Karl Konan

Karl Konan
Personal information
Full nameKarl Olivier Konan
NationalityFrench/Ivorian
Born (1995-06-03) 3 June 1995 (age 31)
Cocody, Ivory Coast
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Sport
SportHandball
PositionLeft back/Pivot
Current clubParis Saint-Germain
Number7
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2015–2022Pays d'Aix UC
2022–2025Montpellier Handball
2025–Paris Saint-Germain
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– France 57 (8)
Medal record
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place2025 Croatia/Denmark/Norway
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2024 Germany
Updated on 14 January 2026

Karl Olivier Konan (born 3 June 1995) is a French-Ivorian handball player for Paris Saint-Germain and the French national team. He is known as a defensive specialist.

Konan was born in Ivory Coast.

Career

Konan started playing handball at Entente Sportive de Bingerville in the Ivory Coast. In 2014 he was spotted at a talent development tournament arranged by Daouda Karaboué and signed by Pays d'Aix UC. He was named as the best defensive player in the French League in the 2018/19, 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons.

In 2022 he signed for Montpellier Handball. For the 2025-26 season he signed for league rivals Paris Saint-Germain.

National team

Konan debuted for the French national team on 2 May 2021 in a 46-30 win against Greece. His first major international tournament was the 2022 European Championship, where France finished 4th.

At the 2024 European Championship he won a Gold medal with the French team. He played all 9 matches and scored a single goal.

At the 2025 World Championship he won bronze medals with France, losing to Croatia in the semifinal and beating Portugal in the third place playoff. He played all 9 games and scored 1 goal.

References

  1. ↑ "Konan, Karl". EHF. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Karl Konan". ffhandball.fr. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "(A la découverte de...) Konan le conquérant". www.lnh.fr (in French). Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Karl Konan". www.lnh.fr (in French). Ligue Nationale de Handball. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Trophées LNH I Luc STEINS et Lucas VANÈGUE MVPs de la saison !" (in French). Ligue Nationale de Handball. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Neuer Abwehrspezialist für Montpellier HB" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Paris Saint-Germain verpflichtet "feste Größe" der französischen Liga" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "L'équipe de France cartonne contre la Grèce pour finir les qualifications à l'Euro 2022" (in French). lequipe.fr. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "EHF Euro 2024: Cumulative Statistics France". eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  10. ↑ Orup Kristensen, Oliver (2 February 2025). "Sindssyg afslutning på dramatisk bronzekamp" [Insane finish to bronze match] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "IHF World Championship 2025: Cumulative Statistics France" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 3 February 2025.