Soumaïla Konaré (born 22 July 1991), commonly known as Sumy, is a Malian

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who plays for

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side

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as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Sumy joined

Albacete Balompié Albacete Balompié is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 5 July 1939, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish foo ...

's youth setup in 2009 from

Mora CF Mora Club de Fútbol is a football team based in Mora in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. Founded in 1977, it plays in the . Its stadium is '' Municipal Las Delicias'' with a capacity of 600 seats. History The history of footba ...

. After making his senior debuts with the reserves in the

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

, he was definitely promoted to the main squad in August 2010. Sumy made his first-team debut on 11 September 2010, coming on as a second-half substitute for David Sousa in a 2–1 home win against

Granada CF Granada Club de Fútbol (), known simply as Granada or ''"Graná"'', is a professional List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in the city of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, that currently plays in Segunda ...

in the

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commonly known as Segunda División or La Liga 2, and officially known as LaLiga HyperMotion for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spa ...

. He appeared in 11 matches during the campaign, as ''Alba'' suffered an immediate relegation. On 25 January 2012, after being rarely used, Sumy was loaned to

Celta de Vigo B Real Club Celta de Vigo Fortuna or simply Celta Fortuna is a Spanish football team based in Vigo, Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1927, it is the reserve team of Celta Vigo and competes in the . They play their ho ...

until June and with an obligatory buyout clause. In August he signed a four-year deal with Tunisian side

Club Africain Club Africain (), known as CA for short, is a Tunisian professional football club based in Tunis. The club was founded in 1920 and its colours are red and white. Their home stadium, Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, has a capacity of 60,000 spectators. ...

, but in November returned to his first club Mora. On 20 August 2013 Sumy moved to

CD Madridejos Club Deportivo Madridejos is a football club based in Madridejos, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. Founded in 1968, the team plays in . The club's home ground is ''Nuevo Estadio'', with a 2,000-seat capacity. Season to season ---- *14 seasons in '' ...

, in the fourth tier. On 9 July 2015 he signed a one-year deal with

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

side

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; after being rarely used, he returned to his former club Madridejos in October.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sumy 1991 births Living people Malian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Atlético Albacete players Albacete Balompié players RC Celta Fortuna players CD Guadalajara (Spain) footballers Lynx F.C. players Club Africain players Malian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia People from Koulikoro Region 21st-century Malian sportsmen