Karim Konaté (born 21 March 2004) is an Ivorian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Red Bull Salzburg and the Ivory Coast national team.

Club career

A youth product of

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, Konaté began his senior career with the club in 2020. He scored 7 goals in 18 matches in his debut season. Ahead of the 2022–23 season, he was signed by

club Red Bull Salzburg and was immediately loaned to

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International career

Konaté debuted with the Ivory Coast national team in a 0–0

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tie with

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on 3 March 2021. He was called up to the Ivory Coast U23s in March 2023. On 28 December 2023, he was selected from the list of 27 Ivorian players selected by

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to compete in the

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Career statistics

Club

International

''Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Konaté goal.''

Honours

ASEC Mimosas *

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: 2020–21 FC Red Bull Salzburg *

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Ivory Coast *

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Individual *Austrian Bundesliga top scorer: 2023–24

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* * 2004 births Living people Footballers from Abidjan Ivorian men's footballers Ivory Coast men's international footballers Ivory Coast men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards ASEC Mimosas players Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast) players FC Red Bull Salzburg players FC Liefering players Austrian Football Bundesliga players 2. Liga (Austria) players Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Austria 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players Africa Cup of Nations–winning players 21st-century Ivorian sportsmen {{IvoryCoast-footy-bio-stub