Konrad de la Fuente
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Konrad de la Fuente[1] | ||
Date of birth | July 16, 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Miami, Florida, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Marseille | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
Tecnofutbol | |||
2012–2013 | Damm | ||
2013–2020 | Barcelona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Barcelona B | 25 | (7) |
2020–2021 | Barcelona | 0 | (0) |
2021– | Marseille | 16 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Olympiacos (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Eibar (loan) | 19 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2016–2017 | United States U16 | 11 | (4) |
2017 | United States U18 | 4 | (1) |
2019 | United States U20 | 9 | (1) |
2020– | United States | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 6, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 5, 2021 |
Konrad de la Fuente (born July 16, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Marseille.
Club career
Youth
Born in Miami, Florida, to Haitian parents of Dominican descent, Konrad moved to Spain at the age of 10 when his father took a job at the Haitian consulate in Barcelona.[3] While playing for local youth side CF Damm, he was discovered and offered the chance to play for FC Barcelona. He developed in Barcelona's youth system after joining in 2013.[4][5][6]
Barcelona B
Konrad made his debut for the reserves on December 1, 2018, coming off the bench and playing 12 minutes against Valencia Mestalla in the Segunda División B. He conceded a penalty in the final minutes of the game causing his side to go 2–1 down, but teammate Ronald Araújo equalized late, ending the match 2–2.[7]
He made his first start for the team on December 15, 2019, in a 3–1 win against La Nucía.[8] He was replaced by Dani Morer in the 70th minute.
He scored his first goal for Barça B on February 2, 2020, a stoppage time winner in a 2–1 win against AE Prat, after coming on in the 81st minute.[9][10]
Barcelona
On September 12, 2020, Konrad made his first team debut in a pre-season game against Gimnàstic Tarragona, in the process becoming the first American to play for Barcelona's first team.[11][12] He made his official debut for Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League group stage match against Dynamo Kyiv on November 24, 2020, replacing Francisco Trincão in a 4–0 win.[13] He appeared once again for Barça in the Champions League, coming off the bench again in a 3–0 away victory over Ferencváros, and later the following January in the Copa del Rey in a 2–0 away victory against Cornellà.[14][15]
Marseille
On June 29, 2021, Konrad signed with Ligue 1 club Marseille, with Barcelona reserving the right to 50% of a future sale.[16][17] He made his league debut on August 8 against Montpellier. He recorded his first assist in the same match on the first goal of a 3–2 comeback win.[18]
Loan to Olympiacos
On August 13, 2022, Konrad was loaned to Olympiacos in Greece.[19]
Loan to Eibar
On August 9, 2023, Konrad returned to Spain, joining Segunda División side SD Eibar on a one-year loan deal.[20]
International career
Konrad has represented the United States at the under-16, under-18, and under-20 levels.[21] In July 2019, he was called up to the under-20 team for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.[22][23] He started every match in the tournament until the United States was eliminated by Ecuador in the quarterfinals.[24]
He received his first call up to the senior national team for friendly matches against Wales and Panama in November 2020.[25] He made his debut on November 12, 2020, in the friendly against Wales as a starter and was replaced by Ulysses Llanez in the 71st minute.[26]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played March 31, 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Barcelona B | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3[b] | 2 | 6 | 3 | ||||
2020–21 | 21[c] | 6 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 22 | 6 | ||||
Total | 25 | 7 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 29 | 9 | ||||
Barcelona | 2020–21 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
Marseille | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[e] | 1 | — | 23 | 1 | |
Olympiacos (loan) | 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Eibar (loan) | 2023–24 | Segunda División | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 3 | ||
Career total | 58 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 77 | 13 |
- ^ Includes Copa del Rey and Coupe de France
- ^ a b Appearances(s) in Segunda División B play-offs
- ^ Includes six appearances in Segunda División B second phase
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played September 5, 2021[27]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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United States | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 |
Honors
Barcelona
References
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. June 13, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 6, 2020.
- ^ "Konrad de la Fuente". Olympique de Marseille. July 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ "Konrad de la Fuente primer futbolista estadounidense firma con el 1er equipo del Barcelona, con ascendencia Dominicana y de Haiti" [Konrad de la Fuente the first American footballer to sign with the 1st team of Barcelona, with Dominican and Haitian ancestry] (in Spanish). Unimisión Noticias. September 7, 2020. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ Nalton, James (May 23, 2019). "Konrad De La Fuente: the US winger making waves at Barcelona's academy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ^ Tolmich, Ryan (January 16, 2020). "Konrad de la Fuente: Barcelona's future U.S. star who could turn his back on La Masia". Goal. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ Konrad de la Fuente, the jewel of the USA that plays in Barcelona Archived March 26, 2019, at the Wayback Machine; Diario AS, March 26, 2019
- ^ Barça B-Valencia Mestalla last second draw 2–2; FCBarcelona.com; Retrieved June 1, 2019
- ^ Barça B 3-1 La Nucía: Great football, great result; FCBarcelona.com; Retrieved December 20, 2019
- ^ El Prat 1-2 Barça B: Vital three points; FCBarcelona.com; Retrieved February 2, 2020
- ^ Marsden (June 28, 2020). "Barcelona's U.S. youngster Konrad de la Fuente signs contract extension until 2022". Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "Konrad de la Fuente becomes first US player to play for Barcelona". September 13, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "USA Starlet Konrad de la Fuente Makes Barcelona History". heavy.com. September 2020.
- ^ "FC Barcelona vs. Dynamo Kiev score: Americans Dest and Konrad de la Fuente make history in Barca romp". CBSSports.com. November 24, 2020.
- ^ "Seven Americans played in Champions League games this week. That's a U.S. record". The Washington Post. December 2, 2020.
- ^ "Dembele spares Barcelona's blushes". January 1, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ Agreement for Konrad de la Fuente to join Olympique de Marseille; fcbarcelona.com; Retrieved June 29, 2021
- ^ Marsden (June 29, 2020). "Marseille sign United States teenager Konrad De La Fuente from Barcelona". Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "Konrad De La Fuente shines in Marseille debut". SBI Soccer. August 8, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ "Olympiacos signs de la Fuente". Olympiacos. August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
- ^ "Konrad de la Fuente, nuevo jugador armero" [Konrad de la Fuente, new armero player] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ "Konrad de la Fuente renews his contract through to 2022". FC Barcelona. June 28, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
- ^ "Tab Ramos names USA roster for 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland". ussoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- ^ "Preview: USA Aims High at 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup". ussoccer.com. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ^ "Ecuador eliminates USA in Under-20 World Cup quarter-finals". Goal. June 8, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
- ^ "USMNT ROSTER ANNOUNCEMENT: BERHALTER CALLS 24 PLAYERS FOR NOVEMBER CAMP MATCHES VS WALES AND PANAMA". ussoccer.com. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "USMNT draw with Wales as Reyna, Musah, De La Fuente make debuts". ESPN. November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ Konrad de la Fuente at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Konrad de la Fuente – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
- Konrad de la Fuente at Olympique de Marseille (in French)
- Konrad de la Fuente at SD Eibar (in Spanish)
- Konrad de la Fuente at U.S. Soccer
- Konrad de la Fuente at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Miami
- American expatriate men's soccer players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- American expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- American expatriate sportspeople in France
- American expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- American men's soccer players
- American sportspeople of Haitian descent
- American sportspeople of Dominican Republic descent
- African-American soccer players
- Men's association football forwards
- CF Damm players
- FC Barcelona Atlètic players
- FC Barcelona players
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Olympiacos F.C. players
- SD Eibar footballers
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- United States men's international soccer players
- Segunda División B players
- Ligue 1 players
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- Haitian people of Dominican Republic descent