Ibrahima Konaté

#15 · Defender · age 26

Club

Liverpool

England · Premier League

Caps

Intl goals

WC26 rating

high confidence

Recent form: 68
Career peak: 84
League level: 100
Competition pedigree: 98
International pedigree: 66
Longevity: 65

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Career by season

Season	Club	Competition	Apps	Gls	Ast	Rating
25/26	Liverpool Football Club	Premier League	36	1	0	—
25/26	Liverpool Football Club	UEFA Champions League	10	1	0	—
25/26	Liverpool Football Club	FA Cup	4	0	0	—
25/26	Liverpool Football Club	Community Shield	1	0	0	—
24/25	Liverpool Football Club	Premier League	31	1	2	—
24/25	Liverpool Football Club	UEFA Champions League	7	1	0	—
23/24	Liverpool Football Club	Premier League	22	0	0	—
23/24	Liverpool Football Club	UEFA Europa League	7	0	0	—
23/24	Liverpool Football Club	EFL Cup	5	0	1	—
23/24	Liverpool Football Club	FA Cup	3	0	0	—
22/23	Liverpool Football Club	Premier League	18	0	0	—
22/23	Liverpool Football Club	FA Cup	3	0	0	—
22/23	Liverpool Football Club	UEFA Champions League	3	0	0	—
21/22	Liverpool Football Club	Premier League	11	0	0	—
21/22	Liverpool Football Club	UEFA Champions League	8	2	0	—
21/22	Liverpool Football Club	FA Cup	6	1	1	—
20/21	RasenBallsport Leipzig	Bundesliga	14	1	0	—
20/21	RasenBallsport Leipzig	UEFA Champions League	6	0	0	—
20/21	RasenBallsport Leipzig	DFB-Pokal	1	0	0	—
19/20	RasenBallsport Leipzig	Bundesliga	8	0	0	—
19/20	RasenBallsport Leipzig	UEFA Champions League	2	0	0	—
19/20	RasenBallsport Leipzig	DFB-Pokal	1	0	0	—
18/19	RasenBallsport Leipzig	Bundesliga	28	1	1	—
18/19	RasenBallsport Leipzig	UEFA Europa League	6	1	0	—
18/19	RasenBallsport Leipzig	DFB-Pokal	6	0	0	—
18/19	RasenBallsport Leipzig	UEFA Europa League	3	1	0	—
17/18	RasenBallsport Leipzig	Bundesliga	16	0	0	—
17/18	RasenBallsport Leipzig	UEFA Europa League	4	0	0	—

Source: transfermarkt · fetched 2026-05-29

Konaté provides the kind of insurance most teams cannot afford — a Premier League-winning starter who arrives as France’s third centre-back. He played the bulk of the 2022 World Cup as Upamecano’s partner before Saliba’s emergence reshuffled the pecking order, and any injury to either first-choice CB pushes him straight back into the XI without a downgrade.

Strengths

Aerial dominance — wins the highest percentage of headers among France defenders
Recovery pace covering for a high defensive line

Recent form

Premier League title winner with Liverpool in 2024-25; France's third centre-back behind Saliba and Upamecano.

Played every minute of Liverpool's 2024-25 league title run alongside Van Dijk.