{{Short description|Ivorian footballer (born 1995)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ghislain Konan | full_name = Ghislain N'Clomande Konan<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ghislain Konan |work=L'Equipe |accessdate=14 January 2019 |url= https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur62090.html |language=fr}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|12|27|df=yes}} | image = Joueur ivoirien 02.jpg | caption = Konan playing for [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] in 2024 | birth_place = [[Abidjan]], Ivory Coast | height = 1.78 m | position = [[Left-back]] | currentclub = [[Gil Vicente F.C.|Gil Vicente]] | clubnumber = 3 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[ASEC Mimosas]] | years1 = 2013–2016 | clubs1 = [[ASEC Mimosas]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2016 | clubs2 = [[Vitória S.C. B|Vitória Guimarães B]] | caps2 = 20 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2016–2018 | clubs3 = [[Vitória S.C.|Vitória Guimarães]] | caps3 = 45 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2018–2022 | clubs4 = [[Stade de Reims|Reims]] | caps4 = 95 | goals4 = 3 | years5 = 2022–2024 | clubs5 = [[Al Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]] | caps5 = 32 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2023–2024 | clubs6 = → [[Al-Fayha FC|Al-Fayha]] (loan) | caps6 = 26 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2025 | clubs7 = [[Burgos CF|Burgos]] | caps7 = 2 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2025– | clubs8 = [[Gil Vicente F.C.|Gil Vicente]] | caps8 = 30 | goals8 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2017– | nationalteam1 = [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] | nationalcaps1 = 45 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 25 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = 00:20, 12 November 2025 (UTC) | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|CIV}}}} {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}} {{Medal|Competition|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}} {{Medal|W|[[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023 Ivory Coast]]|}} }} '''Ghislain N'Clomande Konan''' (born 27 December 1995) is an Ivorian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[left-back]] for [[Primeira Liga]] club [[Gil Vicente F.C.|Gil Vicente]] and the [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast national team]].

==Club career== Konan made his professional debut in the Portuguese [[Segunda Liga]] for [[Vitória S.C. B|Vitória SC B]] on 17 February 2016 in a game against [[Atlético Clube de Portugal|Atlético CP]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/02/17/portugal/liga-de-honra/atletico-clube-do-portugal/vitoria-guimaraes-ii/2068987/|title=Game Report by Soccerway|date=17 February 2016}}</ref>

He made his Primeira Liga debut for [[Vitória S.C.|Vitória SC]] on 10 December 2016, when he played the whole game in a 2–1 victory over [[Boavista F.C.|Boavista]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/12/10/portugal/portuguese-liga-/boavista/vitoria-guimaraes/2284837/|title=Game Report by Soccerway|date=10 December 2016}}</ref>

Konan signed for [[Stade de Reims]] for a £3.6 million transfer fee from Vitória SC in summer 2017. He made his debut in a 1–0 win away against [[OGC Nice]].

In July 2022, he joined [[Saudi Pro League]] club [[Al Nassr FC|Al Nassr]] on a three-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=L'Équipe|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-ghislain-konan-en-fin-de-contrat-a-reims-signe-a-al-nassr/1342325|title=Transferts : Ghislain Konan, en fin de contrat à Reims, signe à Al-Nassr}}</ref> On 4 September 2023, Al Nassr sent Konan on a season-long [[Loan (sports)|loan]] to fellow Saudi Pro League side [[Al-Fayha FC|Al-Fayha]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 September 2023 |title=كونان فيحاوي لمدة موسم واحد |trans-title=Konan at Al-Fayha for one season |url=https://www.alfiha.com/blog/140 |access-date= |website= |publisher=Al-Fayha |language=ar |archive-date=24 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224163641/https://www.alfiha.com/blog/140 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 30 January 2025, [[free agent]] Konan joined Spanish [[Segunda División]] side [[Burgos CF]] on a six-month contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.burgoscf.es/noticias/ghislain-konan-talento-y-potencia-para-la-zaga-del-burgos-cf|title=Ghislain Konan, talento y potencia para la zaga del Burgos CF|trans-title=Ghislain Konan, talent and power for the defense of Burgos CF|publisher=Burgos CF|language=es|date=30 January 2025|accessdate=30 January 2025}}</ref>

==International career== Konan made his debut for [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] in a [[2018 World Cup qualification]] 0–0 tie with [[Mali national football team|Mali]] on 6 October 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276412/match=300367115/index.html#lineups|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819063047/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276412/match=300367115/index.html#lineups|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 August 2016|title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – Matches – Mali vs Ivory Coast |first=|last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com}}</ref>

Konan was a member of the Ivory Coast's squad for the [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations]] and played in all four of the team's matches as starting left-back.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/team/squad/_/id/4789/league/CAF.NATIONS/season/2021|title=Ivory Coast Squad|access-date=16 January 2024|website=ESPN}}</ref>

In December 2023, Konan was named in the Ivory Coast's squad for the [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations]] that ended up winning the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/federationivoiriennedefootball/posts/pfbid02GVkTYXjhv2yBQizHRNxngTGoMrFLXgcUg3kQeXgEk3gZ158w6cxqRFjDBXCCU3ihl|title=LA LISTE|publisher=[[Ivorian Football Federation]]|date=28 December 2023|access-date=16 January 2024|language=pt|via=[[Facebook]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.7info.ci/cote-divoire-voici-les-27-elephants-de-gasset-zaha-et-des-tenors-font-leurs-adieux-a-la-can-2023/|title=Côte d'Ivoire: voici les 27 Eléphants de Gasset, Zaha et des ténors font leurs adieux à la CAN 2023|publisher=[[7info]]|first=Tristan|last=Sahi|date=28 December 2023|access-date=16 January 2024|language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cafonline.com/media/ow2obxrw/c%C3%B4te-divoire.pdf|title=CÔTE D'IVOIRE|publisher=Confederation of African Football|date=5 January 2024}}</ref>

Konan was included in the list of Ivorian players selected by coach [[Emerse Faé]] to participate in the [[2025 Africa Cup of Nations]].<ref>{{cite web|date=9 December 2025 |language=fr |title=Nicolas Pépé et Simon Adingra absents, Wilfried Zaha de retour : la liste de la Côte d'Ivoire pour la CAN |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Nicolas-pepe-et-simon-adingra-absents-wilfried-zaha-de-retour-la-liste-de-la-cote-d-ivoire-pour-la-can/1615689 |website=www.lequipe.fr}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{cite web|date=9 December 2025 |language=fr |title=CAN 2025: la liste de la Côte d'Ivoire, tenante du titre, avec le retour de Wilfried Zaha |url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique-foot/20251209-can-2025-la-liste-de-la-c%C3%B4te-d-ivoire-tenante-du-titre-avec-le-retour-de-wilfried-zaha |website=www.rfi.fr}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>

==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 8 June 2024}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Ghislain Konan » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe441874/ghislain-konan/club-matches/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=7 June 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Taça de Portugal]], [[Coupe de France]], [[King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)]]}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[Taça da Liga]], [[Coupe de la Ligue]]}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|[[Vitória S.C. B|Vitória B]] |[[2015–16 LigaPro|2015–16]] |rowspan="2"|[[LigaPro]] |6||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|–||6||0 |- |[[2016–17 LigaPro|2016–17]] |14||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !20!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!20!!0 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Vitória S.C.|Vitória]] |[[2016–17 Primeira Liga|2016–17]] |rowspan="2"|[[Primeira Liga]] |20||0||4||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||0 |- |[[2017–18 Primeira Liga|2017–18]] |25||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||5{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||32||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !45!!0!!6!!0!!1!!0!!5!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!57!!0 |- |rowspan="5"|[[Stade de Reims|Reims]] |[[2018–19 Rangers F.C. season|2018–19]] |rowspan="4"|[[Ligue 1]] |20||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||0 |- |[[2019–20 Ligue 1|2019–20]] |16||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||0 |- |[[2020–21 Ligue 1|2020–21]] |31||2||0||0||0||0||2{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]] qualification}}||0||colspan="2"|—||33||2 |- |[[2021–22 Ligue 1|2021–22]] |28||1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !95||3||1||0||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||99||3 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Al Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]] |[[2022–23 Saudi Professional League|2022–23]] |rowspan="2"|[[Saudi Pro League]] |27||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Saudi Super Cup]]}}||0||31||0 |- |[[2023–24 Saudi Professional League|2023–24]] |5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|Appearance in [[AFC Champions League]] qualification}}||0||6{{efn|Appearances in [[Arab Club Champions Cup]]}}||0||12||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !32||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0||7||0||43||0 |- |[[Al-Fayha FC|Al-Fayha]] (loan) |[[2023–24 Al-Fayha FC season|2023–24]] |Saudi Pro League |26||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|Appearances in [[AFC Champions League]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||30||0 |- |[[Burgos CF|Burgos]] |[[2024–25 Segunda División|2024–25]] |[[Segunda División]] |2 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |2 |0 |- |[[Gil Vicente F.C.|Gil Vicente]] |[[2025–26 Primeira Liga|2025–26]] |Primeira Liga |7 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |7 |0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !228!!3!!10!!0!!2!!0!!12!!0!!7!!0!!258!!3 |}

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===International=== {{updated|match played 14 October 2025}}<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|68152}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="8"|[[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] |2017||3||0 |- |2018||5||0 |- |2019||3||0 |- |2021||2||0 |- |2022||12||0 |- |2023||6||0 |- |2024||10||0 |- |2025||4||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!45!!0 |}

==Honours==

'''Ivory Coast''' *[[Africa Cup of Nations]]: [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stevens |first=Rob |date=11 February 2024 |title=Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68196261 |access-date=14 February 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>

'''Al-Nassr'''

*[[Arab Club Champions Cup]]: [[2023 Arab Club Champions Cup|2023]]

'''Individual''' * [[Saudi Professional League]] Team of the Year: [[2022–23 Saudi Pro League|2022–23]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saudi Pro League 2022-23: Team of the Season |url=https://khelnow.com/football/2023-06-world-football-saudi-pro-league-team-of-the-season |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=Khel Now |language=English}}</ref> * [[Africa Cup of Nations awards#Team of the Tournament|Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament]]: [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations#Best XI|2023]]<ref>{{cite web |date=14 February 2024 |title=CAF TSG Group releases TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nation Cote d’Ivoire 2023 Best XI |url=https://www.cafonline.com/caf-africa-cup-of-nations/news/caf-tsg-group-releases-totalenergies-caf-africa-cup-of-nation-cote-d-ivoire-2023-best-xi/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214121627/https://www.cafonline.com/caf-africa-cup-of-nations/news/caf-tsg-group-releases-totalenergies-caf-africa-cup-of-nation-cote-d-ivoire-2023-best-xi/ |archive-date=14 February 2024 |access-date=14 February 2024 |website=CAF Online |publisher=Confederation of African Football}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{BDFutbol|29018}} * {{NFT|68152}} * {{soccerbase|99963}}

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