Lamine Conte

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Lamine Conte
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-15) 15 August 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2014–2016 Philadelphia Union
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Mobile Rams 23 (0)
2018–2020 Louisville Cardinals 31 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Reading United 28 (0)
2021–2022 New York Red Bulls II 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2022

Lamine Conte (born 15 August 1998) is a Guinean footballer.

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Career

Early career

Conte was born in Conakry, Guinea, before moving to the United States. He played with the Philadelphia Union academy between 2014 and 2016, helping the Union to the U.S. Soccer Development U16 Final Four during the 2014–15 season. [1]

In 2016, Conte attended the University of Mobile to play college soccer. [2] Here he made 23 stats over two seasons with the Rams. Conte was named an NAIA Second Team All-American as a sophomore and helped the Rams advance to the quarterfinal of the 2017 NAIA National Championship and was selected to the Southern States Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team, earned SSAC First Team All-Conference and NAIA All-National Team honors, as well as being named to the SSAC All-Freshman Team in 2016. [1]

In 2018, Conte transferred to the University of Louisville, where he made 31 appearances, tallying a single assists and been named to the 2018 ACC Championship All-Tournament Team. [1]

Whilst at college, Conte played three seasons with Reading United AC in the USL League Two, making 28 regular season appearances and nine playoff appearances. [3] [4] [5] In 2019, he was voted League Two Defensive Player of the Year. [6]

Professional

On 21 January 2021, Conte was selected 40th overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by New York Red Bulls. [7] Conte signed with USL Championship club New York Red Bulls II on 22 April 2021. [8] Due to visa issues, [9] Conte didn't play with the team during their 2021 season, but re-signed with the club for another season on 25 January 2022. [10] He made his professional debut on 12 March 2022, starting against The Miami FC. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lamine Conte - Men's Soccer". University of Louisville Athletics.
  2. ↑ "Lamine Conte - 2016 - Men's Soccer". University of Mobile.
  3. ↑ "Reading United AC - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - #20 - Lamine Conte - D". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  4. ↑ "Reading United AC - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Lamine Conte - D". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  5. ↑ "Reading United AC | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  6. ↑ Staff, USLLeagueTwo com (16 August 2019). "Lamine Conte voted League Two Defensive Player of the Year". USL League Two.
  7. ↑ "New York Red Bulls Select Three in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft | New York Red Bulls". nysoccer.
  8. ↑ "New York Red Bulls II Add Midfielder Lamine Conte | New York Red Bulls". nysoccer.
  9. ↑ Friedlander, Eric (17 February 2022). "What to know about the Red Bulls II preseason roster". Once A Metro.
  10. ↑ "New York Red Bulls II Re-Signs Defender Lamine Conte | New York Red Bulls". nysoccer.
  11. ↑ "Match Center | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
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