Madiou Konate
Madiou Konate (born 12 January 1982 in Dakar) is a former Senegalese football striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Madiou Konate | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | AS Douanes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | Al-Ahli | 44 | (15) |
| 2002–2004 | Al-Mabarrah | 56 | (18) |
| 2004–2005 | Al Ittihad | 37 | (27) |
| 2005–2007 | Molde FK | 30 | (6) |
| 2008 | Hønefoss BK | 19 | (10) |
| 2008–2009 | Ankaraspor | 18 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Ankaragücü | 8 | (0) |
| 2010 | Hønefoss BK | 19 | (1) |
| 2011 | Al-Ittihad | 6 | (3) |
| 2011–2013 | Al Yarmouk | 53 | (31) |
| 2014–2017 | Strømmen | 35 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 November 2018 | |||
Career
Early career
Konate started his career in his native Senegal at local side AS Douanes before being spotted by scouts from Al-Ahly. He joined the Al-Mabarrahn side, scoring 15 times in 44 games for his new club, before moving to outfit Al-Ittihad. In 2005, he joined Molde FK, where he is best remembered for being awarded a yellow card just ten seconds into his debut against Lillestrøm SK, and for scoring in the 4–2 cup final win the same year against the same club. In 2008, he joined Hønefoss BK.
Move to Turkey
On 5 July 2008 Konate signed a five-year-contract with Turkey Ankaraspor. The transfer fee was estimated to be around €400,000. Madiou quickly became a fan favourite, and established himself as a talented goal scorer.
Position
His favourite position is second striker although he has played as winger or as an attacking midfielder. He is well known for his pace.
Career statistics
- As of match played 5 November 2017[1]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Other[lower-alpha 1] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Molde | 2005 | Tippeligaen | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 21 | 10 | |||
| 2007 | Adeccoligaen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 15 | ||
| Hønefoss | 2008 | Adeccoligaen | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 10 | ||
| Ankaraspor | 2008–09 | Süper Lig | 18 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 24 | 5 | ||
| Ankaragücü | 2009–10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Hønefoss | 2010 | Tippeligaen | 19 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 25 | 5 | |
| Al-Ittihad | 2010–11 | Syrian Premier League | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 3 | ||
| Strømmen | 2014 | 1. Divisjon | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 8 | ||
| 2015 | OBOS-ligaen | 15 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 19 | 5 | |||
| 2016 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||||
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 10 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 41 | 15 | ||||
| Career Total | 135 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 162 | 53 | ||
- Notes
- Includes the Eliteserien play-offs
- Appearances in the UEFA Cup
References
- "Ørjan Hopen". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
External links
- (in Norwegian) Player stats in Molde FK
- (in Norwegian) 2008 season at Hønefoss BK