Amadou Konte

Amadou Konte
Personal information
Date of birth January 13, 1981 (1981-01-13) (age 31)
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Bitonto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2002–2003 Olympique Noisy-le-Sec 4 (0)
2003–2004 Paternò 16 (2)
2004 Cambridge United 9 (3)
2005–2006 Hibernian 27 (1)
2007 Kalamata 0 (0)
2007–2008 Potenza 16 (3)
2008 → Spezia (loan) 5 (0)
2008 Potenza 3 (0)
2008–2009 Turate 20 (8)
2009 Messina 0 (0)
2009– Bitonto 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October,1 2009.
† Appearances (Goals).

Amadou Konte (born 13 January 1981 in Bamako) is a Malian-French footballer currently contracted with Bitonto.

Career

Konte started his career in the football academy of French side RC Strasbourg before moving to Portuguese giants FC Porto. He did not make a first team breakthrough in FC Porto though, and moved again, firstly to CF Villanovense in Spain, then Olympique Noisy-le-Sec in CFA and Paternò in Serie C1.

In the summer of 2004 Konte signed for Cambridge United and scored 3 goals in 9 appearances. This was enough to prompt interest from Hibernian, who signed him during the January 2005 transfer window, and he made his debut in a 3-0 defeat to Rangers at Ibrox the next month. His first goal was a late equaliser against Motherwell in March, earning Hibs a crucial point in their successful quest to qualify for European competition.[1]

The 2005–06 season was less rewarding for Konte though, as he endured inconsistent form, infrequent appearances and a lack of goals. This led to him being ironically dubbed the "Mali Magician" by some Hibs fans.[1] When Konte again struggled to gain first team action in the first part of the 2006–07 season he was released from his contract.[1]

In January 2007, he joined Messiniakos of Greek 2nd division. In summer 2007, he signed for Potenza S.C. of Serie C1, and in January 2008, he was loaned to Spezia.

On September 2009, after a nine-month stint with Turate,[2] he was signed by Sicilian fallen giants Messina on a free transfer.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Forbes, Steve (2 November 2006). "Hibs Release Striker Amadou Konte!". Hibees Mad. http://www.hibees-mad.co.uk/roll/ed11/hibs_release_striker_amadou_konte_306600/index.shtml. Retrieved 6 November 2010. 
  2. ^ "Amadou Konte, con il Paterno' il suo esordio in Italia" (in Italian). Messina Sportiva. 2009-09-05. http://www.messinasportiva.it/news.php?id=10056&dove=a. Retrieved 2009-09-07. 
  3. ^ "L'ACR annuncia gli acquisti degli attaccanti Di Napoli e Konte" (in Italian). Messina Sportiva. 2009-09-05. http://www.messinasportiva.it/news.php?id=10054&dove=a. Retrieved 2009-09-07. 

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