Mohamed Konaté | |
Birth Date: | 12 December 1997 |
Birth Place: | Odienné, Ivory Coast |
Height: | 1.91 m |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Al-Riyadh |
Clubnumber: | 13 |
Youthyears1: | –2016 |
Youthclubs1: | AS Denguélé |
Youthyears2: | 2016 |
Youthclubs2: | FC Saxan |
Years1: | 2016–2017 |
Clubs1: | Ural Yekaterinburg |
Caps1: | 4 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2017 |
Clubs2: | Babīte |
Caps2: | 1 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 2017 |
Clubs3: | Kairat Academy |
Caps3: | 12 |
Goals3: | 3 |
Years4: | 2018 |
Clubs4: | Gomel |
Caps4: | 12 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Years5: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs5: | Pyunik |
Caps5: | 15 |
Goals5: | 6 |
Years6: | 2019 |
Clubs6: | Tambov |
Caps6: | 2 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2019–2021 |
Clubs7: | Khimki |
Caps7: | 34 |
Goals7: | 3 |
Years8: | 2021–2024 |
Clubs8: | Akhmat Grozny |
Caps8: | 80 |
Goals8: | 30 |
Years9: | 2024– |
Clubs9: | Al-Riyadh |
Caps9: | 0 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2020– |
Nationalteam1: | Burkina Faso |
Nationalcaps1: | 25 |
Nationalgoals1: | 6 |
Club-Update: | 25 May 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 20 January 2024 |
Mohamed Konaté (born 12 December 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi club Al-Riyadh. Born in Ivory Coast, he represents Burkina Faso at international level.
Konaté made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Ural Yekaterinburg on 17 September 2016, in a game against Anzhi Makhachkala.[1] Konaté left Ural Yekaterinburg in February 2017 in pursuit of more first team football.[2] On 22 April 2017, he debuted for his new club, Latvian Babīte, and scored on his debut.[3]
In July 2017, Konaté and Cédric Gogoua joined Kairat's academy side Kairat-A until the end of the 2017 season.[4] Following the completion of the 2017 Kazakhstan First Division, Konaté went on trial with Belarusian Premier League side Gomel.[5]
On 24 June 2018, Pyunik announced the signing of Konaté.[6] On 1 June 2019, Konaté was released by Pyunik.[7]
On 2 September 2019, he signed with the Russian Football National League side Khimki.[8]
On 18 May 2021, Akhmat Grozny announced the signing of Konaté on a one-year contract, with the option of additional two years.[9] On 31 May 2024, Konaté left Akhmat as his contract expired.[10]
Born in the Ivory Coast, Konaté is of Burkinabé descent. On 9 October 2020, Konaté represented the Burkina Faso national team in a friendly 3–0 win over DR Congo.[11]
In August 2023, he received Russian citizenship.[12]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Ural Yekaterinburg | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
Babīte | 2017 | Virslīga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | |||
Kairat-A | 2017 | Kazakhstan First Division | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 3 | |||
Gomel | 2018 | Belarusian Premier League | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 2 | |||
Pyunik | 2018–19 | Armenian Premier League | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | – | 22 | 8 | ||
Tambov | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
Khimki | 2019–20 | Russian Football National League | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 29 | 5 | ||||
Total | 34 | 3 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 40 | 5 | |||||
Akhmat Grozny | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 8 | |||
2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 11 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 28 | 13 | ||||
2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 35 | 13 | ||||
Total | 80 | 30 | 10 | 4 | – | – | 90 | 34 | |||||
Career total | 160 | 45 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 186 | 54 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
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Burkina Faso | 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
2021 | 7 | 2 | ||
2022 | 5 | 0 | ||
2023 | 5 | 1 | ||
2024 | 4 | 3 | ||
Total | 25 | 6 |
Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Konaté goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
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1 | 2 September 2021 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
2 | 8 October 2021 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
3 | 17 October 2023 | Père Jégo Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | ||
4 | 5 January 2024 | Kish Olympic Stadium, Kish, Iran | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly | ||
5 | 10 January 2024 | Baniyas Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | ||
6 | 20 January 2024 | Stade de la Paix, Bouaké, Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |