_33.jpg) Konaté withRed Bull Salzburg in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (2004-03-21)21 March 2004 (age 21) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ouragahio, Ivory Coast | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Red Bull Salzburg | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| ASEC Mimosas | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | ASEC Mimosas | 29 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Red Bull Salzburg | 47 | (25) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | →FC Liefering (loan) | 18 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Ivory Coast U23 | 4 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Ivory Coast | 19 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Karim Konaté (born 21 March 2004) is an Ivorian professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forAustrian Bundesliga clubRed Bull Salzburg and theIvory Coast national team.[1]
Konaté began his professional career atASEC Mimosas. He broke into the first team during the 2020–21 season, playing a key role in helping the club win the Ivorian Ligue 1 title that year.[2]
On 14 June 2022, Konaté signed a five-year contract withRed Bull Salzburg for a reported transfer fee of €3.5 million.[3] Shortly after his arrival, he was loaned toFC Liefering, Salzburg's partner club, to gain experience.[4]
In January 2023, he returned to Red Bull Salzburg and made his first-team debut on 19 February 2023 in anAustrian Bundesliga match againstWSG Tirol. Coming on as a substitute forJunior Adamu, Konaté scored his first goal for the club, contributing to a 3–1 away victory.
On 23 July 2023, Konaté scored his first brace for Salzburg in anAustrian Cup match against SC Union Ardagger. He started the match and helped his team to a 6–0 win.
Konaté registered his first hat-trick for the club on 12 May 2024, in a league match againstTSV Hartberg. Starting the game, he scored three goals in a 5–1 victory.[5]
Konaté debuted with theIvory Coast national team in a 0–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification tie withMozambique on 3 March 2021.[citation needed] He was called up to theIvory Coast U23s in March 2023.[6]
On 28 December 2023, he was selected from the list of 27 Ivorian players selected byJean-Louis Gasset to compete in the2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ASEC Mimosas | 2021–22 | Ivorian Ligue 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 16 | 12 |
| 2022–23 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8[c] | 0 | 25 | 8 | ||
| Total | 29 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 41 | 20 | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| 2023–24 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 5[d] | 0 | 38 | 22 | ||
| 2024–25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5[d] | 2 | 17 | 8 | ||
| Total | 47 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 65 | 35 | ||
| FC Liefering (loan) | 2022–23 | Austrian 2. Liga | 18 | 15 | — | — | 18 | 15 | ||
| Career total | 94 | 60 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 124 | 70 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Ivory Coast | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 2 | |
Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Konaté goal.[8]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 17 November 2023 | Alassane Ouattara Stadium,Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Seychelles | 4–0 | 9–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | [9] |
| 2 | 9–0 |
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