Mory Konaté | |
Birth Date: | 1993 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Conakry, Guinea |
Height: | 1.91 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Mechelen |
Clubnumber: | 8 |
Years1: | 2014–2017 |
Clubs1: | Alfter |
Caps1: | 62 |
Goals1: | 9 |
Years2: | 2017–2018 |
Clubs2: | TuS Erndtebrück |
Caps2: | 26 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs3: | Borussia Dortmund II |
Caps3: | 23 |
Goals3: | 3 |
Years4: | 2019–2023 |
Caps4: | 64 |
Goals4: | 5 |
Years5: | 2023– |
Clubs5: | Mechelen |
Caps5: | 19 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2022– |
Nationalteam1: | Guinea |
Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 28 March 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 23:37, 28 January 2024 (UTC) |
Mory Konaté (born 15 November 1993) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Mechelen and the Guinea national team.
Konaté began playing football late, and moved to Germany as student after his lack of footballing opportunities in Guinea. He began playing amateur football with Alfter in 2014, before signing a contract with Borussia Dortmund II in 2017.[1] On 29 August 2019, Konaté transferred Sint-Truidense.[2] Konaté made his professional debut with Sint-Truidense in a 5–2 Belgian First Division A win over K.A.S. Eupen on 8 February 2020, wherein he scored the opening goal.[3]
On 13 July 2023, Konaté signed a three-season contract with Mechelen.[4]
On 13 March 2020, Konaté was called up to represent the Guinea national football team|Guinea national team]].[5] On 27 December 2021, he was included in Guinea's extended 2021 Africa Cup of Nations squad.[6] He debuted with the Guinea national team in a 3–0 friendly loss to Rwanda on 3 January 2022.[7]