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Bakary Koné

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Bakary Koné
Koné with Lyon in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-04-27) 27 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
2002–2004 CFTPK Abidjan
2004–2005 Étoile Filante
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Étoile Filante 37 (1)
2006–2008 Guingamp B 25 (1)
2006–2011 Guingamp 112 (5)
2011–2016 Lyon 89 (6)
2011–2016 Lyon B 3 (0)
2016–2018 Málaga 7 (0)
2017–2018 → Strasbourg (loan) 28 (1)
2018–2019 Ankaragücü 14 (0)
2019–2020 Arsenal Tula 1 (0)
2020–2021 Kerala Blasters 14 (0)
International career
2006–2019 Burkina Faso 83 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Burkina Faso
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2013 South Africa
Third place 2017 Gabon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bakary Koné (French pronunciation: [bakaʁi kɔne], born 27 April 1988) is a Burkinabé former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Club career

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Early career

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Koné played on youth side for CFTPK Abidjan and joined in 2004 to ÉF Ouagadougou[1] where he began his professional career in 2005.

Guingamp

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In July 2006 Koné signed for Guingamp. He played his first game for Guingamp on 11 May 2007 against Tours FC in the Ligue 2.[2] Whilst at Guingamp, then in Ligue 2, Koné played in the 2009 Coupe de France Final in which they beat Rennes.[3] After making 112 appearances for the club from five seasons, he was signed by Lyon in 2011.

Lyon

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Koné joined Lyon on 11 August 2011 and signed a five-year deal for a €3.8 million transfer fee.[4] He scored his first goal with Lyon in the UEFA Champions League play-offs against Rubin Kazan on 24 August 2011. He scored his second goal, again in the Champions League in the group stage against Dinamo Zagreb on 27 September of the same year. During his five years at Lyon, he made 89 appearances for the club and also scored 9 goals. He left the club in 2016 after his regular contract ran out.

Malaga

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On 27 June 2016, Koné signed a three-year deal with La Liga side Málaga.[5] On 26 August 2017, he moved to Ligue 1 side RC Strasbourg on a season-long loan.[6] On 28 July 2018, Koné terminated his contract with Málaga.

Ankaragücü

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Koné joined Turkish club Ankaragücü during the August transfer window. He spent one season in Turkey and made 14 appearances for the club.

Arsenal Tula

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On 28 January 2019, Koné signed a 1.5-year contract with the Russian Premier League club Arsenal Tula.[7] On 2 December 2019, he was removed by Arsenal from their league registration list after only appearing in one league game in 2019.[8]

Kerala Blasters

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On 21 October 2020, Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC announced the signing of Koné on a season-long contract. He is the second Burkinabe to sign for an Indian Super League club.[9][10] He made his debut for the Blasters against Mohun Bagan on 20 November 2020 which ended in a 1–0 loss.[11] On 11 June 2021, it was announced that Bakary along with five other players has left the club.[12]

International career

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Koné made his debut for the Burkino Faso on 7 October 2006 at the age of 18. He played the entire 90 minutes where Burkino Faso defeated Senegal 1–0 in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualification.[13] He was the member of the Burkino Faso squad that played in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. He played the entire minutes in the tournament and Burkino Faso became the runners up of the tournament for the first time in the history.[14] In the final he won the Fair Player of the Match Award.[15] On 14 November 2014, Koné captained his national side for the first time in an African Nations Cup Qualification match against Angola.[16] With 83 appearances, Koné is the third most capped player for his country.

Career statistics

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As of match played on 2 July 2018[17]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Guingamp 2006–07 Ligue 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2007–08 9 0 0 0 1 0 — 10 0
2008–09 32 1 7 2 2 0 — 41 3
2009–10 31 1 1 0 1 0 2[c] 0 35 1
2010–11 National 36 2 1 0 3 0 — 40 2
2011–12 Ligue 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 — 4 1
Total 112 5 9 2 9 0 2 0 132 7
Lyon 2011–12 Ligue 1 28 2 4 0 0 0 9[d] 2 41 4
2012–13 14 1 1 0 1 0 6[e] 0 22 1
2013–14 24 2 3 0 3 0 14[f] 0 44 2
2014–15 17 1 0 0 1 0 4[g] 0 22 1
2015–16 6 0 2 0 2 0 2[h] 0 12 0
Total 89 6 10 0 7 0 35 2 141 8
Lyon B 2011–12 National 2 2 0 — — — 2 0
2013–14 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Málaga 2016–17 La Liga 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Strasbourg (loan) 2017–18 Ligue 1 28 1 3 0 2 0 — 33 1
Career total 238 12 21 2 18 0 37 2 316 16
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ One appearance in both UEFA Europa League and Trophée des Champions
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Europa League, One appearance in Trophée des Champions
  6. ^ Eleven appearances in UEFA Europa League, Three appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. ^ One appearance in both UEFA Champions League and Trophée des Champions

Honours

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Guingamp

Lyon

Burkina-Faso

Individual

References

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  1. ^ Fiche - Bakary Koné - EA Guingamp - né en 1988 Archived 1 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine on www.espoirsdufootball.com
  2. ^ Match Report Guingamp - Tours 3 - 1 Archived 9 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine on www.foot-national.com
  3. ^ "Stade Rennes vs Guingamp". espn.co.uk. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Actus Newswire" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Central defender Bakary Koné strengthens the Málaga CF defence". Málaga CF. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Bakary Koné on loan to Racing". RC Strasbourg Alsace. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  7. ^ "БАКАРИ, ДОБРО ПОЖАЛОВАТЬ В "АРСЕНАЛ"!" [Bakary, welcome to Arsenal] (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 28 January 2019.
  8. ^ Bakary Koné at Russian Premier League
  9. ^ "Kerala Blasters new signing Bakary Kone to arrive in India on Saturday". Khel Now. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  10. ^ "ISL: Bakary Kone eyes title win with Kerala Blasters | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  11. ^ Sportstar, Team. "ISL 2020-21: Kerala Blasters vs ATK Mohun Bagan - Talking Points". Sportstar. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Kerala Blasters release six overseas players ahead of new season". Khel Now. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Burkina Faso vs. Senegal - 7 October 2006 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Nigeria 1-0 Burkina Faso". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  15. ^ Rapp, Timothy. "Africa Cup of Nations 2013: Nigeria vs. Burkina Faso Score and Results Summary". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Burkina Faso vs Angola - AFCON Qualifying - 19 November 2014". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  17. ^ Bakary Koné at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  18. ^ a b French Cup final - Evian v Bordeaux as it happened, Live text commentary, BBC.co.uk, Retrieved 18 August 2013
  19. ^ "Lyon Defeats Montpellier in Penalties To Take 2012 Trophee Des Champions At Red Bull Arena". newyorkredbulls.com. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  20. ^ "Pitroipa named Player of Tournament". BBC Sport. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
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