Ben Konaté
Ben Mamadou Konaté (born 3 January 1989) is a footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

Born in the Ivory Coast, he played for the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Club career
Konaté has played for several clubs in Ivory Coast: Lazer, Réveil Daloa, Stade d'Abidjan, ASEC Mimosas (when Ivorian Romaric was still there) and Africa Sports. After that, he went to Burkina Faso, where he played football for Faso-Yennenga, and Equatorial Guinea, disputing the 2008 CAF Champions League (preliminary round) for Renacimiento.

In 2008, he was in the Moroccan football.

In January 2012 due to his performances in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (playing for Equatorial Guinea), he attracted interest from Portuguese club Benfica.

From 2016 to 2017, Konaté played for Dumlupınar TSK in the Turkish Cypriot KTFF Süper Lig.

International career
He played in several youth teams of the Ivory Coast national football team. He switched in 2009 to Equatorial Guinea and played his debut in the 2010 season. In January 2012 he was called up to the national side to be part of the squad to play in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.

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1989 births
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
Footballers from Abidjan
Equatoguinean men's footballers
Equatorial Guinea men's international footballers
Ivorian men's footballers
Stade d'Abidjan players
ASEC Mimosas players
Africa Sports d'Abidjan players
ASFA Yennenga players
Al-Hala SC players
Ivorian expatriate men's footballers
Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Burkina Faso
Expatriate men's footballers in Burkina Faso
Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Morocco
Expatriate men's footballers in Morocco
Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Iraq
Expatriate men's footballers in Iraq
Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain
Expatriate men's footballers in Bahrain
Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Oman
Expatriate men's footballers in Oman
Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Northern Cyprus
Expatriate men's footballers in Northern Cyprus
Ivorian emigrants to Equatorial Guinea
Naturalized citizens of Equatorial Guinea
2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
The Panthers FC players