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.
 Koné in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 84 | (37) |
| 2004 | → Qingdao Hailifeng (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | Olympic Safi | 22 | (11) |
| 2006–2008 | Rosenborg | 44 | (16) |
| 2008–2010 | CFR Cluj | 51 | (16) |
| 2011–2013 | Vålerenga | 11 | (1) |
| Total | 227 | (85) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2010 | Burkina Faso[1] | 18 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editKoné was born in Korhogo, Ivory Coast.
Rosenborg
editPlaying 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
editKoné 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
editIn 2011 he played for the Norwegian team Vålerenga. On 29 January 2013, his contract with Vålerenga was terminated by mutual consent.[3]
International career
editKoné made the headlines by scoring two late goals to record a surprise away win for the Burkina Faso national team against Tunisia national team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[4]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rosenborg | 2006 | Tippeligaen | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| 2007 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | ||
| 2008 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | ||
| CFR Cluj | 2008–09 | Liga I | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 |
| 2009–10 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vålerenga | 2011 | Tippeligaen | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 106 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 112 | 35 | ||
International
edit- Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Koné goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 June 2008 |  Tunisia
|
1–1 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 2 | 2–1 | ||||||
| 3 | 21 June 2008 |  Seychelles
|
4–1 | 4–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
editRosenborg
Cluj
- Romanian First League: 2010
- Romanian Cup: 2009, 2010[6]
- Romanian Supercup: 2009, 2010[7]
References
edit- ^ "Koné, Yssouf". nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- ^ RBKweb – artikkel
- ^ "Vålerenga avsluttet ekteskapet med Koné". dittoslo (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ "Soccer-Substitute gives Burkina Faso surprise win in Tunisia". Reuters. 1 June 2008. Archived from the original on 14 December 2008.
- ^ "Mestvinnende med RBK" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 October 2006. 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.