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Pa Konate

Pa Momodou Konate (born 25 April 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for Veikkausliiga club KuPS. Born in Sweden, he represents the Guinea national team.

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 Ricardinho. Konate's breakthrough came when he was selected to start in the deciding qualifying game against Red Bull Salzburg on 27 August 2014 in which Malmö FF qualified for the group stage of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League. Konate made three more UEFA Champions League appearances, as the club were eliminated in the Group Stage. His contributions saw Malmö FF win the league once again after the club beat AIK 3–2 on 5 October 2014. At the end of the 2014 season, he went on to make 11 appearances in all competitions.

However, at the start of the 2015 season, Konate found his first team place limited and was placed on the substitute bench, due to Yoshimar Yotún being Malmö FF's first choice left–back position. It wasn't until on 11 May 2015 when he made his first appearance of the season, coming on as a late substitute, in a 2–2 draw against IF Elfsborg. Following the absence of Yotún due to his international commitment, Konate made three more starts between 3 June 2015 and 4 July 2015. Following the return of Yotún, he was demoted back to the substitute bench for the next three months and only made two appearances around that time. After Yotún moved to the left–midfield position, Konate began to receive a handful of first team football, playing in the left–back position for the rest of the 2015 season. He later said that his first team run ins gave him confidence. At the end of the 2015 season, Konate went on to make twenty–four appearances in all competitions.

Having been placed on the substitute bench at the start of the 2016 season, Konate made his first appearance of the season against IF Elfsborg on 18 April 2016, starting the whole game, and helped Malmö FF keep a clean sheet, in a 1–0 win. This was followed up by helping the club keep three more consecutive clean sheets against Djurgårdens IF, IFK Göteborg and BK Häcken. However, in Svenska Cupen Final against BK Häcken, he started the whole game, as the club lost 6–5 in a penalty shoot–out following a 2–2 draw. Since returning to the first team, Konate regained his first team place, playing in the left–back position for the next two months. This lasted until he was called up to the Sweden Olympic squad for the Summer Olympics. After the tournament ended, Konate made his return to the first team, coming on as a 58th-minute substitute, in a 4–1 win against Jönköping Södra on 22 August 2016. Following his return, however, he lost his first team place by new signing, Behrang Safari and found his playing time, mostly coming from the substitute bench. Despite this, Konate's contributions saw Malmö FF win the league once again after the club beat Falkenberg 3–0 on 26 October 2016. He later reflected on the season, saying: "I have had a good season and received much more matches and more confidence from Allan Kuhn. I did well when I got the chance. Then it is clear that you want to play all matches, but that is in football. It has been a good season." At the end of the 2016 season, Konate went on to make twenty–four appearances in all competitions.

Ahead of the 2017 season, Konate was linked with a move away from Malmö FF, with European clubs, such as, Bordeaux and Serie A clubs. At the start of the 2017 season, he appeared seven times for the club, making three starts. This lasted until Konate suffered a hamstring injury in the 27th minute during a match against IF Elfsborg and was substituted, as Malmö FF won 2–1 on 8 May 2017. After the match, it was announced that he would be out for two months. By late–June, Konate recovered from the injury and returned to training. It wasn't until on 8 July 2017 when he returned to the starting line–up against BK Häcken and played 81 minutes before being substituted, as the club won 1–0, in what turned out to be his last appearance for Malmö FF. By the time Konate departed from the club, he made nine appearances in all competitions. Despite his departure, his contributions helped Malmö FF win the league.

Having been linked a move to Landskrona BoIS, Konate opted to go on loan to newly relegated Superettan side Östers IF for the duration of the 2014 season with an option to return to Malmö FF in the summer of 2014. At the same time he renewed his contract with Malmö FF for an additional four years.

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