Ateef Konaté

Ateef Konaté (born 4 April 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays for Oxford United on loan from Nottingham Forest, as an attacking midfielder.

Ateef Konaté
Personal information
Full name Ateef Konaté
Date of birth (2001-04-04) 4 April 2001
Place of birth Aubervilliers, France
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Oxford United
(on loan from Nottingham Forest)
Number 20
Youth career
2014–2020 Le Havre
2020– Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Le Havre II 32 (5)
2021– Nottingham Forest 1 (0)
2023– → Oxford United (loan) 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2023

Career

Le Havre

Konaté played with the Le Havre academy from the age of thirteen, before earning his first professional contract in June 2019.[1][2] Between 2018 and 2020, Konaté made 32 appearances in the Championnat National 2 and Championnat National 3 for Le Havre's second team.[3] He also appeared for the first team in November 2019, appearing as a substitute in a Coupe de France fixture against USL Dunkerque.[4]

Nottingham Forest

On 13 September 2020, Konaté signed with Nottingham Forest, joining the club's under-23 team.[5] He made his debut for Forest on 11 August 2021, starting in an EFL Cup fixture against Bradford City.[6] His league debut followed on 25 January 2022 against Barnsley.[7]

On 30 January 2023, Konaté signed on loan with EFL League One side Oxford United for the remainder of the season.[8][9]

Personal

Born in France, Konaté is of Malian descent.[5]

Career statistics
As of match played 25 January 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 2021–22[10] EFL Championship 100020—30
Club total 1000200030
Career total 1000200030

    Honours

    Nottingham Forest

    References
    1. "Ateef Konate: "To prove yourself with your training club"". Hac-foot.com. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
    2. "First professional contract for two HAC players". Maligue2.fr. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
    3. "France - A. Konaté - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
    4. "Le Havre 1-3 USL Dunkerque :: French Cup 2019/20 :: Match Events". Playmakerstats.com.
    5. "Konate joins Under 23s". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
    6. "Nottingham Forest - Bradford City | 11 Aug 2021". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
    7. "Nottingham Forest 3-0 Barnsley". BBC. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
    8. https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2023/january/30/konat--joins-oxford-on-loan/
    9. https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2023/january/ateef-konate-signs-for-oxford-united/
    10. "Games played by Ateef Konaté in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
    11. "Forest return to Premier League after 23-year wait". BBC Sport. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
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