Axel Cédric Konan (born 25 January 1983 in

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) is an Ivorian

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, who is currently contracted with

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club

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Career

Despite being born in Ivory Coast, he grew up into the youth system of Southern Italian club

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, making his senior debut in 2000. He played for Lecce from 2000 to 2009, except for a season loan to

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in 2006–07. When Konan's contract expired in June 2009, Lecce decided not to offer the Ivorian striker a new bid; he was subsequently unattached for an entire season (also failing a trial at

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), before agreeing a one-year deal with Swiss club

in November 2010.

References

External links

Gazzetta dello Sport profile
1983 births Living people Ivorian men's footballers Ivorian expatriate men's footballers US Lecce players Torino FC players AC Bellinzona players Men's association football forwards Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Swiss Super League players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Footballers from Abidjan 21st-century Ivorian sportsmen {{Côted'Ivoire-footy-bio-stub