Konrad de la Fuente (born July 16, 2001), sometimes known as Konrad, is an American professional

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player who plays as a winger for

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club

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, on loan from

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club

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Club career

Youth

Born in

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, to

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an parents of Dominican descent, Konrad moved to Spain at the age of 10 when his father took a job at the Haitian consulate in

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. While playing for local youth side

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, he was discovered and offered the chance to play for

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. He developed in Barcelona's youth system after joining in 2013.

Barcelona B

Konrad made his debut for the reserves on December 1, 2018, coming off the bench and playing 12 minutes against Valencia Mestalla in the

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. He conceded a penalty in the final minutes of the game causing his side to go 2–1 down, but teammate

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equalized late, ending the match 2–2. He made his first start for the team on December 15, 2019, in a 3–1 win against

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. He was replaced by Dani Morer in the 70th minute. He scored his first goal for Barça B on February 2, 2020, a stoppage time winner in a 2–1 win against

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, after coming on in the 81st minute.

Barcelona

On September 12, 2020, Konrad made his first team debut in a pre-season game against Gimnàstic Tarragona, in the process becoming the first American to play for Barcelona's first team. He made his official debut for Barcelona in the

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match against

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on November 24, 2020, replacing Francisco Trincão in a 4–0 win. He appeared once again for Barça in the Champions League, coming off the bench again in a 3–0 away victory over

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, and later the following January in the

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in a 2–0 away victory against Cornellà.

Marseille

On June 29, 2021, Konrad signed with

club

, with Barcelona reserving the right to 50% of a future sale. He made his league debut on August 8 against

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. He recorded his first assist in the same match on the first goal of a 3–2 comeback win.

Loan to Olympiacos

On August 13, 2022, Konrad was loaned to

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in Greece.

Loan to Eibar

On August 9, 2023, Konrad returned to Spain, joining

side

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on a one-year loan deal.

International career

Konrad has represented the United States at the under-16, under-18, and under-20 levels. In July 2019, he was called up to the under-20 team for the

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. He started every match in the tournament until the United States was eliminated by

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in the quarterfinals. He received his first call up to the senior

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for

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against

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and

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in November 2020. He made his debut on November 12, 2020, in the friendly against Wales as a starter and was replaced by

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in the 71st minute.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honors

Barcelona *

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References

External links

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:De La Fuente, Konrad 2001 births Living people Soccer players from Miami American expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Greece American expatriate sportspeople in Spain American expatriate sportspeople in France American expatriate sportspeople in Greece American men's soccer players American sportspeople of Haitian descent American sportspeople of Dominican Republic descent African-American soccer players Men's association football forwards CF Damm players FC Barcelona Atlètic players Konrad Olympique de Marseille players Olympiacos F.C. players SD Eibar footballers United States men's under-20 international soccer players United States men's youth international soccer players United States men's international soccer players Segunda División B players Ligue 1 players 21st-century African-American sportspeople