Ben Mamadou Konaté (born 3 January 1989) is a

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who plays as a defensive midfielder. Born in the Ivory Coast, he played for the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Club career

Konaté has played for several clubs in Ivory Coast: Lazer, Réveil Daloa, Stade d'Abidjan,

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(when Ivorian Romaric was still there) and Africa Sports. After that, he went to Burkina Faso, where he played football for Faso-Yennenga, and

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, disputing the

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(preliminary round) for Renacimiento. In 2008, he was in the Moroccan football. In January 2012 due to his performances in the

2012 Africa Cup of Nations The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football ( ...

(playing for

), he attracted interest from Portuguese club Benfica. From 2016 to 2017, Konaté played for

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in the Turkish Cypriot

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International career

He played in several youth teams of the Ivory Coast national football team. He switched in 2009 to Equatorial Guinea and played his debut in the 2010 season. In January 2012 he was called up to the national side to be part of the squad to play in the

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* 1989 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Abidjan Equatoguinean men's footballers Equatorial Guinea men's international footballers Ivorian men's footballers Stade d'Abidjan players ASEC Mimosas players Africa Sports d'Abidjan players ASFA Yennenga players Al-Hala SC players Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Burkina Faso Expatriate men's footballers in Burkina Faso Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Expatriate men's footballers in Morocco Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Iraq Expatriate men's footballers in Iraq Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain Expatriate men's footballers in Bahrain Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Oman Expatriate men's footballers in Oman Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Northern Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Northern Cyprus Ivorian emigrants to Equatorial Guinea Naturalized citizens of Equatorial Guinea 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players The Panthers FC players {{EquatorialGuinea-footy-bio-stub