Abdoulay Konko

Infobox Football biography


playername = Abdoulay Konko
fullname = Abdoulay Konko
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|3|9
cityofbirth = Marseille
countryofbirth = France
height = Height|m=1.75
position = Right wing-back
currentclub = Sevilla FC
clubnumber = 24
youthyears =
2002-2004
youthclubs = Martigues
Juventus
years = 2004-2006
2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-
clubs = Crotone (loan)
Siena Genoa Sevilla FC
caps(goals) = 74 (7) 14 (1) 37 (2) 0 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = August 2006
ntupdate = N/A

Abdoulay Konko (born 9 March, 1984 in Marseille) is a French footballer of Senegalese(by his father) and Moroccan(by his mother) descent, who currently plays for Sevilla FC in La Liga. He favours dribbling and can play anywhere on either wing.

Club career

Early Years

A youth product of Juventus, Konko was loaned to Crotone with Bartolucci, Guzman, Mirante, Paro and Gastaldello in 2004 and with Guzman in 2005.

He was sold in co-ownership deal to Siena with Juventus owned Bartolucci, Gastaldello, Masiello and Packer on loan in 2006.

Genoa

In 25 January, 2007, Konko, which previously owned by Juventus and Siena, was sold by Juventus to Genoa worth €1million in part of the deal of Domenico Criscito, Konko became owned by Genoa and Siena.

In summer 2007 saw Konko and Masiello totally owned by Genoa, as part of the deal, Fernando Forestieri was owned by Siena.

evilla FC

In the summer of 2008 Konko was trabsfered to Sevilla FC from Genoa for 9 million euros.Konko has signed a five-year contract at Sevilla CF and has a 60 million euros release clause written into the deal.