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Konrad de la Fuente

Konrad with the United States U20 in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Konrad de la Fuente
Date of birth	(2001-07-16) July 16, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Miami, Florida, United States
Height	5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Lausanne-Sport
Number	23
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)
2021–2024	Marseille	16	(0)
2022–2023	→ Olympiacos (loan)	3	(0)
2023–2024	→ Eibar (loan)	19	(3)
2024–	Lausanne-Sport	4	(0)
National team‡
2016–2017	United States U16	11	(4)
2017	United States U18	4	(1)
2019	United States U20	9	(1)
2020–2021	United States	3	(0)
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 9, 2024. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ 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 Swiss Super League club Lausanne-Sport.

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. 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.

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.

He made his first start for the team on December 15, 2019, in a 3–1 win against La Nucía. 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.

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. 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. 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.

Marseille

On June 29, 2021, Konrad signed with Ligue 1 club Marseille, with Barcelona reserving the right to 50% of a future sale. 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.

Loan to Olympiacos

On August 13, 2022, Konrad was loaned to Olympiacos in Greece.

Loan to Eibar

On August 9, 2023, Konrad returned to Spain, joining Segunda División side SD Eibar on a one-year loan deal.

International career

Konrad has represented the United States at the under-16, under-18, and under-20 levels. In July 2019, he was called up to the under-20 team for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland. He started every match in the tournament until the United States was eliminated by Ecuador in the quarterfinals.

He received his first call up to the senior national team for friendly matches against Wales and Panama in November 2020. 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.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honors

Barcelona

• Copa del Rey: 2020–21

See also

In Spanish: Konrad de la Fuente para niños