Youssouf Koné (footballer, born 1995)
Youssouf Koné (born 5 July 1995) is a Malian professional footballer who plays for French side Olympique Lyonnais and the Mali national team as a left-back.[1]
![]() Koné with Lille B in April 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Youssouf Koné | ||
Date of birth | 5 July 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Left-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lyon | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014 | Lille | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014 | Lille B | 58 | (1) |
2014–2019 | Lille | 25 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Reims (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2019– | Lyon | 11 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2015– | Mali | 17 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:28, 3 December 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:25, 14 November 2019 (UTC) |
Club career
Koné is a youth team graduate from Lille OSC. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 2 March 2014 in a 2–3 away win against AC Ajaccio.[2] His second appearance came on 12 April 2014, a league game against Valenciennes.[3]
Koné spent the first half of the 2017–18 season at Ligue 2 side Stade de Reims on loan after being loaned out by Head Coach Marcelo Bielsa. The full-season loan contract was terminated early when he suffered a cruciate ligament injury.[4]
Following the departures of both Fodé Ballo-Touré to Monaco and Hamza Mendyl to Schalke 04, Koné established himself as first-choice left-back under Galtier post-Christmas In Lille's excellent 2018–19 campaign, finishing second to PSG.
On 3 July 2019, he signed a contract with Olympique Lyonnais. The fee was estimated at €9 million.[5]
International career
Koné debuted for the Mali national football team in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Benin on 6 September 2016.[6]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played on 14 November 2019[7]
Mali | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
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2015 | 2 | 0 |
2016 | 4 | 0 |
2017 | 5 | 0 |
2018 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 6 | 1 |
Total | 17 | 1 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first.[7]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 14 June 2019 | Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Honors
Mali U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup bronze:2015[8]
References
- "Mali - Y. Koné - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- "Ajaccio vs. Lille - 2 March 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- "Lille vs. Valenciennes - 12 April 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- "Youssouf Koné, prêté à Reims, revient à Lille… blessé" (in French). La Voix du Nord. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- "Lille lose Youssouf Koné to Lyon for €9m". www.getfootballnewsfrance.com. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - Competitions - Q CAN 2017 - Match Details". www.cafonline.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- "Youssouf Koné". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/newzealand2015/teams/team=1888280/index.html