Bakary Koné

Bakary Koné (French pronunciation: ​[bakaʁi kɔne], born 27 April 1988) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a centre back for the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC and the Burkina Faso national team.

For Ivorian footballer, see Bakari Koné.

Bakary Koné
Koné with Lyon in August 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-04-27) 27 April 1988
Place of birth Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Kerala Blasters
Number 4
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– Kerala Blasters 11 (0)
National team‡
2006–[1] Burkina Faso 83 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2019

Club career

Early career

Koné played on youth side for CFTPK Abidjan and joined in 2004 to Etoile Filante[2] where he began his professional career in 2005.

Guingamp

In July 2006 Koné signed for En Avant de Guingamp. He played his first game for Guingamp on 11 May 2007 against Tours FC in the Ligue 2.[3] Whilst at Guingamp, then in Ligue 2, Koné played in the 2009 Coupe de France Final in which they beat Rennes.[4] After making 112 appearances for the club from five seasons, he was signed by Lyon in 2011.

Lyon

Koné joined Olympique Lyonnais on 11 August 2011 and signed a five-year deal for 3.8 million euro transfer fee.[5] 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 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 CF

On 27 June 2016, Koné signed a three-year deal with La Liga side Málaga CF.[6] On 26 August 2017, he moved to Ligue 1 side RC Strasbourg on a season-long loan.[7] On 28 July 2018, Koné terminated his contract with Málaga.

MKE Ankaragücü

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

Arsenal Tula

On 28 January 2019, he signed a 1.5-year contract with the Russian Premier League club Arsenal Tula.[8] On 2 December 2019, he was removed by Arsenal from their league registration list after only appearing in one league game in 2019.[9]

Kerala Blasters FC

On 21 October 2020, Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC announced the signing of Bakary on a season long contract. He is the second Burkinabe to sign for an Indian Super League club.[10][11] He made his debut for the Blasters against ATK-Mohun Bagan on 20 November 2020 which ended 1-0 in favour of ATK- Mohun Bagan.[12]

International career

He made his debut for the Burkino Faso National Team on 7 October 2006 at the age of 19. 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, Bakary Koné captained his national side for the first time in an Africans Nation Cup Qualification match against Angola.[16] With 83 appearances, Koné is currently the third most capped player for his country.

Career statistics
As of match played on 2 July 2018[17]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Guingamp 2006–07 Ligue 2 200000—20
2007–08 900010—100
2008–09 3217220—413
2009–10 31110102[lower-alpha 1]0351
2010–11 National 3621030—402
2011–12 Ligue 2 210020—41
Total 11259290201327
Lyon 2011–12 Ligue 1 28240009[lower-alpha 2]2414
2012–13 14110106[lower-alpha 3]0221
2013–14 242303014[lower-alpha 4]0442
2014–15 17100104[lower-alpha 5]0221
2015–16 6020202[lower-alpha 6]0120
Total 896100703521418
Lyon B 2011–12 National 2 20———20
2013–14 10———10
Total 3000000030
Málaga 2016–17 La Liga 7000——70
2017–18 0000——00
Total 7000000070
Strasbourg (loan) 2017–18 Ligue 1 2813020—331
Career total 2381221218037231616
  1. One appearance in both UEFA Europa League and Trophée des Champions
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. Five appearances in UEFA Europa League, One appearance in Trophée des Champions
  4. Eleven appearances in UEFA Europa League, Three appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. One appearance in both UEFA Champions League and Trophée des Champions

Honours

Club

Guingamp

Lyon

Burkina-Faso

References
  1. Burkina Faso - Senegal 1:0, 7 October 2006, CAF Nations Cup Qualifying 2008, Footballdatabase.eu
  2. Fiche - Bakary Koné - EA Guingamp - né en 1988 Archived 1 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine on www.espoirsdufootball.com
  3. Match Report Guingamp - Tours 3 - 1 on www.foot-national.com
  4. "Stade Rennes vs Guingamp". espn.co.uk. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  5. http://www.actusnewswire.com/documents/ACTUS-0-4304-OL-DDR-2010-2011-GB-version-070312-VDEF.pdf
  6. "Central defender Bakary Koné strengthens the Málaga CF defence". Málaga CF. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  7. "Bakary Koné on loan to Racing". RC Strasbourg Alsace. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  8. "БАКАРИ, ДОБРО ПОЖАЛОВАТЬ В "АРСЕНАЛ"!" [Bakary, welcome to Arsenal] (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 28 January 2019.
  9. Bakary Koné at Russian Premier League
  10. "Kerala Blasters new signing Bakary Kone to arrive in India on Saturday". Khel Now. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  11. "ISL: Bakary Kone eyes title win with Kerala Blasters | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  12. Sportstar, Team. "ISL 2020-21: Kerala Blasters vs ATK Mohun Bagan - Talking Points". Sportstar. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  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. 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.
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