Abdu Conté
Conté in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full name | Abdu Cadri Conté[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1998-03-24) 24 March 1998 (age 26)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Troyes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2011 | Damaiense | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2017 | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Sporting CP B | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2022 | Moreirense | 61 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Troyes | 58 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Portugal U17 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Portugal U18 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Portugal U19 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Portugal U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Portugal U21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:15, 22 May 2024 (UTC) |
Abdu Cadri Conté (born 24 March 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender or a left-back for Ligue 2 club Troyes.
He represented Sporting CP B, Moreirense and Troyes in his career, making his Primeira Liga debut with the second of those clubs.
Born in Guinea-Bissau, Conté represented Portugal at youth level.
Club career
Sporting CP
Born in Bissau, Conté joined the youth academy of Sporting CP at the age of 13, from Sport Futebol Damaiense.[2] He made his senior debut with the former's reserves on 7 January 2017 while still a junior, playing the second half of the 1–2 home loss against Braga B in the LigaPro.[3]
Conté finished the 2017–18 season with 24 matches – 17 starts – as his team suffered relegation as third from the bottom. He also appeared for the under-23 side before his departure.[4]
Moreirense
On 22 July 2019, Conté signed with Primeira Liga club Moreirense on a four-year contract.[5] He made his debut in the competition on 23 August, playing the entire 0–0 away draw against Vitória de Setúbal.[6]
Conté totalled 67 appearances during his spell at the Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas, providing seven assists.[7]
Troyes
On 12 January 2022, Conté joined French club Troyes on a four-and-a-half-year deal.[8] He scored his first goal as a senior on 9 October, but in a 3–2 loss at Nice.[9]
International career
Born in Guinea-Bissau, Conté represented Portugal at youth level.[10][11] He was called by under-21 manager Rui Jorge for the second stage of the 2021 UEFA European Championship in May after Thierry Correia tested positive for COVID-19,[12] earning his first cap on 3 June by featuring 90 minutes in a 1–0 semi-final victory over Spain.[13]
Honours
Portugal U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2017[14]
Portugal U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2021[15]
Individual
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017[16]
References
- ^ a b c d Abdu Conté at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Camará, Sene (22 November 2015). "Futebol de formação: Abdu Conté o polivalente guineense dos leões de Portugal" [Youth football: Abdu Conté the Portuguese lions' versatile Guinean]. O Democrata (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Sporting B-Sp. Braga B, 1–2: Arsenalistas vencem em jogo polémico" [Sporting B-Sp. Braga B, 1–2: Arsenalistas win controversial match]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 January 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ Freitas, Bruno (16 July 2019). "Abdu Conté pode ser reforço do Moreirense" [Abdu Conté may be Moreirense addition]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Abdu Conté é reforço do Moreirense" [Abdu Conté is Moreirense addition]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Moreirense empata (0–0) em Setúbal" [Moreirense draw (0–0) in Setúbal]. O Minho (in Portuguese). 23 August 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Abdu Conté já se despediu do Moreirense" [Abdu Conté has already said goodbye to Moreirense] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Abdu Conté rejoint l'ESTAC" [Abdu Conté joins ESTAC!] (in French). ES Troyes. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Nice – Troyes, le résumé du match" [Nice – Troyes, match highlights]. L'Équipe (in French). 9 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Portugal derrotado na final do Campeonato da Europa de sub-19" [Portugal defeated in under-19 European Championship final]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 July 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Easah Suliman delivered a captain's performance as England U20s down Portugal". The Football Association. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Mudanças na Seleção de sub-21: Abdu Conté e Filipe Soares chamados" [Changes in under-21 national team: Abdu Conté and Filipe Soares called]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 24 May 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Europeu sub-21: Espanha-Portugal, 0–1 (crónica)" [Under-21 Euro: Spain-Portugal, 0–1 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "European Under-19 Championship: England beat Portugal in final". BBC Sport. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Germany beat Portugal for third U21 EURO title". UEFA. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Technical report". UEFA. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
External links
- Abdu Conté at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Portuguese League profile (in Portuguese)
- Abdu Conté national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Abdu Conté at Soccerway
- v
- t
- e
- 1 Michel
- 3 Ndiaye
- 5 Tahrat
- 8 Boura
- 10 M'Changama
- 11 Saïd
- 12 Conté
- 14 Elisor
- 15 Palaversa
- 16 Lemaître
- 17 de Préville
- 18 Baldé
- 19 Bruus
- 20 Ripart
- 21 Ilić
- 22 Zoukrou
- 23 Olaitan
- 24 Chavalerin
- 25 Tibidi
- 27 Dong
- 28 Diop
- 30 Boucher
- 31 Dongmo
- 32 Hamdi
- 33 Kohon
- 36 Titi
- 37 N'Jo
- 38 Alemdar
- 40 Assoumou
- 42 Kanté
- Bangré
- Ntim
- Manager: Guion