Yssouf Koné

Not to be confused with Youssouf Koné.

Yssouf Koné
Koné in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-02-19) 19 February 1982
Place of birth Korhogo, Ivory Coast
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Raja Casablanca
2004 → Qingdao Hailifeng (loan) 16 (1)
2005–2006 Olympic Safi
2006–2008 Rosenborg 44 (16)
2008–2010 CFR Cluj 51 (16)
2011–2013 Vålerenga 11 (1)
Total 122 (34)
International career
2004–2010 Burkina Faso 13 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yssouf Koné (born 19 February 1982) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in Ivory Coast, he represented Burkina Faso at international level.

Club career

Early career

Koné was born on 19 February 1982 in Korhogo, Ivory Coast and began playing senior-level football in 2002 at Moroccan side, Raja Casablanca, winning the 2003–04 Botola title.[1][2][3] In 2004 he had a spell at Qingdao Hailifeng, making 16 appearances and scoring once in the Chinese Super League.[1][2][3] Afterwards he came back to Raja, winning the 2004–05 Moroccan Throne Cup.[1][2][3] In 2005 he went to play for Olympic Safi, also in Morocco.[1][2][3]

Rosenborg

In 2006, Koné signed with Rosenborg, making his debut in European competitions by playing in both legs of the 4–1 aggregate loss to Zenit Saint Petersburg in the round of 32 of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup.[1][2][3][4] He made his Tippeligaen debut on 9 April 2006 when coach Per-Mathias Høgmo sent him to replace Thorstein Helstad in the 68th minute of a 3–3 away draw against Lillestrøm.[5][6] Koné scored his first goal on 23 July in a 2–1 away loss to IK Start.[5] He netted a total of three goals in 16 matches until the end of the season, as the team won the championship.[1][2][5]

Koné started to play more often in the following season as Daniel Braaten was sold to Bolton Wanderers.[7] He helped The Troll Children eliminate Zhenis and Tampere United in the 2007–08 Champions League qualifying rounds, netting four goals against the first and two against the latter.[1][8] Thus the club reached the group stage where he played in all six games, starting with a 1–1 home draw against Chelsea, and scored two goals in a win over Valencia and a loss to Schalke 04.[1][9] As they finished third in the group, the team qualified to the UEFA Cup round of 32, where they were defeated 3–1 on aggregate by Fiorentina, Koné netting his side's goal.[1][10] Subsequently, he helped Rosenborg win the 2008 Intertoto Cup, eliminating Ekranas, against whom he scored three goals, and NAC Breda.[1][11][12]

CFR Cluj

Koné was transferred from Rosenborg to CFR Cluj for €600,000 in the summer of 2008.[1][3][13] He made his Liga I debut on 24 August 2008 under coach Ioan Andone in a 2–1 away loss to FC Vaslui.[1][14] He netted his first goals in the competition on 21 September, managing a brace in 3–0 home victory against Farul Constanța.[1][15] Until the end of the season, he scored a personal record of 10 league goals, including four in 1–0 wins over Dinamo București, Unirea Urziceni, Gloria Buzău and Politehnica Iași.[1][16] Koné made six appearances in the 2008–09 Champions League group stage with The Railway Men.[1] In the first match, they earned a historical 2–1 victory at Stadio Olimpico against AS Roma, and in the last two, Koné scored once in losses to each of Roma and Chelsea.[1][17] He finished the season by helping the team win the Cupa României, coach Toni Conceição using him the entire match in the 3–0 win over Politehnica Timișoara in the final.[1][18]

Koné started the following season by winning the 2009 Supercupa României, as coach Conceição sent him in the 81st minute to replace Diego Ruiz in the penalty shoot-out victory against Unirea Urziceni.[1][19] His goal with a lob after a pass from Sebastián Dubarbier in a 2–1 win against FK Sarajevo in the 2009–10 Europa League play-off secured the qualification to the group stage, where he made three appearances.[1][20] He scored his first league goal in a 2–2 draw against Steaua București, afterwards netting a brace in a 2–0 win over Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.[21] Koné contributed with a total of six goals in the 21 games under coaches Conceição and Andrea Mandorlini, as the team won the championship.[1][22] He also won another Cupa României with CFR, scoring a goal which helped them get past Dinamo in the semi-finals, and then coach Mandorlini used him as a starter in the eventual penalty shoot-out win against FC Vaslui in the final.[1][23]

Vålerenga

In January 2011, Koné signed for the Norwegian team Vålerenga.[1][3] He helped the club get past Mika in the 2011–12 Europa League second qualifying round, being eliminated by PAOK in the following round.[1][24] He netted his first goal for them on 2 July 2011 in a 2–2 draw against Strømsgodset.[25] On 29 January 2013, his contract with Vålerenga was terminated by mutual consent.[26]

International career

Koné was born in Ivory Coast, but represented Burkina Faso internationally, playing 13 games and scoring four goals for them.[1][2][27] He made his debut on 30 May 2004 under coach Ivica Todorov in a 3–2 friendly victory against Libya where he opened the score.[2][28] His following appearance was in a 3–2 loss to DR Congo in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, and his third game was a 1–0 win over Senegal during the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.[2] He played six games in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, netting a double in a 2–1 away victory against Tunisia and one goal in a win over Seychelles.[2][29][30][31] Coach Paulo Duarte selected Koné to be part of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations squad, using him in a goalless draw against Ivory Coast and a loss to Ghana, as The Stallions failed to progress from their group.[2][27][32]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[1][2][7][33][34]
Club Season Division League Cup Continental Super Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Qingdao Hailifeng Chinese Super League 2004 16 1 – – – 16 1
Rosenborg Tippeligaen 2005 – – 2[a] 0 – 2 0
2006 16 3 3 0 – – 18 3
2007 19 9 1 2 12[b] 9 – 32 20
2008 9 4 1 0 3[c] 3 – 13 7
Total 44 16 5 2 17 12 – 66 30
CFR Cluj Liga I 2008–09 28 10 3 0 6[d] 2 – 37 12
2009–10 21 6 2 1 5[e] 1 1 0 29 8
2010–11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 51 16 5 1 11 3 1 0 68 20
Vålerenga Tippeligaen 2011 11 1 2 1 4[e] 0 – 17 2
2012 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Career total 122 34 12 4 32 15 1 0 167 53
  1. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Cup
  2. ^ 10 appearances with eight goals scored in the UEFA Champions League and two appearances with one goal in the UEFA Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in the UEFA Intertoto Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

International

Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Koné goal.
List of international goals scored by Yssouf Koné[2]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 30 May 2004 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  Libya 1–0 3–2 Friendly [28]
2 1 June 2008 Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia  Tunisia 1–1 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [29]
3 2–1 [29]
4 21 June 2008 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  Seychelles 4–1 4–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [30]

Honours

Raja Casablanca

Rosenborg

CFR Cluj

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