Pa Momodou Konate (born 25 April 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for Bulgarian First League club Spartak Varna.
[6] He made his Allsvenskan debut for Malmö FF in an away fixture against AIK at Friends Arena on 17 April 2013, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute, as the club won 2–0.
[7] A week later on 3 May 2013, Konate made his first start for Malmö FF and played 62 minutes before being substituted, as the club drew 1–1 against IFK Norrköping.
[14] Konate made three more UEFA Champions League appearances, as the club were eliminated in the Group Stage.
[27][28] After the tournament ended, Konate made his return to the first team, coming on as a 58th-minute substitute, in a 4–1 win against Jönköping Södra on 22 August 2016.
[29] Following his return, however, he lost his first team place by new signing, Behrang Safari and found his playing time, mostly coming from the substitute bench.
[27][30] Despite this, Konate's contributions saw Malmö FF win the league once again after the club beat Falkenberg 3–0 on 26 October 2016.
[34] This lasted until Konate suffered a hamstring injury in the 27th minute during a match against IF Elfsborg and was substituted, as Malmö FF won 2–1 on 8 May 2017.
[37] It wasn't until on 8 July 2017 when he returned to the starting line–up against BK Häcken and played 81 minutes before being substituted, as the club won 1–0, in what turned out to be his last appearance for Malmö FF.
[39] Having been linked a move to Landskrona BoIS, Konate opted to go on loan to newly relegated Superettan side Östers IF for the duration of the 2014 season with an option to return to Malmö FF in the summer of 2014.
[43] Since joining the club, Konate quickly established himself in the left–back position, which saw him make 15 league appearances for Öster.
[46] However, his start to his SPAL's career suffered a setback when he found himself behind the pecking order in the club's defence.
[50] He made his debut for the club, starting a match and played 61 minutes before being substituted, in a 5–1 win against Atlanta United 2 on 23 August 2018.
[51] In a follow–up match, Konate set up one of the goals for FC Cincinnati, as the club won 2–1 against Tampa Bay Rowdies.
[58] However, Konate was unable to help GIF Sundsvall avoid relegation, as the club finished nineteenth place in the league.
[59] Following this, however, he suffered an injury in the 18th minute against Helsingborg on 26 October 2019 and was substituted as a result, as GIF Sundsvall lost 2–1.
[72] It wasn't until on 11 June 2013 when he made his debut for the U21 national team, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute, in a 3–1 win against Cuba U21.
[76] However, he made no appearances for the U21 national team throughout the tournament, as Sweden U21 won the final by beating Portugal U21 on penalties.
[78] He then made his first U21 national team appearance in nine months, starting the whole game against Georgia U21 on 3 June 2016 and set up one of the goals for Sweden U21, as they won 3–2.
[82] He made his senior team debut, coming on as a second-half substitute, in a 1–1 draw against Estonia on 6 January 2016.
[83] This was followed up making his first start for Sweden, playing 45 minutes before being substituted at half time, in a 3–0 win against Finland.
[87] He made his Sweden Olympic debut, starting the whole game, in a 3–2 loss against South Korea on 29 July 2016.
"[90] Konate decided that he switch to represent the Guinea national football team in October 2019, having previously been keen to do so.