Abdu Cadri Conté (born 24 March 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender or a left-back for Swiss Super League club Young Boys on loan from Troyes.
 Conté in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Abdu Cadri Conté[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1998[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Young Boys (on loan from Troyes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Damaiense | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2017 | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Sporting CP B | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Moreirense | 61 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Troyes | 58 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | → Young Boys (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Portugal U17 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Portugal U18 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Portugal U19 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Portugal U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Portugal U21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 2 November 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
He represented Sporting CP B, Moreirense, Troyes and Young Boys in his career, making his Primeira Liga debut with the second of those clubs.
Born in Guinea-Bissau, Conté represented Portugal at youth level.
Club career
editSporting CP
editBorn in Bissau, Conté joined the youth academy of Sporting CP at the age of 13, from Sport Futebol Damaiense.[2] He made his senior debut with the former's reserves on 7 January 2017 while still a junior, playing the second half of the 1–2 home loss against Braga B in the LigaPro.[3]
Conté finished the 2017–18 season with 24 matches – 17 starts – as his team suffered relegation as third from the bottom. He also appeared for the under-23s before his departure.[4]
Moreirense
editOn 22 July 2019, Conté signed with Primeira Liga club Moreirense on a four-year contract.[5] He made his debut in the competition on 23 August, playing the entire 0–0 away draw against Vitória de Setúbal.[6]
Conté totalled 67 appearances during his spell at the Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas, providing seven assists.[7]
Troyes
editOn 12 January 2022, Conté joined Troyes of the French Ligue 1 on a four-and-a-half-year deal.[8] He scored his first goal as a senior on 9 October, but in a 3–2 loss at Nice.[9]
In the 2023–24 campaign, Conté's side only managed to remain in Ligue 2 as Bordeaux were relegated due to bankruptcy.[10] In the summer, he was loaned to Swiss Super League champions Young Boys.[11]
International career
editBorn in Guinea-Bissau, Conté represented Portugal at youth level.[12][13] He was called by under-21 manager Rui Jorge for the second stage of the 2021 UEFA European Championship in May after Thierry Correia tested positive for COVID-19,[14] earning his first cap on 3 June by featuring 90 minutes in a 1–0 semi-final victory over Spain.[15]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 2 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting CP B | 2016–17 | Liga Portugal 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Liga Portugal 2 | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||||
| Sporting CP | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moreirense | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 61 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 67 | 0 | |||
| Troyes | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 58 | 1 | ||||
| Young Boys (loan) | 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 155 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 164 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
editPortugal U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2017[17]
Portugal U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2021[18]
Individual
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017[19]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Abdu Conté at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Camará, Sene (22 November 2015). "Futebol de formação: Abdu Conté o polivalente guineense dos leões de Portugal" [Youth football: Abdu Conté the Portuguese lions' versatile Guinean]. O Democrata (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Sporting B-Sp. Braga B, 1–2: Arsenalistas vencem em jogo polémico" [Sporting B-Sp. Braga B, 1–2: Arsenalistas win controversial match]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 January 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ Freitas, Bruno (16 July 2019). "Abdu Conté pode ser reforço do Moreirense" [Abdu Conté may be Moreirense addition]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Abdu Conté é reforço do Moreirense" [Abdu Conté is Moreirense addition]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Moreirense empata (0–0) em Setúbal" [Moreirense draw (0–0) in Setúbal]. O Minho (in Portuguese). 23 August 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Abdu Conté já se despediu do Moreirense" [Abdu Conté has already said goodbye to Moreirense] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Abdu Conté rejoint l'ESTAC" [Abdu Conté joins ESTAC!] (in French). ES Troyes. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Nice – Troyes, le résumé du match" [Nice – Troyes, match highlights]. L'Équipe (in French). 9 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ Millar, Colin (30 July 2024). "City Football Group's Troyes reinstated in Ligue 2 after Bordeaux lose professional status". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Findet Top-Torjäger neuen Schweizer Klub?" [Will top scorer find a new Swiss club?]. Blick (in German). 26 July 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Portugal derrotado na final do Campeonato da Europa de sub-19" [Portugal defeated in under-19 European Championship final]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 July 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Easah Suliman delivered a captain's performance as England U20s down Portugal". The Football Association. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Mudanças na Seleção de sub-21: Abdu Conté e Filipe Soares chamados" [Changes in under-21 national team: Abdu Conté and Filipe Soares called]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Europeu sub-21: Espanha-Portugal, 0–1 (crónica)" [Under-21 Euro: Spain-Portugal, 0–1 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ Abdu Conté at Soccerway
- ^ "European Under-19 Championship: England beat Portugal in final". BBC Sport. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Germany beat Portugal for third U21 EURO title". UEFA. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Technical report". UEFA. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
External links
edit- Abdu Conté at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Portuguese League profile (in Portuguese)
- Abdu Conté national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)