Amadou Konaté (born 1 January 1997) is a French

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Konaté made his professional debut with

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in a 2–1

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loss to

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on 12 January 2018, wherein he was subbed on in the last minute of the game. On 29 March 2019 Konaté signed for Norwegian club Bodø/Glimt on a four-year contract. In January 2020, having made only four appearances for the Norwegian side, he was loaned back to France, to

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side

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until the end of 2019–20 season. Due to the premature end of the season, he only made two appearances with Lyon Duchère before signing with another Championnat National side

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in August 2020. On 10 July 2022, Konaté signed with

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Personal life

Born in France, Konaté is of Malian descent.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Konaté, Amadou 1997 births Living people Association football forwards French footballers French people of Malian descent Valenciennes FC players US Boulogne players FK Bodø/Glimt players Lyon La Duchère players SO Cholet players FC Sète 34 players AS Poissy players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 3 players Eliteserien players French expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Norway French expatriate sportspeople in Norway