# Abdu Conté

Abdu Cadri Conté (born 24 March 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a central defender or a left-back for Swiss Super League club Young Boys on loan from Troyes.
He represented Sporting CP B, Moreirense, Troyes and Young Boys in his career, making his Primeira Liga debut with the second of those clubs.
Born in Guinea-Bissau, Conté represented Portugal at youth level.

## Club career
### Sporting CP

Born in Bissau, Conté joined the youth academy of Sporting CP at the age of 13, from Sport Futebol Damaiense. 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 Braga B in the LigaPro.
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-23s before his departure.

### Moreirense

On 22 July 2019, Conté signed with Primeira Liga club Moreirense on a four-year contract. He made his debut in the competition on 23 August, playing the entire 0–0 away draw against Vitória de Setúbal.
Conté totalled 67 appearances during his spell at the Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas, providing seven assists.

### Troyes

On 12 January 2022, Conté joined Troyes of the French Ligue 1 on a four-and-a-half-year deal. He scored his first goal as a senior on 9 October, but in a 3–2 loss at Nice.
In the 2023–24 campaign, Conté's side only managed to remain in Ligue 2 as Bordeaux were relegated due to bankruptcy. In the summer, he was loaned to Swiss Super League champions Young Boys.

## International career

Born in Guinea-Bissau, Conté represented Portugal at youth level. He was called by under-21 manager Rui Jorge for the second stage of the 2021 UEFA European Championship in May after Thierry Correia tested positive for COVID-19, earning his first cap on 3 June by featuring 90 minutes in a 1–0 semi-final victory over Spain.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 27 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sporting CP B | 2016–17 | Liga Portugal 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Sporting CP B | 2017–18 | Liga Portugal 2 | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 0 |
| Sporting CP B | Total | Total | 31 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 0 |
| Sporting CP | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moreirense | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 |
| Moreirense | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 |
| Moreirense | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| Moreirense | Total | Total | 61 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 67 | 0 |
| Troyes | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Troyes | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 1 |
| Troyes | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 0 |
| Troyes | Total | Total | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 58 | 1 |
| Young Boys (loan) | 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 158 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 1 |
* ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League

## Honours

Portugal U19
* UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2017
Portugal U21
* UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2021
Individual
* UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017