Karl Konan

Karl Konan
Personal information
Born	(1995-06-03) 3 June 1995 (age 29) Cocody, Ivory Coast
Nationality	French/Ivorian
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Left back/Pivot
Club information
Current club	Montpellier Handball
Number	22
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2015–2022	Pays d'Aix UC
2022–2025	Montpellier Handball
2025–	Paris Saint-Germain
National team 1
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	France	34	(6)
Medal record World Championship 2025 Croatia/Denmark/Norway European Championship 2024 Germany
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 5 July 2024

Karl Konan (born 3 June 1995) is a French-Ivorian handball player for Montpellier Handball and the French national team. ^[1] He is known as a defensive specialist.

Konan was born in Ivory Coast. ^[2]

Career

Konan started playing handball at Entente Sportive de Bingerville in the Ivory Coast. In 2014 he was spotted at a talent development tournament arranged by Daouda Karaboué and signed by Pays d'Aix UC. ^[3] He was named as the best defensive player in the French League in the 2018/19, 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons. ^{[4] [5]}

In 2022 he signed for Montpellier Handball. ^[6] For 2025-26 season he will signed for league rivals Paris Saint-Germain. ^[7]

National team

Konan debuted for the French national team on 2 May 2021 in a 46-30 win against Greece. ^[8] His first major international tournament was the 2022 European Championship, where France finished 4th.

At the 2024 European Championship he won a Gold medal with the French team. He played all 9 matches and scored a single goal. ^[9]

At the 2025 World Championship he won bronze medals, beating Portugal in the third place playoff. He played all 9 games and scored 1 goal. ^[10]

References

1. "Konan, Karl". EHF. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
2. "Karl Konan". ffhandball.fr. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
3. "(A la découverte de...) Konan le conquérant". www.lnh.fr (in French). Retrieved 24 August 2022.
4. "Karl Konan". www.lnh.fr (in French). Ligue Nationale de Handball . Retrieved 24 August 2022.
5. "Trophées LNH I Luc STEINS et Lucas VANÈGUE MVPs de la saison !" (in French). Ligue Nationale de Handball . Retrieved 24 August 2022.
6. "Neuer Abwehrspezialist für Montpellier HB" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
7. "Paris Saint-Germain verpflichtet "feste Größe" der französischen Liga" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
8. "L'équipe de France cartonne contre la Grèce pour finir les qualifications à l'Euro 2022" (in French). lequipe.fr. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
9. "EHF Euro 2024: Cumulative Statistics France". eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation . Retrieved 29 January 2024.
10. "IHF World Championship 2025: Cumulative Statistics France" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation . Retrieved 3 February 2025.

External links

• Karl Konan at the European Handball Federation
• Karl Konan at the Ligue Nationale de Handball (in French)