Ghislain Konan

Ghislain Konan

Konan playing for Ivory Coast in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Ghislain N'Clomande Konan [1]
Date of birth	(1995-12-27) 27 December 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Left-back
Youth career
	ASEC Mimosas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	ASEC Mimosas
2016	Vitória Guimarães B	20	(0)
2016–2018	Vitória Guimarães	45	(0)
2018–2022	Reims	95	(3)
2022–2024	Al-Nassr	32	(0)
2023–2024	→ Al-Fayha (loan)	26	(0)
2025	Burgos	2	(0)
2025–	Gil Vicente	7	(0)
International career‡
2017–	Ivory Coast	39	(0)
Medal record Representing   Ivory Coast Men's football Africa Cup of Nations Winner 2023 Ivory Coast
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 September 2023

Ghislain N'Clomande Konan (born 27 December 1995) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente and the Ivory Coast national team.

Club career

Konan made his professional debut in the Portuguese Segunda Liga for Vitória SC B on 17 February 2016 in a game against Atlético CP. ^[2]

He made his Primeira Liga debut for Vitória SC on 10 December 2016, when he played the whole game in a 2–1 victory over Boavista. ^[3]

Konan signed for Stade de Reims for a £3.6 million transfer fee from Vitória SC in summer 2017. He made his debut in a 1–0 win away against OGC Nice.

In July 2022, he joined Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr on a three-year deal. ^[4] On 4 September 2023, Al Nassr sent Konan on a season-long loan to fellow Saudi Pro League side Al-Fayha. ^[5]

On 30 January 2025, free agent Konan joined Spanish Segunda División side Burgos CF on a six-month contract. ^[6]

International career

Konan made his debut for Ivory Coast in a 2018 World Cup qualification 0–0 tie with Mali on 6 October 2017. ^[7]

Konan was a member of the Ivory Coast's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations and played in all four of the team's matches as starting left-back. ^[8]

In December 2023, Konan was named in the Ivory Coast's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations that ended up winning the tournament. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 June 2024 ^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vitória B	2015–16	LigaPro	6	0	0	0	—		—		–		6	0
	2016–17		14	0	0	0	—		—		—		14	0
	Total		20	0	0	0	—		—		—		20	0
Vitória	2016–17	Primeira Liga	20	0	4	0	1	0	—		—		25	0
	2017–18		25	0	2	0	—		5 [c]	0	—		32	0
	Total		45	0	6	0	1	0	5	0	—		57	0
Reims	2018–19	Ligue 1	20	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		21	0
	2019–20		16	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		17	0
	2020–21		31	2	0	0	0	0	2 [d]	0	—		33	2
	2021–22		28	1	0	0	0	0	—		—		28	1
	Total		95	3	1	0	1	0	2	0	—		99	3
Al-Nassr	2022–23	Saudi Pro League	27	0	3	0	—		—		1 [e]	0	31	0
	2023–24		5	0	0	0	—		1 [f]	0	6 [g]	0	12	0
	Total		32	0	3	0	—		1	0	7	0	43	0
Al-Fayha (loan)	2023–24	Saudi Pro League	26	0	0	0	—		4 [h]	0	—		30	0
Burgos	2024–25	Segunda División	2	0	0	0	—		—		—		2	0
Gil Vicente	2025–26	Primeira Liga	7	0	0	0	—		—		—		7	0
Career total			228	3	10	0	2	0	12	0	7	0	258	3

1. Includes Taça de Portugal, Coupe de France, King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)
2. Includes Taça da Liga, Coupe de la Ligue
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League qualification
5. Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
6. Appearance in AFC Champions League qualification
7. Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
8. Appearances in AFC Champions League

International

As of match played 10 June 2025 ^[13]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Ivory Coast	2017	3	0
	2018	5	0
	2019	3	0
	2021	2	0
	2022	12	0
	2023	6	0
	2024	10	0
	2025	1	0
Total		42	0

Honours

Ivory Coast

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2023 ^[14]

Al-Nassr

• Arab Club Champions Cup: 2023

Individual

• Saudi Professional League Team of the Year: 2022–23 ^[15]
• Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2023 ^[16]

References

1. "Ghislain Konan". L'Equipe (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2019.
2. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 17 February 2016.
3. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 10 December 2016.
4. "Transferts : Ghislain Konan, en fin de contrat à Reims, signe à Al-Nassr". L'Équipe.
5. "كونان فيحاوي لمدة موسم واحد" [Konan at Al-Fayha for one season] (in Arabic). Al-Fayha. 4 September 2023. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024.
6. "Ghislain Konan, talento y potencia para la zaga del Burgos CF" [Ghislain Konan, talent and power for the defense of Burgos CF] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
7. FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – Matches – Mali vs Ivory Coast". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.
8. "Ivory Coast Squad". ESPN. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
9. "LA LISTE" (in Portuguese). Ivorian Football Federation. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024– via Facebook.
10. Sahi, Tristan (28 December 2023). "Côte d'Ivoire: voici les 27 Eléphants de Gasset, Zaha et des ténors font leurs adieux à la CAN 2023" (in French). 7info . Retrieved 16 January 2024.
11. "CÔTE D'IVOIRE" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 5 January 2024.
12. "Ghislain Konan » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
13. Ghislain Konan at National-Football-Teams.com
14. Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024). "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
15. "Saudi Pro League 2022-23: Team of the Season". Khel Now. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
16. "CAF TSG Group releases TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nation Cote d'Ivoire 2023 Best XI". CAF Online. Confederation of African Football. 14 February 2024. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

External links

• Ghislain Konan at BDFutbol
• Ghislain Konan at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ghislain Konan at Soccerbase