Ghislain Konan

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Ghislain Konan
FC Salzburg gegen Vitoria Guimaraes (UEFA Euroleague 23. November 2017) 42.jpg
Konan playing for Vitória SC in 2017
Personal information
Full name Ghislain N'Clomande Konan [1]
Date of birth (1995-12-27) 27 December 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
ASEC Mimosas
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 ASEC Mimosas
2016 Vitória SC B 20 (0)
2016–2018 Vitória SC 45 (0)
2018–2022 Reims 95 (3)
2022–2024 Al-Nassr 32 (0)
2023–2024Al-Fayha (loan) 26 (0)
International career
2017– Ivory Coast 28 (0)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Men's football
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2023 Ivory Coast
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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 the Ivory Coast national team.

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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]

International career

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

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. [7]

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. [8] [9] [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 June 2024 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vitória B 2015–16 LigaPro 600060
2016–17 14000140
Total20000000000200
Vitória 2016–17 Primeira Liga 2004010250
2017–18 250205 [lower-alpha 3] 0320
Total45060105000570
Reims 2018–19 Ligue 1 2001000210
2019–20 1600010170
2020–21 31200002 [lower-alpha 4] 0332
2021–22 2810000281
Total953101020993
Al-Nassr 2022–23 Saudi Pro League 270301 [lower-alpha 5] 0310
2023–24 50001 [lower-alpha 6] 06 [lower-alpha 7] 0120
Total32030001070430
Al-Fayha 2023–24 Saudi Pro League260004 [lower-alpha 8] 0300
Career total218310020120702493

Honours

Al-Nassr

Ivory Coast

Individual

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References

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