Abdu Conté

Abdu Cadri Conté (born 24 March 1998) is a professional footballer who plays for Moreirense F.C. as a central defender or a left back.

Abdu Conté
Personal information
Full name Abdu Cadri Conté[1]
Date of birth (1998-03-24) 24 March 1998[1]
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Moreirense
Number 5
Youth career
2008–2011 Damaiense
2011–2017 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Sporting CP B 31 (0)
2019– Moreirense 23 (0)
National team
2014–2015 Portugal U17 11 (0)
2015 Portugal U18 4 (0)
2016–2017 Portugal U19 11 (0)
2017–2018 Portugal U20 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 July 2020

Club career

Sporting CP

Born 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 S.C. Braga B for 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-23 side before his departure.[4]

Moreirense

On 22 July 2019, Conté signed with Primeira Liga club Moreirense F.C. 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]

International career

Born in Guinea-Bissau, Conté represented Portugal at youth level.[7][8]

Honours

Individual

References
  1. Abdu Conté at WorldFootball.net
  2. 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.
  3. "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.
  4. 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.
  5. "Abdu Conté é reforço do Moreirense" [Abdu Conté is Moreirense addition]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  6. "Moreirense empata (0–0) em Setúbal" [Moreirense draw (0–0) in Setúbal]. O Minho (in Portuguese). 23 August 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  7. "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.
  8. "Easah Suliman delivered a captain's performance as England U20s down Portugal". The Football Association. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  9. "Technical report". UEFA. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
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