Yssouf Koné

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Yssouf Koné
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Personal information
Full name Yssouf Koné
Date of birth 19 February 1982 (1982-02-19) (age 30)
Place of birth Korhogo, Cote d'Ivoire
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Centre Forward
Club information
Current club Vålerenga
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2002–2005 Raja Casablanca
2004 → Qingdao Hailifeng (loan)
2005–2006 Olympic Safi
2006–2008 Rosenborg 44 (16)
2008–2010 CFR Cluj 51 (16)
2011– Vålerenga 11 (1)
National team‡
2004– Burkina Faso[1] 11 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 October 2011

Yssouf Koné (born February 19, 1982 in Korhogo, Cote d'Ivoire) is a naturalized Burkinabé football striker, who plays for the Norwegian club Vålerenga.

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[edit] Career

He scored ten goals in the UEFA Champions League 2007/08 season including qualification matches.

In the 2006, 2007 and 2008 seasons Koné played in 44 Norwegian Premier League matches for Rosenborg, scoring 16 goals.[2]

He was transferred to CFR Cluj in the summer of 2008. Kone scored against Chelsea, in London, in the group-stage game of the UEFA Champions League 2008-2009, but the match eventually ended in a 2-1 loss for CFR Cluj.On August 27, 2009 Kone scored a goal in the ladder against FK Sarajevo in the Europa League qualifiers.The match ended 2-1 to CFR Cluj, who qualified in groups, it was the last goal for CFR in European Cups.Yssouf Kone scored a total of 20 goals in all competitions for the CFR. In 2011 playing for the Norwegian team Vålerenga Fotball.

[edit] Career statistics

Club Season Division League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2006 Rosenborg Tippeligaen 16 3 2 0 18 3
2007 Tippeligaen 19 9 1 2 20 11
2008 Tippeligaen 9 4 1 0 10 4
2008–09 CFR Cluj Liga I 28 10 0 0 28 9
2009–10 Liga I 21 6 0 0 21 6
2010–11 Liga I 2 0 0 0 2 0
2011 Vålerenga Tippeligaen 11 1 2 1 13 2
Career Total 106 32 6 3 112 35


[edit] International

Kone made the headlines by scoring two late goals to record a surprise away win for Burkina Faso against Tunisia in the World Cup 2010 qualifiers.[3]

[edit] International goals

1. 1 June 2008 Tunisia-Burkina Faso score: 1-1 Result:1-2 World Cup 2010 qualifiers

2. 1 June 2008 Tunisia-Burkina Faso score: 1-2 Result:1-2 World Cup 2010 qualifiers

3. 21 June 2008 Burkina Faso-Seychelles score: 4-1 Result:4-1 World Cup 2010 qualifiers

[edit] Honours

[edit] Player

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Koné, Yssouf". nationalfootballteams.com. http://www.nationalfootballteams.com/v2/player.php?id=7936. Retrieved 31 October 2011. 
  2. ^ RBKweb - artikkel
  3. ^ "Soccer-Substitute gives Burkina Faso surprise win in Tunisia". Reuters. 1 June 2008. http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldFootballNews/idUKB18798820080601. 
  4. ^ "Mestvinnende med RBK" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_trondelag/sport_nrk_trondelag/rbk/1.1065148. Retrieved 19 August 2009. 
  5. ^ "Announcement" (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. http://www.cfr1907.ro/ro/stiri/779/cupa-romaniei-ramane-la-cluj-napoca/. Retrieved 2009-06-14. 
  6. ^ "Announcement" (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. http://www.gandul.info/sport-miscare/cfr-cluj-castigat-supercupa-romaniei-4697249/. Retrieved 2009-07-27. 
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