Yssouf Koné

Not to be confused with Youssouf Koné.

Yssouf Koné

Koné in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth	(1982-02-19) 19 February 1982 (age 42)
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

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.

Club career

Koné was born in Korhogo, Ivory Coast.

Rosenborg

Playing 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

Koné 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

In 2011 he played for the Norwegian team Vålerenga. On 29 January 2013, his contract with Vålerenga was terminated by mutual consent.[3]

International career

Koné 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

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Koné goal.

List of international goals scored by Yssouf Koné

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

Rosenborg

• Norwegian Premier League: 2006[5]

Cluj

• Romanian First League: 2010
• Romanian Cup: 2009, 2010[6]
• Romanian Supercup: 2009, 2010[7]

References

1. "Koné, Yssouf". nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
2. RBKweb – artikkel
3. "Vålerenga avsluttet ekteskapet med Koné". dittoslo (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
4. "Soccer-Substitute gives Burkina Faso surprise win in Tunisia". Reuters. 1 June 2008. Archived from the original on 14 December 2008.
5. "Mestvinnende med RBK" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 October 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
6. "Announcement" (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
7. "Announcement" (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. Retrieved 27 July 2009.