Moussa Konaté (footballer)


Pape Moussa Konaté is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for French club Amiens SC and the Senegal national team. He was called up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Career

Early career

Moussa Konaté started his career playing for Senegalese second division club ASC Toure Kunda de Mbour, helping them to win promotion to the top division and win the Senegal FA Cup for the 2010 season, which resulted in a 2011 CAF Confederation Cup appearance. In spring 2011 Konaté went to Israel for a months trial with Maccabi Tel Aviv. He impressed Maccabi's coach Moti Ivanir enough to become Maccabi's first signing for the 2011–12 season.

Maccabi Tel Aviv

After signing a two-year contract with the club, Konaté became Maccabi's fifth foreign player in the squad. He made his debut playing in the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round against FK Khazar Lankaran scoring the first goal and assisting the second for Eliran Atar in Maccabi's victory 3–1.

Krasnodar

After excelling playing for Senegal in the 2012 Summer Olympics scoring five goals, Konaté joined Russian club FC Krasnodar for a fee of €2 million after previously being linked with Premier League clubs. After joining Krasnodar, he revealed he had rejected Premier League clubs in favour of Krasnodar.

Loan to Genoa

On 12 July 2013, Konaté joined Italian Serie A side Genoa on a season-long loan deal.

Amiens

On 13 August 2017, Konaté signed a four-year contract with Amiens SC.

International career

Konaté started all of Senegal's matches at the 2012 Olympic tournament in which the nation reached the quarter-finals. In the first group game at Old Trafford, he scored an 82nd-minute equaliser in a 1–1 draw with hosts Great Britain.
Konaté was named in the Senegal squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations after Diafra Sakho withdrew due to injury.
In May 2018 he was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 May 2012Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco
1–0
1–0
Friendly
2.31 May 2014Estadio Pedro Bidegain, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1–2
2–2
Friendly
3.13 January 2015Stade Larbi Benbarek, Casablanca, Morocco
5–1
5–2
Friendly
4.28 March 2015Stade Océane, Le Havre, France
1–0
2–1
Friendly
5.28 March 2015Stade Océane, Le Havre, France
2–0
2–1
Friendly
6.13 June 2015Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal
1–0
3–1
2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7.17 November 2015Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal
2–0
3–0
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.29 March 2016Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, Niger
1–0
2–1
2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9.23 March 2018Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco
1–1
1–1
Friendly
10.11 June 2018Untersberg-Arena, Grödig, Austria
2–0
2–0
Friendly
11.9 September 2018Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar
1–0
2–2
2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12.26 March 2019Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal
2–1
2–1
Friendly

Honours

Club

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