher=Goal.com|date=30 July 2012|access-date=14 January 2013}} Konaté joined Russian club Krasnodar{{cite web|title=Senegal striker Moussa Konate joins Russia's Krasnodar|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19356864|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=24 August 2012|date=24 August 2012}} for a fee of €2 million.{{cite news|title=Official: Moussa Konate joins Kuban Krasnodar|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/553/russia/2012/08/23/3326741/official-moussa-konate-joins-kuban-krasnodar|publisher=Goal.com|date=23 August 2012|access-date=1 January 2013}} After joining Krasnodar, he revealed he had rejected Premier League clubs in favour of Krasnodar.{{cite news|title=Konate opts for Russian move|url=https://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11661/8014685/Konate-opts-for-Russian-move|publisher=Sky Sports|date=24 August 2012|access-date=14 January 2013}}
==Loan to Genoa==
On 12 July 2013, Konaté joined Italian Serie A side Genoa on a season-long loan deal.{{cite web |url=http://genoacfc.it/notizie/moussa-konate-e-del-genoa/ |title=MOUSSA KONATE' E' DEL GENOA « Genoa CFC – Official Website |access-date=13 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715062906/http://genoacfc.it/notizie/moussa-konate-e-del-genoa/ |archive-date=15 July 2013}}
=Amiens=
=Dijon=
Following Amiens's relegation from Ligue 1 in the 2019–20 season, Konaté signed a three-year contract with Dijon on 20 October 2020, for a fee of €2.4 million.{{cite web|publisher=Amiens SC|url=https://www.goal.com/en-ug/news/moussa-konate-amiens-forward-joins-dijon-on-three-year-deal/1ptx4le1b5517z3h9ppat862|title=Moussa Konate: Amiens forward joins Dijon on three-year deal|date=21 October 2020|language=en}}
==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.{{cite web |last1=Juillard |first1=Patrick |title=Moussa Konaté prêté à l'Espérance de Tunis (officiel) |url=https://www.football365.fr/moussa-konate-prete-a-lesperance-de-tunis-officiel-9987722.html |website=Foot 365 |access-date=15 September 2021 |language=fr |date=15 September 2021}}
==Loan to Sivasspor==
=Dinamo Batumi=
On 24 January 2023, Konaté joined Dinamo Batumi in Georgia on a one-year deal.{{cite web|publisher=FC Dinamo Batumi|url=https://www.facebook.com/DinamoBatumi1923/posts/pfbid02HUMcwP4o69VSBpXUNUr5t9emoQidQ1W8QrpsBW6vRCdzVD9bbLbYg83rCPAgvunol|title=ახალი სეზონიდან ჩვენი გუნდის ღირსებას 29 წლის სენეგალელი თავდამსხმელი - მუსა კონატე დაიცავს|date=24 January 2023|access-date=6 February 2023|language=ka}}
= Bourges =
On 26 October 2023, Konaté signed for Championnat National 2 (French 4th division) club Bourges, that had been recently bought by his former international teammate Sadio Mané.{{Cite web |date=26 October 2023 |title=Football. Moussa Konaté (ex DFCO) à Bourges |trans-title=Football. Moussa Konaté (ex DFCO) at Bourges |url=https://www.bienpublic.com/sport/2023/10/26/moussa-konate-(ex-dfco)-a-bourges |access-date=26 October 2023 |website=Le Bien Public |language=FR-fr}}
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.{{cite news|last1=Fletcher|first1=Paul|title=London 2012: Great Britain denied by late Senegal strike|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18924334|access-date=8 January 2015|work=BBC Sport|date=26 July 2014}}
Konaté was named in the Senegal squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations after Diafra Sakho withdrew due to injury.{{cite news|title=2015 Africa Cup of Nations: Diafra Sakho ruled out for Senegal|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30708998|access-date=8 January 2015|work=BBC Sport|date=7 January 2015}}
In May 2018 he was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.{{cite web |last1=Crawford |first1=Stephen |title=Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists |url=https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb |website=Goal |access-date=16 July 2019 |date=4 June 2018}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{Updated|match played 27 July 2020}}{{Soccerway|195819|accessdate=22 February 2018}}
| 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"|Other | colspan="2"|Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv
|29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9{{efn|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}} | 2 | 38 | 7 | |
| Krasnodar
|10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Genoa (loan) | 2013–14
|25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| rowspan="5"|Sion
|rowspan="4"|Swiss Super League |27 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1{{efn|name=UEL}} | 2 | 33 | 22 | |
| 2015–16
|29 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7{{efn|name=UEL}} | 3 | 38 | 14 | |
| 2016–17
|33 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 12 | |
| 2017–18
|4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=UEL}} | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!93 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 115 | 50 | |
| rowspan="4"|Amiens
|rowspan="3"|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 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!72 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 23 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!223 | 61 | 30 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 262 | 79 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 1 July 2019|{{NFT|46772|accessdate=15 July 2018}}}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="7" |Senegal
|2012 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 9 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 34 | 12 |
:Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Konaté goal
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Moussa Konaté | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 25 May 2012 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco | {{fb|MAR}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|1–0 | Friendly |
| align="center"|2 | 31 May 2014 | Estadio Pedro Bidegain, Buenos Aires, Argentina | {{fb|COL}} | align="center"|1–2 | align="center"|2–2 | Friendly |
| align="center"|3 | 13 January 2015 | Stade Larbi Benbarek, Casablanca, Morocco | {{fb|GUI}} | align="center"|5–1 | align="center"|5–2 | Friendly |
| align="center"|4 | rowspan="2"|28 March 2015 | rowspan="2"|Stade Océane, Le Havre, France | rowspan="2"|{{fb|GHA}} | align="center"|1–0 | rowspan="2" align="center"|2–1 | rowspan="2"|Friendly |
| align="center"|5 | align="center"|2–0 | |||||
| align="center"|6 | 13 June 2015 | Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal | {{fb|BDI}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|3–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| align="center"|7 | 17 November 2015 | Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal | {{fb|MAD}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|8 | 29 March 2016 | Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, Niger | {{fb|NIG}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|2–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| align="center"|9 | 23 March 2018 | Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco | {{fb|UZB}} | align="center"|1–1 | align="center"|1–1 | Friendly |
| align="center"|10 | 11 June 2018 | Untersberg-Arena, Grödig, Austria | {{fb|KOR}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|2–0 | Friendly |
| align="center"|11 | 9 September 2018 | Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar | {{fb|MAD}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|2–2 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| align="center"|12 | 26 March 2019 | Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal | {{fb|MLI}} | align="center"|2–1 | align="center"|2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
References
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