Tiémoko Konaté

Early career

A winger, Konaté began his career in his native Ivory Coast at EFYM in Abidjan. During the 2011 season, the club advanced from the Ivorian second tier to the MTN Ligue 1 with Konaté being voted the Ligue 2 Player of the Year for his performances during the season. After the season ended, he joined Africa Sports who had won the championship the year before. In February 2012, he made his first appearance in the preliminary round of the CAF Champions League, as well as in the Coupe Houphouët-Boigny, the Ivorian Super Cup. The latter was a matchup against ASEC Mimosas, which Africa Sports lost 1–2.

Sparta Prague

In September 2012, Konaté joined Czech side Sparta Prague on a one-year loan deal after a successful 14-day trial at the club. During his trial, he had scored three goals in two matches in the Czech Reserve League, one in a 1–2 loss to Hradec Králové and a brace in a 4–1 win overDukla Prague. As part of the loan deal, Sparta had the option to sign Konaté on a permanent contract. After spending most of the 2012–13 season as part of the reserve team, Konaté made his first-team debut for Sparta Prague on 1 June 2013 in a match against Dukla Prague, as a 88th-minute substitute for Marek Matějovský. Sparta won 3–0. Before the start of the 2013–14 season, Sparta exercised the buy-out clause in his contract and made him a permanent part of the club. Konaté scored his first league goal on 31 August 2013 in a 4–1 home win over Baník Ostrava, closing…

Club

As of match played 19 February 2017

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 20 May 2016

Sparta Prague

Czech First League: 2013–14 Czech Cup: 2013–14 Czech Supercup: 2014