Cheick Oumar Konaté (born 2 April 2004) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Super League Greece club A.E. Kifisia on loan from French side Clermont, and the Mali national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 April 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
A.E. Kifisia (on loan from Clermont) | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2022 | FC Guidars | ||
| 2022–2023 | Clermont | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Clermont B | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Clermont | 74 | (1) |
| 2026– | → A.E. Kifisia (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Mali | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2025 | |||
Career
editKonaté is a youth product of the Malian club FC Guidars.[1] On 13 October 2022, he signed a professional contract with the club until 2027.[2] Officially a right-back, he started playing as a right-sided centre-back for the club in a back 3.[3] He made his senior and professional debut with Clermont as a starter in a 2–0 Ligue 1 loss to Rennes on 19 February 2023.[4]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 29 August 2025[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Clermont B | 2022–23 | National 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Clermont | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 63 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
International
edit- As of matches played on 24 March 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
References
edit- ↑ "KONATE Cheick Omar".
- ↑ France, Centre (13 October 2022). "Football – Un jeune défenseur malien en renfort pour la réserve du Clermont Foot, en National 3". lamontagne.fr.
- ↑ France, Centre (7 March 2023). "Football – Ligue 1 : Cheick Konaté, le Clermontois qui a gagné du crédit à Toulouse". lamontagne.fr.
- ↑ France, Centre (19 February 2023). "Football – Un nouveau match sans but, la première de Konaté : ce qu'il faut retenir de la défaite du Clermont Foot à Rennes". lamontagne.fr.
- ↑ Cheick Oumar Konaté at Soccerway
External links
edit- Cheick Oumar Konaté at Soccerway
- Cheick Oumar Konaté – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)