Abdoulaye Konko Faye is a French

France

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 footballer

Football (soccer)

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 of Senegal

Senegal

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ese and Moroccan

Morocco

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 descent, who currently plays for Lazio

S.S. Lazio

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 in Serie A

Serie A

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 as a right back. He favours dribbling and can play anywhere on either wing.

Club career

A youth product of Juventus F.C.

Juventus F.C.

Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...

, Konko was loaned to F.C. Crotone

F.C. Crotone

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 with Giovanni Bartolucci

Giovanni Bartolucci

Giovanni Bartolucci is an Italian footballer who plays for Gubbio.-Biography:A youth product of Fiorentina, he made his Serie A debut losing to S.S. Lazio in 0–3, away legs 10 June 2001. Bartolucci signed to Juventus F.C. on free transfer in 2002...

, Tomas Guzman

Tomás Guzmán

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, Antonio Mirante

Antonio Mirante

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, Matteo Paro

Matteo Paro

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 and Daniele Gastaldello

Daniele Gastaldello

Daniele Gastaldello is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie B club Sampdoria.-Club career:...

 in 2004 and with Guzman in 2005.

He was sold in co-ownership deal to A.C. Siena

A.C. Siena

Associazione Calcio Siena is an Italian football club based in Siena.The club currently plays in Serie A, having gained promotion from Serie B at the end of the 2010-2011 season....

 in 2006, valued €1 million, and moved along with Bartolucci, Gastaldello and Andrea Masiello

Andrea Masiello

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, as well as Packer Douglas Ricardo on loan.

On 25 January 2007, Konko was sold by Juventus to Genoa for €1 million as part of the deal for Domenico Criscito

Domenico Criscito

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. Konko became owned by Genoa and Siena. In the summer of 2007 Konko and Masiello became totally owned by Genoa. As part of the deal, Fernando Forestieri

Fernando Forestieri

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 became co-owned by Siena and Genoa.

In the summer of 2008 Konko was transferred to Sevilla FC

Sevilla FC

Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...

 for undisclosed fee. Konko signed a five-year contract with Sevilla and had a €60 million release clause written into his contract.

On 19 January 2011, Konko returned to Genoa for undisclosed fee. Konko played 13 matches in Serie A

Serie A

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 for the rossoblu, before again leaving the club.

At the end of the season, he moved to Lazio

S.S. Lazio

Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...

, signing a four-year contract.