Pape Moussa Konaté
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pape Moussa Konaté[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Forward Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Genoa (on loan from FC Krasnodar) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | ASC Toure Kunda de Mbour | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2011 | ASC Toure Kunda de Mbour | 9 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 29 | (5) |
| 2012– | FC Krasnodar | 10 | (1) |
| 2013– | → Genoa (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Senegal U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012– | Senegal U23 | 4 | (5) |
| 2012– | Senegal | 8 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 July 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Pape Moussa Konaté (born 3 April 1993) known as simply Moussa Konaté is a Senegalese professional football player currently playing for the Italian club Genoa on loan from FC Krasnodar as a forward.
Career
Moussa Konaté started his career playing for Senegalese second division club "ASC Toure Kunda de Mbour", Helping them to win promotion to top division and win the Senegal FA Cup for 2010 season, which resulted in 2011 CAF Confederation Cup appearance. In spring 2011 Konate went to Israel for a month trial for Maccabi Tel Aviv. He impressed Maccabi's coach Moti Ivanir enough to become Maccabi's first signing for the 2011–2012 season.[3]
Maccabi Tel Aviv
After signing a two-year contract with the club, Konate became Maccabi's 5th foreign player on the squad. He made his debut playing in UEFA Europe League second qualifying round against FK Khazar Lankaran scoring the first goal and assisting the second to Eliran Atar resulting in Maccabi's victory 3–1.[4] In the Qualifying round of Europa League, he scored again in a 3-0 win over Panathinaikos. Eventually in a second leg, Konate received a straight red card in the second half and the club would go to the Group Stage despite losing 2-1. Konate scored on his debut, on the opening game of the season, in a 3-1 win over Hapoel Petah Tikva. In the next three consecutive games, Konate scored three more goals in three games. In the play-offs, Konate scored his first goal, ending 23 games without scoring, in a 4-3 loss against Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv on 9 May 2012. During the season, Konate became a regular player in the first team.
FC Krasnodar
After excelling playing for Senegal in the 2012 Summer Olympics scoring five goals,[5] Konate moved to play for Russian FC Krasnodar,[6][7] for a fee of 2 million Euros. Konate was linked with Premier League clubs.[8] After joining Krasnodar, Moussa Konate revealed he rejected a move from the Premier League clubs in favour of joining Krasnodar.[9] On 2 September 2012, Moussa Konate made his debut for the club, playing in the right wing, in a 1-0 loss against CSKA Moscow. Playing in central forward against Dynamo Moscow after coming on in a second half, Moussa Konate scored his first goal for the club and was booked for taking off his shirt while celebrating.
Genoa loan spell
On July 12, 2013, Konaté joined Italian Serie A side Genoa on a season-long loan deal.[10]
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe League | International | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ASC Toure Kunda | 2010–11 | 9 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 3 |
| Total | 9 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 3 | |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2011–12 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | - | - | 42 | 8 |
| Total | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | - | - | 42 | 8 | |
| FC Krasnodar | 2012–13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 1 | |
| Genoa | 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | - | - | 64 | 12 | |
Senegal international goals
Scores and results list Senegal's tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 May 2012 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco |  Morocco | | | Friendly |
| 2. | 26 July 2012 | Old Trafford, Manchester, England |  Great Britain | | | 2012 Summer Olympics |
| 3. | 29 July 2012 | Wembley Stadium, London, England |  Uruguay |
2012 Summer Olympics | ||
| 4. | ||||||
| 5. | 2 August 2012 | City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry, England |  United Arab Emirates | | | 2012 Summer Olympics |
| 6. | 4 August 2012 | Wembley Stadium, London, England |  Mexico | | | 2012 Summer Olympics |
References
- ↑ "Uefa Profile Moussa". UEFA.
- ↑ "Player Profile: Moussa". transfermarkt.
- ↑ "Maccabi Tel Aviv recruit Senegal's Moussa Konaté". Goal.com. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2012. On 7th of June 2013 Konate agreed a contract with Sunderland worth 4.5 million (£)from FC Krasnodar
- ↑ "UEFA Europa League 2011/12 - History - M. Tel-Aviv-Xäzär Länkäran –". Uefa.com. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ↑ "World Player of the Week: Moussa Konate - Senegal". Goal.com. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ↑ "Senegal striker Moussa Konate joins Russia's Krasnodar". BBC Sport. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ↑ "Official: Moussa Konate joins Kuban Krasnodar". Goal.com. 23 August 2012. Retrieved January 2013.
- ↑ "THE INSIDER: West Ham join Newcastle and City in Konate chase as Villa eye Fletcher". Daily Mail. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ↑ "Konate opts for Russian move". Sky Sports. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ↑ http://genoacfc.it/notizie/moussa-konate-e-del-genoa/
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