Ibrahima Konaté

Player Profile

Ibrahima Konaté (French pronunciation: [ibʁaimˈa konatˈe]; born 25 May 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Liverpool and the France national team. Konaté started off his professional career with Sochaux, and moved to RB Leipzig in 2017. After four years with the club, Liverpool signed him in 2021 for a fee of £36 million. He won the EFL Cup and FA Cup in his first season, and later won the Premier League title with the club in the 2024–25 season. After representing them at various youth levels, Konaté made his senior debut for France in 2022 and was a member of the team that reached the final of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

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