Ghislain Konan

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Ghislain Konan
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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(s) Left-back
Youth career
ASEC Mimosas
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2023–2024Al-Fayha (loan) 26 (0)
2025 Burgos 2 (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 1 April 2025
‡ 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]

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
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vitória B 2015–16 LigaPro 600060
2016–17 14000140
Total20000200
Vitória 2016–17 Primeira Liga 2004010250
2017–18 250205 [c] 0320
Total450601050570
Reims 2018–19 Ligue 1 2001000210
2019–20 1600010170
2020–21 31200002 [d] 0332
2021–22 2810000281
Total953101020993
Al-Nassr 2022–23 Saudi Pro League 270301 [e] 0310
2023–24 50001 [f] 06 [g] 0120
Total320301070430
Al-Fayha (loan) 2023–24 Saudi Pro League260004 [h] 0300
Career total218310020120702493

International

As of match played 10 June 2025 [13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ivory Coast 201730
201850
201930
202120
2022120
202360
2024100
202510
Total420

Honours

Ivory Coast

Al-Nassr

Individual

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.
  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.