Antoine Conte

Antoine Conte (born 29 January 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Bulgarian First League club Botev Plovdiv. Born in France, he represents the Guinea national team.

Club career Conte made his debut in the Ligue 1 on 1 February 2013 against Toulouse replacing Mamadou Sakho after 76 minutes.

On 31 January 2017, Conte joined Beitar Jerusalem on loan until the end of the season with an option given to Beitar Jerusalem to sign him permanently.

On 15 June 2017, signed permanently with Beitar agreeing to a three-year contract.

In February 2021, after being sentenced to a one-year prison sentence by the court in France, Beitar released Conte.

International career

Born in France, Conte is Guinean by descent. He has represented France at numerous youth levels all the way up to under-21 level. He debuted with the Guinea national team in a friendly 0–0 tie with South Africa on 25 March 2022.

On 23 December 2023, he was selected from the list of 25 Guinean players selected by Kaba Diawara to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Personal life On 8 December 2016, Conte was held by French Police for assaulting his girlfriend and attacking a 19-year-old man, who tried to help, with a baseball bat, inflicting leg, arm and head injuries, including a brain haemorrhage. In January 2021, he was sentenced to three years of prison. In May he filed an appeal for the reduction of his sentence.

Career statistics Club

International

Honours Paris Saint-Germain Ligue 1: 2012–13

Beitar Jerusalem Toto Cup: 2019–20

Universitatea Craiova Supercupa României: 2021

Botev Plovdiv Bulgarian Cup: 2023–24

France U19 UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2013

France U21 Toulon Tournament runner-up: 2014

Individual UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2013