Makan Konatè (born 10 November 1991) is a Malian professional

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who plays as an

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for Liga 1 club RANS Nusantara.

Club career

Persib Bandung

In November 2013, he signed with Persib. On 2 February 2014, Konaté made his

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debut by starting in a 1–0 win against

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. And he also scored his first goal for the team, he scored in the 82nd minute from the penalty at the

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, With this result, Persib won their first win in the

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competition. On 10 June 2014, Konaté scored his first two goals for the club in a 3–1 win over

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. On 10 October 2014, he scored Persib's opening goal in a 3–2 away win over

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. On 4 November 2014, Konaté scored the winning goal for Persib against Arema in the 112nd minute, the score ended 3–1 until the second half of extra time was over, while bringing Persib to the final match. He was part of the team that won the

, In this match, Persib managed to beat

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through a penalty shootout (5–3). On November 20, 2014, he signed a two-year contract with Persib.

2015 season

On 4 April 2015, Konaté made his debut of the new league season match against

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at Jalak Harupat Stadium. On 7 April 2015, Konaté scored his first league goals of the season in a 3–0 win over Persipasi Bandung Raya. In this season, Konate only made 2 appearances and scored 1 goal. This is because this season was officially discontinued by PSSI on 2 May 2015 due to a ban by Imam Nahrawi, Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs, against PSSI to run any football competition.

T-Team

In January 2016, he joins

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team based in

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, T-Team.

Sriwijaya FC

In December 2017, he moved to Indonesia from Malaysia to join and play for Indonesia club

of the Liga 1 after he was sold by T-Team. He came to Indonesia along with

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who was known as his coach when he played for the

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club T-Team for two seasons.

Arema

On 15 July 2018, Konaté was signed for Arema to played in Liga 1 on

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season. He made his league debut on 21 July 2018 in a match against

at the

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. On 27 July 2018, Konaté scored his first goal for Arema in a 4–3 loss against

at the Aji Imbut Stadium. On 11 August 2018, Konaté scored his first two goals for the club in a 2–2 draw over Borneo Samarinda. On 9 December 2018, Arema exercised an option to extend Konaté's contract to the January 2020. On 3 February 2019, Konaté made his debut of

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2nd Leg match against

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. He also scored the opening goal in the 24th minute; the score ended 3–0 with an aggregate of 7–1. With this result, Arema qualified for the round of 16 of the

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. On 13 March 2019, Konaté scored his first goal of the pre-season President's Cup, the opening goal against

in a 6–1 win in the

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. On 29 June 2019, Konaté scored his first Liga 1 goal of the season for Arema in a 2–1 loss against

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. On 16 July 2019, he scored hattrick in a 4–1 win against Badak Lampung at

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, this is the first hat-trick in his career as a footballer. On 15 August 2019, he scored one goal and assisted another as Arema won 4–0 against rival

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at Kanjuruhan. In January 2020, Konaté officially did not renew his contract with Arema for the 2020 season, this was because the team failed to agree on the contract value requested by him, so he chose to leave. He contributed with 16 goals and 11 assists during

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with Arema.

Persebaya Surabaya

On 16 January 2020, Konaté moved to

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and signed one-year contract with

. Konaté made his Persebaya debut in a pre-season friendly against

club

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on 8 February 2020. On 29 February 2020, Konaté made his

debut in a 1–1 draw over 2018 Liga 3 champion

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. In December 2020, Konaté officially left Persebaya, he admitted that he could not wait for the certainty of the continuation of the 2020 Liga 1, the league was officially discontinued due to the

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. He only made two appearances with the club during 2020 Liga 1, however, while at Persebaya, he managed to achieve an achievement in the pre-season

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, he succeeded in bringing Persebaya to champions and won the best player award.

Terengganu

On 27 January 2021, Konaté signed a one-year contract with

club

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on a free transfer, along with

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. He made his

debut for

when he was part of the starting lineup of a 2021 Malaysia Super League match against

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on 6 March 2021, in which Terengganu won. On 16 April 2021, Konaté scored his first league goal for Terengganu in a 1–0 victory over Kuala Lumpur City at the

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. While he had a good season in his second year overseas with 20 appearances and one goals, Konate decided to return Indonesia at the end of the contract year.

Persija Jakarta

On 29 December 2021, Konaté return to

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and signed one-year contract with

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for the 2021–22 Liga 1. On 11 January 2022, Konaté made his

debut by starting in a 1–2 loss against 2013 ISL champion

. And he also scored his first goal for the team, he scored in the 94th minute at

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. On 14 February 2022, Konaté scored a brace for the club in a 3–3 draw over

. and scored another brace for the club in a 0–4 win over

on 13 March 2022. On 16 June 2022, Konaté officially left Persija Jakarta. He has said goodbye by writing an emotional message on his personal

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account, Konaté appeared 14 times with Persija in the 2021–2022 season. He has proven himself to be a midfielder who is still blessed with a goal-scoring instinct. Konaté scored seven goals and two assists. However, he joined Persija only lasted half a season.

RANS Nusantara

Konaté was signed for RANS Nusantara to played in Liga 1 on

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season. He made his league debut on 23 July 2022 in a match against

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and he also scored his first goal for the team, he scored in the 85th minute at

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International career

He was part of the Mali U-17 and Mali U-19.

Personal life

Konaté is a devout

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who observes the Islamic month of

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, frequently attends the Mosque and performs

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after scoring goals.

Honours

Club

;Stade Malien *

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: 2009–10 ;Persib Bandung *

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;Sriwijaya * East Kalimantan Governor Cup:

;Arema * President's Cup:

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;Persebaya Surabaya * East Java Governor Cup:

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Individual

* East Kalimantan Governor Cup Best Player:

* Liga 1 Team of the Season:

* East Java Governor Cup Best Player:

Indonesian Soccer Awards: Best 11 2019

Indonesian Soccer Awards: Best Midfielder 2019

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Konate, Makan 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Bamako Malian Muslims Malian footballers Stade Malien players Malian expatriate footballers Association football midfielders Malian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Malian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Expatriate footballers in Indonesia Expatriate footballers in Libya Expatriate footballers in Malaysia Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Malaysia Super League players PSPS Pekanbaru players PS Barito Putera players Persib Bandung players Indonesian Super League-winning players Arema F.C. players Malian expatriate sportspeople in Libya PSPS Riau players Terengganu F.C. II players Terengganu FC players Sriwijaya F.C. players Persebaya Surabaya players Persija Jakarta players RANS Nusantara F.C. players 21st-century Malian people