Konrad de la Fuente (born July 16, 2001), sometimes known as Konrad, is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Marseille.
 Konrad with the United States U20 in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 27 | ||
| 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 | |||
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
International
- As of match played September 5, 2021[27]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honors
Barcelona
References
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