Amara Konate (born 1 February 1999) is a Guinean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie D Group G club Cavese.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Nzérékoré, Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cavese | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Perugia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Perugia | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Rieti (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Messina | 53 | (1) |
| 2023– | Cavese | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2023 | |||
Personal life edit
Born in Nzérékoré, Guinea, Konate left his native country in 2017 to move to Europe, crossing the Mediterranean Sea via Libya and then finally settling down to Italy.[1] After landing to Catania, he was moved to an immigration center in Cassino, where he started playing football with a local team, despite not having ever seriously played the game before.[1]
Career edit
Perugia edit
While in Cassino, he was noticed by a football agent, who proposed him to Perugia; on his trial, he convinced the club managers to sign him, joining the club's Under-19 squad in the 2017–18 season.[1][2]
Loan to Rieti edit
On 1 October 2018, Serie C club Rieti officially announced that Konate joined them on a season-long loan.[3] He made his Serie C debut for Rieti earlier, on 29 September 2018 in a game against Cavese as a 90th-minute substitute for Boubakary Diarra.[4]
Messina edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Dalla guerra al pallone, la favola di Konate. "Così il Perugia mi ha cambiato la vita"" (in Italian). PerugiaToday. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Profile by TuttoCalciatori" (in Italian). TuttoCalciatori. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ "UNA SQUADRA INTERNAZIONALE, ARRIVA ANCHE KONATE: PRESTITO ANNUALE DAL PERUGIA" (in Italian). Rieti. 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 29 September 2018.
- ^ "KONATE ALL'ACR MESSINA" (in Italian). Perugia. 30 July 2021.
External links edit
- Amara Konate at Soccerway
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