Karim Konaté

Ivorian footballer

Karim Konaté (born 21 March 2004) is an Ivorian professional footballer. He plays as a forward for FC Red Bull Salzburg. He also plays for the Ivory Coast national team.[1]

Karim Konaté
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-03-21) 21 March 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Ouragahio, Ivory Coast
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Red Bull Salzburg
Number 19
Youth career
ASEC Mimosas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 ASEC Mimosas 29 (20)
2022– Red Bull Salzburg 20 (8)
2022–2023Liefering (loan) 18 (15)
National team
2023– Ivory Coast U23 4 (3)
2021– Ivory Coast 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:11, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career change

He started his career in the youth of ASEC Mimosas. In 2020 he became part of the first team.[2] In his first season he scored 7 goals in 18 matches.[3] 2022 he went on to the Austrian Bundesliga team FC Red Bull Salzburg where he signed a contract till 2027 and was loaned to FC Liefering. [4] He made his debut for FC Liefering in July 2022 in the 2nd round of the Second League versus SK Vorwärts Steyr.[5][6] [7]

He made his debut for FC Red Bull Salzburg in the away game against WSG Tirol on February 19, 2023. He came on in the 75th minute for Junior Adamu. He scored his first Bundesliga goal in the 85th minute. [8]

International career change

Konaté played his first match for thr Ivory Coast national team in a 0–0 World Cup 2022 qualifikation match against Mozambique on 3 March 2021.[9]

Honours change

ASEC Mimosas
  • Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast): 2020–21

References change

  1. Christenson, Marcus (7 October 2021). "Next Generation 2021: 60 of the best young talents in world football". www.theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. "Ivory Coast – ASEC M .: Karim Konaté thirsts for titles". New in 24 Sport English. July 29, 2021. Archived from the original on October 11, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  3. Ndour, Papa Lamine (2021-08-29). "Côte d'Ivoire-Mondial 2022 : Gervinho forfait, Konaté Karim en renfort". Sport News Africa. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  4. Ein Neuzugang von der Elfenbeinküste redbullsalzburg.at, am 14. Juni 2022, abgerufen am 14. Juni 2022
  5. FC salzburg Wiki
  6. Soccerway
  7. His first match for Liefering was canceled due to heavy rainfall and thunderstorm
  8. FC Salzburg Wiki
  9. "FIFA". fifa.com.

Other websites change