Amadou Konte

Infobox Football biography


playername = Amadou Konte
fullname = Amadou Konte
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|1|13
cityofbirth = Bamako
countryofbirth = Mali
height = Height|m=1.91
position = Striker
currentclub = Spezia
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years = 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004 2005-2006 2007 2007- 2008-
clubs = Olympique Noisy-le-Sec Paternò Cambridge United Hibernian Messiniakos Potenza → Spezia ("loan")
caps(goals) = 016 00(2) 009 00(3) 027 00(1) 016 00(3) 000 00(0)
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Amadou Konte (born 13 January 1981 in Bamako) is a Malian-French footballer. He plays for Spezia.

Career

Konte started his career in the football academy of French side RC Strasbourg before moving to Portuguese giants FC Porto. He didn't make a first team breakthrough in FC Porto though, and moved again, firstly to CF Villanovense in Spain,Fact|date=January 2008 then Olympique Noisy-le-Sec in CFA and Paternò in Serie C1.

In the summer of 2004 Konte signed for Cambridge United and scored 3 goals in 9 appearances. This was enough to prompt interest from Hibernian F.C., who signed him during the January 2005 transfer window, and he made his debut in a 3-0 defeat to Rangers at Ibrox Stadium the next month. His first goal was a late equaliser against Motherwell in March, earning Hibs a crucial point in their successful quest to qualify for European competition.

The 2005-06 season was less rewarding for Konte though, as he endured inconsistent form, infrequent appearances and a lack of goals. This led to him being ironically dubbed the "Mali Magician" by some Hibs fans, due to his 'marvelous close control' and 'devastating dribbling skills'. When Konte again again struggled to gain first team action in the first part of the 2006-07 season his release was widely anticipated. In January 2007, he joined Messiniakos of Geek 2nd division.

In summer 2007, he signed for Potenza S.C. of Serie C1, and in January 2008, he was loaned to Spezia.

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