Yssouf Koné
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yssouf Koné | ||
Date of birth | 19 February 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Korhogo, Ivory Coast | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2005 | Raja Casablanca | ||
2004 | → Qingdao Hailifeng (loan) | 15 | (4) |
2005–2006 | Olympic Safi | ||
2006–2008 | Rosenborg | 44 | (16) |
2008–2010 | CFR Cluj | 51 | (16) |
2011–2013 | Vålerenga | 11 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2004–2010 | Burkina Faso[1] | 18 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 October 2011 |
Yssouf Koné (born 19 February 1982) is a former Ivorian-born naturalized Burkinabé footballer, who last played as a forward for the Norwegian club Vålerenga.
Career
Koné was born in Korhogo, Ivory Coast.
Rosenborg
Playing for Rosenborg, Koné scored ten goals in the UEFA Champions League 2007–08 season including qualification matches. In the 2006, 2007 and 2008 seasons he played in 44 Norwegian Premier League matches for Rosenborg, scoring 16 goals.[2]
Cluj
Koné was transferred to CFR Cluj in the summer of 2008. He scored against Chelsea 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 27 August 2009, he 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. Koné scored a total of 20 goals in all competitions for the CFR.
Vålerenga
In 2011 he played for the Norwegian team Vålerenga. On 29 January 2013, his contract with Vålerenga was terminated by mutual consent.[3]
Career statistics
Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
2006 | Rosenborg | Tippeligaen | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
2007 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | ||
2008 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | ||
2008–09 | CFR Cluj | Liga I | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 |
2009–10 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | ||
2010–11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2011 | Vålerenga | Tippeligaen | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Career Total | 106 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 112 | 35 |
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.[4]
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
Honours
- Rosenborg
- Cluj
- Romanian First League: 2010
- Romanian Cup: 2009, 2010[6]
- Romanian Supercup: 2009, 2010[7]
References
- ^ "Koné, Yssouf". nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- ^ RBKweb – artikkel
- ^ "Vålerenga avsluttet ekteskapet med Koné". dittoslo (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ "Soccer-Substitute gives Burkina Faso surprise win in Tunisia". Reuters. 1 June 2008.
- ^ "Mestvinnende med RBK" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
- ^ "Announcement" (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ^ "Announcement" (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Korhogo
- Association football forwards
- Burkinabé footballers
- Burkina Faso international footballers
- Burkinabé expatriate footballers
- 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Eliteserien players
- China League One players
- Liga I players
- Raja Casablanca players
- U.S. Lecce players
- Rosenborg BK players
- CFR Cluj players
- Vålerenga Fotball players
- Ivorian emigrants to Burkina Faso
- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Expatriate footballers in Morocco
- Ivorian expatriates in Norway
- Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Ivorian expatriates in China
- Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in China
- Ivorian expatriates in Romania
- Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Romania