Mohamed Kone (footballer, born 1993)

Mohamed Kone

Personal information
Full name	Mohamed Gnontcha Kone
Date of birth	(1993-12-12) 12 December 1993 (age 31)
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive Midfielder
Youth career
2011–2014	Africa Sports
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Saxan Gagauz Yeri	9	(0)
2015–2016	→ Zaria Bălți (loan)	25	(2)
2016	Apollon Limassol	0	(0)
2016	→ Karmiotissa (loan)	10	(0)
2017	Lokomotiv Tashkent	17	(0)
2018	Luch Minsk	0	(0)
2019	Tampa Bay Rowdies	13	(0)
2021	New Amsterdam	10	(0)
2021	FC Tucson	15	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2021

Mohamed Gnontcha Kone (born 12 December 1993) is an Ivorian-born[1] Burkinabé football player.

Career

Club

On 4 August 2016, Kone signed for Apollon Limassol, before joining Karmiotissa Pano Polemidion on loan the same day.[2]

In January 2017, Kone signed for Uzbek League side Lokomotiv Tashkent,[3] being presented as a new player on 7 March 2017.[4]

On 26 March 2018, Luch Minsk announced the signing of Kone.[1]

Kone joined the Tampa Bay Rowdies on 5 February 2019.[5]

In 2021, Kone signed with the National Independent Soccer Association's New Amsterdam FC. Kone debuted for NAFC during the club's Legends Cup match against Chattanooga FC on 16 April 2021.[6]

Kone signed with FC Tucson on August 5, 2021.[7]

International

On 21 August 2017, Kone was called up to the Burkina Faso national team for the first time, for their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Senegal on 2 and 5 September 2017.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 November 2021[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Saxan Gagauz Yeri	2014–15	Divizia Națională	9	0	0	0	-		-		9	0
	2015–16		0	0	0	0	2	0	-		2	0
	Total		9	0	0	0	2	0	-	-	11	0
Zaria Bălți (loan)	2015–16	Divizia Națională	25	2	3	0	–		–		28	2
Apollon Limassol	2016–17	Cypriot First Division	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Karmiotissa Pano Polemidion (loan)	2016–17	Cypriot First Division	10	0	0	0	–		–		10	0
Lokomotiv Tashkent	2017	Uzbekistan Super League	17	0	6	0	4	0	–		27	0
Luch Minsk	2018	Belarusian Premier League	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Tampa Bay Rowdies	2019	USL Championship	13	0	2	0	–		–		15	0
New Amsterdam FC	2020–21	National Independent Soccer Association	10	0	0	0	–		–		10	0
FC Tucson	2021	USL League One	13	0	0	0	–		–		13	0
Career total			97	2	11	0	6	0	-	-	114	2

References

1. "Коне и Блессинг подписали контракты с Лучом". fc-luch.by (in Russian). FC Luch Minsk. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
2. "Mohamed Kone". apollon.com.cy. Apollon Limassol. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
3. "ТАШКЕНТСКИЙ "ЛОКОМОТИВ" ПОДПИСАЛ КОНТРАКТ С ФУТБОЛИСТАМИ ИЗ КОТ-ДИВУАРА". uznews.uz (in Russian). UzNews. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
4. "Lokomotiv presented new football players". lokomotiv.uz. Lokomotiv Tashkent FK. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
5. "Rowdies Sign Defender Mohamed Kone". Tampa Bay Rowdies. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
6. "Mohamed Kone NISA profile". NISASoccer.com. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
7. "Midfielder Mo Kone Signs With FC Tucson". fctucson.com. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
8. "International Call for Mohamed Kone". lokomotiv.uz. Lokomotiv Tashkent FK. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
9. "M.Kone". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2021.