Bambasé Conté
German footballer (born 2003)
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Bambasé Conté (born 7 July 2003) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim and the Germany national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Saarbrücken, Germany[1] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | TSG Hoffenheim | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2016 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | ||
| 2016–2018 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||
| 2018–2022 | TSG Hoffenheim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | TSG Hoffenheim II | 23 | (6) |
| 2023– | TSG Hoffenheim | 11 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Karlsruher SC (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | → SV Elversberg (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Germany U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Germany U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2026– | Germany | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:45, 4 October 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Conté is a product of the youth academies of 1. FC Saarbrücken, 1. FC Kaiserslautern and TSG Hoffenheim.[2] He was promoted to their reserves in 2022, and made his first appearance on the bench in the Bundesliga that same year. In June 2023, he started training with the senior team and was promoted to the squad.[3] On 4 November 2023, he made his senior debut with Leverkusen in a 3–2 Bundesliga loss to Bayer Leverkusen on 4 November 2023.[4]
On 3 July 2024, Conté moved on loan to Karlsruher SC in the 2. Bundesliga.[5]
On 18 June 2025, he joined SV Elversberg in the 2. Bundesliga on loan.[6]
International career
Born in Saarbrücken, Germany, Conté is of Guinean and German descent.[1] He is a youth international for Germany, having played up to the U20s.[7]
In September 2026, Conté was one of players who were called up with the Germany national team by head coach Jürgen Klopp for the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League matches against Netherlands, Greece, Serbia and Greece between 24 September and 4 October 2026.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 20 September 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TSG Hoffenheim II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Südwest | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Regionalliga Südwest | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | 15 | 4 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Regionalliga Südwest | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | 18 | 5 | |||||
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2026–27 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Karlsruher SC (loan) | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| SV Elversberg (loan) | 2025–26 | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 80 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 11 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 4 October 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2026 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |