# Lamine Conte

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Not to be confused with [Lamin Conteh](/source/Lamin_Conteh).

**Lamine Conte** (born 15 August 1998) is a Guinean [footballer](/source/Association_football).

## Career

### Early career

Conte was born in [Conakry](/source/Conakry), [Guinea](/source/Guinea), before moving to the United States. He played with the [Philadelphia Union](/source/Philadelphia_Union) academy between 2014 and 2016, helping the Union to the U.S. Soccer Development U16 Final Four during the 2014–15 season.[1]

In 2016, Conte attended the [University of Mobile](/source/University_of_Mobile) to play [college soccer](/source/College_soccer_in_the_United_States).[2] Here, he made 23 stats over two seasons with the Rams. Conte was named an NAIA Second Team All-American as a sophomore and helped the Rams advance to the quarterfinal of the 2017 NAIA National Championship. and was selected to the Southern States Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team, earned SSAC First Team All-Conference and NAIA All-National Team honors, as well as being named to the SSAC All-Freshman Team in 2016.[1]

In 2018, Conte transferred to the [University of Louisville](/source/University_of_Louisville), where he made 31 appearances, tallying a single assist and being named to the 2018 ACC Championship All-Tournament Team.[1]

Whilst at college, Conte played three seasons with [Reading United AC](/source/Reading_United_AC) in the [USL League Two](/source/USL_League_Two), making 28 regular season appearances and nine playoff appearances.[3][4][5] In 2019, he was voted League Two Defensive Player of the Year.[6]

### Professional

On 21 January 2021, Conte was selected 40th overall in the [2021 MLS SuperDraft](/source/2021_MLS_SuperDraft) by [New York Red Bulls](/source/New_York_Red_Bulls).[7] Conte signed with [USL Championship](/source/USL_Championship) club [New York Red Bulls II](/source/New_York_Red_Bulls_II) on 22 April 2021.[8] Due to visa issues,[9] Conte didn't play with the team during their 2021 season, but re-signed with the club for another season on 25 January 2022.[10] He made his professional debut on 12 March 2022, starting against The [Miami FC](/source/Miami_FC).[11]

## References

1. ["Lamine Conte - Men's Soccer"](https://gocards.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/lamine-conte/11634). *University of Louisville Athletics*

1. ["Lamine Conte - 2016 - Men's Soccer"](https://umobilerams.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/lamine-conte/3116). *University of Mobile*

1. ["Reading United AC - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - #20 - Lamine Conte - D"](https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/18321150?subseason=376352). *www.uslleaguetwo.com*

1. ["Reading United AC - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Lamine Conte - D"](https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/24379201?subseason=482928). *www.uslleaguetwo.com*

1. ["Reading United AC | uslleaguetwo.com"](https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/32537438?subseason=583580). *www.uslleaguetwo.com*

1. Staff, USLLeagueTwo com (August 16, 2019). ["Lamine Conte voted League Two Defensive Player of the Year"](https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/news_article/show/1042225-lamine-conte-voted-league-two-defensive-player-of-the-year). *USL League Two*

1. ["New York Red Bulls Select Three in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft | New York Red Bulls"](https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/new-york-red-bulls-select-three-2021-mls-superdraft). *nysoccer*

1. ["New York Red Bulls II Add Midfielder Lamine Conte | New York Red Bulls"](https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/new-york-red-bulls-ii-add-midfielder-lamine-conte). *nysoccer*

1. Friedlander, Eric (February 17, 2022). ["What to know about the Red Bulls II preseason roster"](https://www.onceametro.com/redbulls2academy/2022/2/17/22938597/what-to-know-about-the-red-bulls-ii-preseason-roster). *Once A Metro*

1. ["New York Red Bulls II Re-Signs Defender Lamine Conte | New York Red Bulls"](https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/new-york-red-bulls-ii-re-signs-defender-lamine-conte). *nysoccer*

1. ["Match Center | USLChampionship.com"](https://www.uslchampionship.com/themiamifc-newyorkredbullsii-2267441). *www.uslchampionship.com*

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