Ibrahima Konate, defender - Liverpool FC
Centre-back Ibrahima Konate bolstered Liverpool FC's defensive ranks when he joined the club ahead of the 2021-22 season.
The France international agreed a move to the Reds from RB Leipzig after four seasons with the Bundesliga side in which he played almost a century of games in domestic and European competition.
Konate's first steps in football came with Paris FC before he joined the academy of FC Sochaux in 2014 and switched from an aspiring striker to the middle of defence.
He progressed through the ranks at Sochaux and made his professional debut in January 2017, which was followed by a run of Ligue 2 appearances in the second half of that 2016-17 season.
Konate's promising performances quickly caught the attention of Leipzig and they swooped to sign th...
Date of birth
25 May 1999
Nationality
French
Honours
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Q&AIbrahima Konate interview: Nottingham Forest trip, fitness and back-four relationship. Ibrahima Konate is overjoyed to be back playing as he targets another outing and three points when Liverpool head to Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night.
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Press conferenceInjury news: Updates on Joe Gomez, Conor Bradley and Ibrahima Konate from Arne Slot. Joe Gomez’s injury is set to keep him out of action for several weeks but Conor Bradley and Ibrahima Konate are scheduled to resume full training on Friday.
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Press conferenceInjury news: Conor Bradley and Ibrahima Konate to miss West Ham v Liverpool. Liverpool will again be without Conor Bradley and Ibrahima Konate for Sunday’s trip to West Ham United.
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Press conferenceInjury news: Updates on Conor Bradley and Ibrahima Konate from Arne Slot. Conor Bradley and Ibrahima Konate remain sidelined due to injury ahead of Liverpool’s visit to Tottenham Hotspur.
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NewsArne Slot's injury update on Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konate and Kostas Tsimikas. Kostas Tsimikas is set to return to full training today, Arne Slot has confirmed.
