Pa Konate

Malmö FF

Born in Malmö, Sweden, Konate began his football career at Malmö FF joining the club when he was five years old and lived in a few hundred meters from Swedbank Stadion. Konate then progressed through the youth system. He then played for the club's U19 and U21 side between 2011 and 2012. On 23 November 2012, Konate signed a first team contract on a youth basis with Malmö FF. Konate then appeared three times as an unused substitute in the club's matches in the Svenska Cupen. He made his Allsvenskan debut for Malmö FF in an away fixture against AIK at Friends Arena on 17 April 2013, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute, as the club won 2–0. A week later on 3 May 2013, Konate made his first start for Malmö FF and played 62 minutes before being substituted, as the club drew 1–1 against IFK Norrköping. He then helped set up one of Malmö FF's goals against Sävedalens in the Round 2 of Svenska Cupen, in a 6–0 win. Konate played a total of six matches during his debut season for the club, most of these matches was as an oncoming substitute, coming on for Ricardinho. His contributions saw Malmö FF win the league after beating IF Elfsborg 2–0 on 28 October 2013.

After returning to the club halfway through the 2014 season, Konate made his first appearance for Malmö FF, coming against Kalmar on 26 July 2014, starting a match before being substituted at half time, as the club won 3–1. Following his return, he competed for a spot in the starting line-up against regular…

Konate was born in Sweden to a Guinean father and Gambian mother, making him eligible to play for Sweden, Guinea and Gambia.

Sweden

He originally represented Sweden as a youth and senior international. In May 2013, Konate was called up to the Sweden U21 squad for the first time. It wasn't until on 11 June 2013 when he made his debut for the U21 national team, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute, in a 3–1 win against Cuba U21. Konate later made two more appearances for Sweden U21 by the end of the year. It wasn't until on 14 October 2014 when he made his first appearance for the U21 national team in eleven months, in a 4–1 win against France U21 to qualify for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Konate was then called up to the Sweden U21 squad for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in May 2015. However, he made no appearances for the U21 national team throughout the tournament, as Sweden U21 won the final by beating Portugal U21 on penalties. It wasn't until on 8 September 2015 when Konate made his first appearance for Sweden U21 in three months, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute, in a 0–0 draw against Poland U21. He then made his first U21 national team appearance in nine months, starting the whole game against Georgia U21 on 3 June 2016 and set up one of the goals for Sweden U21, as they won 3–2. Konate later made five more starts, playing in the left–back position for the next seven months. Following this, he was dropped from the U21 national…

As of 17 August 2025

In May 2013, Konate revealed that he began studying for Trade and Administration program at Borgarskolan. While growing up, Konate was a ball boy as he was progressing through the youth system at Malmö FF. Konate said he credited his mother for being supportive of his football career, saying: "My mother is incredibly important to me. I would not have played here in MFF if it were not for her. She has supported me all the way, no matter how it went on the pitch and off the field. She always backs me up." Konate also credited his mother for helping him become academic during his school years.