Ghislain Konan
Ghislain N'Clomande Konan (born 27 December 1995) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Saudi Pro League club Al-Fayha, on loan from Al Nassr, and the Ivory Coast national team.
_42.jpg) Konan playing for Vitória SC in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ghislain N'Clomande Konan | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 December 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Fayha (on loan from Al Nassr) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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| ASEC Mimosas | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | ASEC Mimosas | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Vitória SC B | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Vitória SC | 45 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Reims | 95 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Al Nassr | 32 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | → Al-Fayha (loan) | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Ivory Coast | 28 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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.
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.
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.
On 4 September 2023, Al Nassr sent Konan on a season-long loan to fellow Saudi Pro League side Al-Fayha.
Club career statistics
- As of match played 30 March 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ASEC Mimosas | 2013–14 | RFNL | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 31 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 10 | ||||||
| 2015–16 | 31 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 10 | ||||||
| Total | 35 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 10 | ||||||
| Vitória | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 24 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 2 | 38 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 9 | |||||
| Total | 80 | 24 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 5 | 102 | 31 | ||||
| Reims | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | 50 | 12 | |
| 2019–20 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 41 | 12 | |||
| 2020–21 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 41 | 12 | |||
| 2021–22 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 41 | 12 | |||
| Total | 59 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | — | 91 | 24 | |||
| Al Nassr | 2022–23 | SPL | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 3 | — | 34 | 13 | ||
| 2023–24 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 41 | 12 | |||
| Al-Fayha | 2023–24 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 198 | 65 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 262 | 78 | ||
International career
Konan made his debut for Ivory Coast in a 2018 World Cup qualification 0–0 tie with Mali on 6 October 2017.
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.
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.
Honours
Al Nassr
Ivory Coast
Individual
- Saudi Professional League Team of the Year: 2022–23
- Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2023
References
External links
- Ghislain Konan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ghislain Konan at Soccerbase