Cheick Oumar Condé (born 26 July 2000) is a Guinean professional

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who plays as a

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for Italian club

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and the Guinea national team.

Club career

Early years

Born in

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, Condé began his career with Guinean club Séquence de Dixinn.

MAS Táborsko

On 18 July 2019, Condé signed for Czech club MAS Táborsko.

Fastav Zlin

In January 2020, after playing fifteen league games for Táborsko, Condé signed for Fastav Zlín for a fee of 1.6 million Kč. On 15 February 2020, Condé made his

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debut in a 2–0 loss away to

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FC Zürich

On 21 June 2022, Condé signed a four-year contract with

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in Switzerland. Conde made his debut for

on 7 July 2022 in a 4–0 defeat to

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and spent 72 minutes on the field.

Venezia

On 8 January 2025, Condé signed a contract with

in Italy until 30 June 2027.

International career

In March 2022, Condé received his first call up for the Guinea national team for the country's upcoming games against

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and

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. He debuted with Guinea in a friendly 0–0 tie with

on 25 March 2022. In September 2022, Conde received a national invitation for

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's friendlies to play against

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and

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, he played in both competitions.

Style of play

Condé has been described as a box-to-box midfielder, drawing comparisons to

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midfielder

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from former Fastav Zlín manager Bohumil Páník.

Career statistics

Club

International

References

External links

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Cheick Conde
at SFL
Cheick Conde
at FC Zürich 2000 births Living people Footballers from Conakry Guinean men's footballers Guinea men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Séquence de Dixinn players FC Silon Táborsko players FC Zlín players FC Zürich players Venezia FC players Bohemian Football League players Czech First League players Swiss Super League players Serie A players Guinean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Guinean expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Italy {{Guinea-footy-bio-stub