Their 2026 World Cup
Two appearances and 59 minutes in the French defence.
Match by match
I. Konaté played 2 matches for France: 1 as a starter and 1 off the bench.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group I | vs Norway 4-1 | Came on in the 76′ |
| Third-place play-off | vs England 4-6 | Started, off on 46′ |
Who he is
- Born
- 25 May 1999 · aged 27 at the World Cup
- Birthplace
- Paris
- Club
- Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- Height
- 1.94 m
Data: Wikidata (CC0).
Biography
Ibrahima Konaté (French pronunciation: [ibʁaimˈa konatˈe]; born 25 May 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Real Madrid 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, exiting the club as a free agent in July 2026 to join Real Madrid. 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.
Early life Ibrahima Konaté was born on 25 May 1999 in Paris. He grew up in public housing in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, the second youngest of eight children born to parents from Mali.
Early career Konaté played as a teen for Paris FC youth teams. When he was 14, he left for Sochaux and joined their boarding academy at the age of 15.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · opening summary of the article.
Tournament data from API-Football. See more rankings on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Bryan Berlin · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)