Youssouf Koné (footballer, born 1995)

Youssouf Koné (born 5 July 1995) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Belgian Pro League club Molenbeek and the Mali national team.[2]

Youssouf Koné
Koné with Lyon in 2019
Personal information
Full name Youssouf Koné[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-05) 5 July 1995
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Molenbeek
Number 99
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)
2019–2023 Lyon 11 (0)
2020–2021 → Elche (loan) 3 (0)
2021 → Hatayspor (loan) 6 (0)
2021–2022 → Troyes (loan) 21 (0)
2022–2023 → Ajaccio (loan) 13 (0)
2023– Molenbeek 1 (0)
International career‡
2015– Mali 17 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Mali
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Third place2015 New ZealandU-20 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:25, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Koné is a youth team graduate from Lille. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 2 March 2014 in a 3–2 away win over Ajaccio.[3] His second appearance came on 12 April 2014, a league game against Valenciennes.[4]

Koné spent the first half of the 2017–18 season at Ligue 2 side 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.[5]

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 Paris Saint-Germain.

On 3 July 2019, he signed a contract with Lyon. The fee was estimated at €9 million.[6] On 29 September of the following year, after just 11 league appearances, he was loaned to La Liga side Elche for one year.[7] On 1 February 2021, Elche and Lyon, agreed to terminate the loan of Koné, due to a lack of playing time.[8] On the same day, Koné was loaned to Turkish club Hatayspor.[8]

On 30 August 2022, Lyon announced Koné's loan to Ajaccio for the 2022–23 season.[9]

On 28 August 2023, Koné terminated his contract with Lyon following a mutual consent, and joined Molenbeek on a 1-year contract.[10]

International career

Koné debuted for the Mali national team in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Benin on 6 September 2016.[11]

Career statistics
As of match played on 14 November 2019[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mali 201520
201640
201750
201800
201961
Total171
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Koné goal.
List of international goals scored by Youssouf Koné[12]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
114 June 2019Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar Cameroon1–01–1Friendly

Honors

Mali U20

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Mali" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. Youssouf Koné at Soccerway
  3. "Ajaccio vs. Lille - 2 March 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  4. "Lille vs. Valenciennes - 12 April 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  5. "Youssouf Koné, prêté à Reims, revient à Lille… blessé" (in French). La Voix du Nord. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  6. "Lille lose Youssouf Koné to Lyon for €9m". www.getfootballnewsfrance.com. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  7. "Youssouf Koné, octavo fichaje del Elche CF" [Youssouf Koné, eighth signing of Elche CF] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  8. "Youssouf Koné en prêt à Hatayspor" [Youssouf Koné On Loan At Hatayspor]. www.ol.fr (in French). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  9. "Youssouf Koné joins AC Ajaccio on loan". Lyon. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  10. "RÉSILIATION DU CONTRAT DE YOUSSOUF KONÉ" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 28 August 2023.
  11. Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - Competitions - Q CAN 2017 - Match Details". www.cafonline.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  12. "Youssouf Koné". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  13. "FIFA". Archived from the original on 3 August 2016.
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