Pa Konate


Pa Momodou Konate is a Swedish-born Guinean footballer who plays as a left back for Jönköping Södra and the Guinea national team.
Konate previously represented the Sweden national team for which he won 3 caps and was a part of the Sweden U21 team that won the 2015 UEFA European U21 Championship. On a club level he has won 4 Allsvenskan titles with Malmö FF and played professionally in Italy and the United States.

Career

Club career

Malmö FF

On 23 November 2012, Konate signed a first team contract on a youth basis with Malmö FF. Konate made his Allsvenskan debut for Malmö FF in an away fixture against AIK at Friends Arena on 17 April 2013. He was substituted on in the 85th minute. Konate played a total of six matches during his debut season for the club, most of these matches was as an oncoming substitute, coming on for Ricardinho. After returning to the club halfway through the 2014 season Konate made 11 appearances as he competed for a spot in the starting line-up against regular Ricardinho. Konate's breakthrough came when he was selected to start in the deciding qualifying game against Red Bull Salzburg on 27 August 2014 in which Malmö FF qualified for the group stage of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League.

Östers IF

Konate went on loan to newly relegated Superettan side Östers IF for the duration of the 2014 season with an option to return to Malmö FF in the summer of 2014. At the same time he renewed his contract with Malmö FF for an additional four years. Konate made 15 league appearances for Öster before being recalled to Malmö FF in the summer of 2014 to cover up for Miiko Albornoz and Mahmut Özen, two defenders that had left the club during the summer transfer window.

S.P.A.L.

Konate signed for S.P.A.L. in the summer of 2017.

FC Cincinnati

Konate signed for FC Cincinnati on loan for the 2018 USL season.

GIF Sundsvall

On 27 February 2019, Konate signed for GIF Sundsvall.

Jönköpings Södra

On 15 July 2020, Konate signed for the Superettan side Jönköping Södra.

International

Konate was born in Sweden to a Guinean father and Gambian mother. He originally represented Sweden as a youth and senior international. Konate switched to represent the Guinea national football team, and made his debut in a friendly 3–2 loss to Chile on 13 October 2019.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Malmö FF
Sweden U21