Madiou Konate

Madiou Konate
Personal information
Full name	Madiou Konate
Date of birth	12 January 1982 (age 42)
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
2000–2002	Al-Ahli
2002–2004	Al-Mabarrah
2004–2005	Al Ittihad
2005–2007	Molde FK
2008	Hønefoss BK
2008–2009	Ankaraspor
2009–2010	Ankaragücü
2010	Hønefoss BK
2011	Al-Ittihad
2011–2013	Al Yarmouk
2014–2017	Strømmen
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 November 2018

Madiou Konate (born 12 January 1982 in Dakar) is a former Senegalese football striker.

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^[a]		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Molde	2005	Tippeligaen	8	2	1	1	—		2	2	11	5
	2006	Tippeligaen	19	4	2	6	4^[b]	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	Süper Lig	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^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Includes the Eliteserien play-offs

[3] Appearances in the UEFA Cup

[1] "Ørjan Hopen". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.

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