Ben Konaté
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ben Mamadou Konaté | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | East Riffa | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Académie de Sol Beni | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001 | Lazer | ||
| 2001 | Réveil Daloa | ||
| 2002 | Stade d'Abidjan | ||
| 2002–2004 | → ASEC Mimosas (loan) | ||
| 2004–2007 | Africa Sports | ||
| 2007 | Faso-Yennenga | ||
| 2008 | Renacimiento | ||
| 2009–2010 | Atlético Semu | ||
| 2011–2012 | The Panthers | ||
| 2013 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||
| 2014- | East Riffa | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Equatorial Guinea | 15 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ben Mamadou Konaté (born 3 January 1989 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire), is an Ivorian-born naturalized Equatoguinean footballer who plays as a Defensive midfielder for Bahraini Premier League side East Riffa and the Equatorial Guinea national football team.[1]
Club career
Konaté has played for several clubs in Ivory Coast: Lazer, Réveil Daloa, Stade d'Abidjan, ASEC Mimosas (when Ivorian Romaric was still there)[2] and Africa Sports.[3] After that, he went to Burkina Faso, where he played football for Faso-Yennenga, and Equatorial Guinea, disputing the 2008 CAF Champions League (Preliminary Round) for Renacimiento.[3]
In 2008, he was in the Moroccan football.[4]
In January 2012 due to his performances in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (playing for Equatorial Guinea), he attracted interest from Portuguese giants Benfica.[5]
International career
He played in several youthteams of the Côte d'Ivoire national football team.[3] He switched than 2009 to Equatorial Guinea and played his debut in the 2010 season.[6] In January 2012 he was called up to the national side to be part of the squad to play in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.[7]
References
- ↑ Profile at footballdatabase.eu
- ↑ Photo at fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "CAN 2012 / Konaté Ben Mamadou, meilleur joueur du championnat équato-guinéen : ‘’Je lance un défi aux Eléphants" (in French).
- ↑ Photo at fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net
- ↑ "Konaté associado ao Benfica" [Konaté associated with Benfica] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ↑ Ben Konaté at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Equatorial Guinea 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Squad". World Soccer. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
External links
- Ben Konaté profile at Soccerway
- Profile at ZeroZero.pt
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