Ghislain Konan
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Konan playing for Ivory Coast in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ghislain N'Clomande Konan[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 December 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Gil Vicente | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| ASEC Mimosas | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | ASEC Mimosas | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Vitória Guimarães B | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Vitória Guimarães | 45 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Reims | 95 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Al-Nassr | 32 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Al-Fayha (loan) | 26 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Burgos | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Gil Vicente | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Ivory Coast | 45 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:20, 12 November 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Ghislain N'Clomande Konan (born 27 December 1995) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente and the Ivory Coast national team.
Club career
Konan made his professional debut in the Portuguese Segunda Liga for Vitória SC B on 17 February 2016 in a game against Atlético CP.[2]
He made his Primeira Liga debut for Vitória SC on 10 December 2016, when he played the whole game in a 2–1 victory over Boavista.[3]
Konan signed for Stade de Reims for a £3.6 million transfer fee from Vitória SC in summer 2017. He made his debut in a 1–0 win away against OGC Nice.
In July 2022, he joined Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr on a three-year deal.[4] On 4 September 2023, Al Nassr sent Konan on a season-long loan to fellow Saudi Pro League side Al-Fayha.[5]
On 30 January 2025, free agent Konan joined Spanish Segunda División side Burgos CF on a six-month contract.[6]
International career
Konan made his debut for Ivory Coast in a 2018 World Cup qualification 0–0 tie with Mali on 6 October 2017.[7]
Konan was a member of the Ivory Coast's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations and played in all four of the team's matches as starting left-back.[8]
In December 2023, Konan was named in the Ivory Coast's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations that ended up winning the tournament.[9][10][11]
Konan was included in the list of Ivorian players selected by coach Emerse Faé to participate in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[12][13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 June 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vitória B | 2015–16 | LigaPro | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||||
| Vitória | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 57 | 0 | |||
| Reims | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 95 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 99 | 3 | |||
| Al-Nassr | 2022–23 | Saudi Pro League | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1[e] | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 6[g] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |||
| Al-Fayha (loan) | 2023–24 | Saudi Pro League | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[h] | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| Burgos | 2024–25 | Segunda División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Gil Vicente | 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 228 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 258 | 3 | ||
- ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, Coupe de France, King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga, Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League qualification
- ^ Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
- ^ Appearance in AFC Champions League qualification
- ^ Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
International
- As of match played 14 October 2025[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 0 | |
Honours
Ivory Coast
Al-Nassr
Individual
- Saudi Professional League Team of the Year: 2022–23[17]
- Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2023[18]
References
- ^ "Ghislain Konan". L'Equipe (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 17 February 2016.
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 10 December 2016.
- ^ "Transferts : Ghislain Konan, en fin de contrat à Reims, signe à Al-Nassr". L'Équipe.
- ^ "كونان فيحاوي لمدة موسم واحد" [Konan at Al-Fayha for one season] (in Arabic). Al-Fayha. 4 September 2023. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Ghislain Konan, talento y potencia para la zaga del Burgos CF" [Ghislain Konan, talent and power for the defense of Burgos CF] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – Matches – Mali vs Ivory Coast". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Ivory Coast Squad". ESPN. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "LA LISTE" (in Portuguese). Ivorian Football Federation. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ Sahi, Tristan (28 December 2023). "Côte d'Ivoire: voici les 27 Eléphants de Gasset, Zaha et des ténors font leurs adieux à la CAN 2023" (in French). 7info. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "CÔTE D'IVOIRE" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Nicolas Pépé et Simon Adingra absents, Wilfried Zaha de retour : la liste de la Côte d'Ivoire pour la CAN". www.lequipe.fr (in French). 9 December 2025.
- ^ "CAN 2025: la liste de la Côte d'Ivoire, tenante du titre, avec le retour de Wilfried Zaha". www.rfi.fr (in French). 9 December 2025.
- ^ "Ghislain Konan » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Ghislain Konan at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024). "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Saudi Pro League 2022-23: Team of the Season". Khel Now. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "CAF TSG Group releases TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nation Cote d'Ivoire 2023 Best XI". CAF Online. Confederation of African Football. 14 February 2024. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
External links
- Ghislain Konan at BDFutbol
- Ghislain Konan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ghislain Konan at Soccerbase