Yssouf Koné

Yssouf Koné (born 19 February 1982) is a former Ivorian-born naturalized Burkinabé footballer, who last played as a forward for the Norwegian club Vålerenga.

Yssouf Koné
Personal information
Full name Yssouf Koné
Date of birth (1982-02-19) 19 February 1982
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
2004 → Qingdao Hailifeng (loan) 15 (4)
2005–2006 Olympic Safi
2006–2008 Rosenborg 44 (16)
2008–2010 CFR Cluj 51 (16)
2011–2013 Vålerenga 11 (1)
National team‡
2004–2010 Burkina Faso[1] 18 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2011
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 October 2011

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]

Career statistics
Club Season Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2006 Rosenborg Tippeligaen 16320183
2007 199122011
2008 9410104
2008–09 CFR Cluj Liga I 281000289
2009–10 21600216
2010–11 200020
2011 Vålerenga Tippeligaen 11121132
2012 000000
Career Total 106326311235

International

Kone made the headlines by scoring two late goals to record a surprise away win for Burkina Faso against Tunisia in the World Cup 2010 qualifiers.[4]

International goals

1. 1 June 2008 Tunisia-Burkina Faso score: 1–1 Result:1–2 World Cup 2010 qualifiers

2. 1 June 2008 Tunisia-Burkina Faso score: 1–2 Result:1–2 World Cup 2010 qualifiers

3. 21 June 2008 Burkina Faso-Seychelles score: 4–1 Result:4–1 World Cup 2010 qualifiers

Honours
Rosenborg
Cluj

References
  1. "Koné, Yssouf". nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  2. RBKweb – artikkel
  3. "Vålerenga avsluttet ekteskapet med Koné". dittoslo (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  4. "Soccer-Substitute gives Burkina Faso surprise win in Tunisia". Reuters. 1 June 2008.
  5. "Mestvinnende med RBK" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. 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.
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