Konrad de la Fuente

Konrad de la Fuente

Konrad with the United States U20 in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Konrad de la Fuente [1]
Date of birth	(2001-07-16) July 16, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Miami, Florida, United States
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [2]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Lausanne-Sport
Number	23
Youth career
	Tecnofutbol
2012–2013	Damm
2013–2020	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2021	Barcelona B	25	(7)
2020–2021	Barcelona	0	(0)
2021–2024	Marseille	16	(0)
2022–2023	→ Olympiacos (loan)	3	(0)
2023–2024	→ Eibar (loan)	19	(3)
2024–	Lausanne-Sport	16	(0)
International career‡
2016–2017	United States U16	11	(4)
2017	United States U18	4	(1)
2019	United States U20	9	(1)
2020–2021	United States	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 19, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 5, 2021

Konrad de la Fuente (born July 16, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Swiss Super League club Lausanne-Sport.

Club career

Youth

Born in Miami, Florida, to Haitian parents of Dominican descent, Konrad moved to Spain at the age of 10 when his father took a job at the Haitian consulate in Barcelona. ^[3] While playing for local youth side CF Damm, he was discovered and offered the chance to play for FC Barcelona. He developed in Barcelona's youth system after joining in 2013. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Barcelona B

Konrad made his debut for the reserves on December 1, 2018, coming off the bench and playing 12 minutes against Valencia Mestalla in the Segunda División B. He conceded a penalty in the final minutes of the game causing his side to go 2–1 down, but teammate Ronald Araújo equalized late, ending the match 2–2. ^[7]

He made his first start for the team on December 15, 2019, in a 3–1 win against La Nucía. ^[8] He was replaced by Dani Morer in the 70th minute.

He scored his first goal for Barça B on February 2, 2020, a stoppage time winner in a 2–1 win against AE Prat, after coming on in the 81st minute. ^{[9] [10]}

Barcelona

On September 12, 2020, Konrad made his first team debut in a pre-season game against Gimnàstic Tarragona, in the process becoming the first American to play for Barcelona's first team. ^{[11] [12]} He made his official debut for Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League group stage match against Dynamo Kyiv on November 24, 2020, replacing Francisco Trincão in a 4–0 win. ^[13] He appeared once again for Barça in the Champions League, coming off the bench again in a 3–0 away victory over Ferencváros, and later the following January in the Copa del Rey in a 2–0 away victory against Cornellà. ^{[14] [15]}

Marseille

On June 29, 2021, Konrad signed with Ligue 1 club Marseille, with Barcelona reserving the right to 50% of a future sale. ^{[16] [17]} He made his league debut on August 8 against Montpellier. He recorded his first assist in the same match on the first goal of a 3–2 comeback win. ^[18]

Loan to Olympiacos

On August 13, 2022, Konrad was loaned to Olympiacos in Greece. ^[19]

Loan to Eibar

On August 9, 2023, Konrad returned to Spain, joining Segunda División side SD Eibar on a one-year loan deal. ^[20]

International career

Konrad has represented the United States at the under-16, under-18, and under-20 levels. ^[21] In July 2019, he was called up to the under-20 team for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland. ^{[22] [23]} He started every match in the tournament until the United States was eliminated by Ecuador in the quarterfinals. ^[24]

He received his first call up to the senior national team for friendly matches against Wales and Panama in November 2020. ^[25] He made his debut on November 12, 2020, in the friendly against Wales as a starter and was replaced by Ulysses Llanez in the 71st minute. ^[26]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played January 19, 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barcelona B	2018–19	Segunda División B	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2019–20		3	1	—		—		3 [b]	2	6	3
	2020–21		21 [c]	6	—		—		1 [b]	0	22	6
	Total		25	7	—		—		4	2	29	9
Barcelona	2020–21	La Liga	—		1	0	2 [d]	0	—		3	0
Marseille	2021–22	Ligue 1	16	0	1	0	6 [e]	1	—		23	1
Olympiacos (loan)	2022–23	Super League Greece	3	0	—		2	0	—		5	0
Eibar (loan)	2023–24	Segunda División	19	3	3	1	—		2	0	24	4
Lausanne-Sport	2024–25	Swiss Super League	15	0	3	1	—		—		18	1
Career total			78	10	8	2	10	1	6	2	102	15

1. Includes Copa del Rey, Coupe de France, Swiss Cup
2. Appearances(s) in Segunda División B play-offs
3. Includes six appearances in Segunda División B second phase
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
5. Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played September 5, 2021 ^[27]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
United States	2020	1	0
	2021	2	0
Total		3	0

Honors

Barcelona

• Copa del Rey: 2020–21

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. June 13, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 6, 2020.
2. "Konrad de la Fuente". Olympique de Marseille. July 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
3. "Konrad de la Fuente primer futbolista estadounidense firma con el 1er equipo del Barcelona, con ascendencia Dominicana y de Haiti" [Konrad de la Fuente the first American footballer to sign with the 1st team of Barcelona, with Dominican and Haitian ancestry] (in Spanish). Unimisión Noticias. September 7, 2020. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
4. Nalton, James (May 23, 2019). "Konrad De La Fuente: the US winger making waves at Barcelona's academy". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved May 25, 2019.
5. Tolmich, Ryan (January 16, 2020). "Konrad de la Fuente: Barcelona's future U.S. star who could turn his back on La Masia". Goal . Retrieved January 19, 2020.
6. Konrad de la Fuente, the jewel of the USA that plays in Barcelona Archived March 26, 2019, at the Wayback Machine ; Diario AS, March 26, 2019
7. Barça B-Valencia Mestalla last second draw 2–2; FCBarcelona.com; Retrieved June 1, 2019
8. Barça B 3-1 La Nucía: Great football, great result; FCBarcelona.com; Retrieved December 20, 2019
9. El Prat 1-2 Barça B: Vital three points; FCBarcelona.com; Retrieved February 2, 2020
10. Marsden (June 28, 2020). "Barcelona's U.S. youngster Konrad de la Fuente signs contract extension until 2022" . Retrieved June 30, 2021.
11. "Konrad de la Fuente becomes first US player to play for Barcelona". September 13, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
12. "USA Starlet Konrad de la Fuente Makes Barcelona History". heavy.com. September 2020.
13. "FC Barcelona vs. Dynamo Kiev score: Americans Dest and Konrad de la Fuente make history in Barca romp". CBSSports.com. November 24, 2020.
14. "Seven Americans played in Champions League games this week. That's a U.S. record". The Washington Post . December 2, 2020.
15. "Dembele spares Barcelona's blushes". January 1, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
16. Agreement for Konrad de la Fuente to join Olympique de Marseille; fcbarcelona.com; Retrieved June 29, 2021
17. Marsden (June 29, 2020). "Marseille sign United States teenager Konrad De La Fuente from Barcelona" . Retrieved June 30, 2021.
18. "Konrad De La Fuente shines in Marseille debut". SBI Soccer. August 8, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
19. "Olympiacos signs de la Fuente". Olympiacos. August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
20. "Konrad de la Fuente, nuevo jugador armero" [Konrad de la Fuente, new armero player] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
21. "Konrad de la Fuente renews his contract through to 2022". FC Barcelona. June 28, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
22. "Tab Ramos names USA roster for 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland". ussoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
23. "Preview: USA Aims High at 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup". ussoccer.com. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
24. "Ecuador eliminates USA in Under-20 World Cup quarter-finals". Goal. June 8, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
25. "USMNT ROSTER ANNOUNCEMENT: BERHALTER CALLS 24 PLAYERS FOR NOVEMBER CAMP MATCHES VS WALES AND PANAMA". ussoccer.com. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
26. "USMNT draw with Wales as Reyna, Musah, De La Fuente make debuts". ESPN . November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
27. Konrad de la Fuente at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Konrad de la Fuente – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)
• Konrad de la Fuente at Olympique de Marseille (in French)
• Konrad de la Fuente at SD Eibar (in Spanish)
• Konrad de la Fuente at U.S. Soccer
• Konrad de la Fuente at Soccerway