Cheick Oumar Konaté

Cheick Oumar Konaté
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-04-02) 2 April 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Clermont
Number 15
Youth career
2019–2022 FC Guidars
2022–2023 Clermont
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Clermont B 3 (0)
2023– Clermont 41 (1)
International career‡
2024– Mali 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Cheick Oumar Konaté (born 2 April 2004) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 2 club Clermont and the Mali national team.

Career

Konaté is a youth product of the Malian club FC Guidars.[1] On 13 October 2022, he signed a professional contract with the club until 2027.[2] Officially a right-back, he started playing as a right-sided centre-back for the club in a back 3.[3] He made his senior and professional debut with Clermont as a starter in a 2–0 Ligue 1 loss to Rennes on 19 February 2023.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 November 2024[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Clermont B 2022–23 National 3 2 0 — — 2 0
2023–24 National 3 1 0 — — 1 0
Total 3 0 — — 3 0
Clermont 2022–23 Ligue 1 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
2023–24 Ligue 1 19 1 1 0 0 0 20 1
2024–25 Ligue 1 13 0 0 0 — 13 0
Total 41 1 1 0 0 0 42 1
Career total 44 1 2 0 0 0 46 1

International

As of matches played on 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Mali 2024 1 0
Total 1 0

References

  1. ^ "KONATE Cheick Omar".
  2. ^ France, Centre (13 October 2022). "Football – Un jeune défenseur malien en renfort pour la réserve du Clermont Foot, en National 3". lamontagne.fr.
  3. ^ France, Centre (7 March 2023). "Football – Ligue 1 : Cheick Konaté, le Clermontois qui a gagné du crédit à Toulouse". lamontagne.fr.
  4. ^ France, Centre (19 February 2023). "Football – Un nouveau match sans but, la première de Konaté : ce qu'il faut retenir de la défaite du Clermont Foot à Rennes". lamontagne.fr.
  5. ^ Cheick Oumar Konaté at Soccerway