Bakary Koné
Bakary Koné|
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| Personal information |
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| Date of birth |
(1988-04-27) 27 April 1988 |
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| Place of birth |
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
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| Height |
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
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| Playing position |
Centre back |
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| Club information |
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Current team |
Lyon |
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| Number |
4 |
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| Youth career |
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| 2002–2004 |
CFTPK Abidjan |
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| 2004–2005 |
Étoile Filante |
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| Senior career* |
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| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
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| 2005–2006 |
Étoile Filante |
37 |
(1) |
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| 2006–2008 |
Guingamp B |
25 |
(1) |
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| 2006–2011 |
Guingamp |
101 |
(5) |
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| 2011– |
Lyon |
86 |
(6) |
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| 2011–2014 |
Lyon B |
3 |
(0) |
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| National team‡ |
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| 2010–[1] |
Burkina Faso |
52 |
(0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:25, 18 January 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2015 |
Bakary Koné (French pronunciation: [bakaʁi kɔne], born 27 April 1988 in Ouagadougou) is a Burkinabé footballer who plays as a central defender for French club Lyon.
Career
Early career
Koné played on youth side for CFTPK Abidjan and joined in 2004 to Etoile Filante.[2]
Senior career
He began his professional career in 2005 with Etoile Filante and signed in July 2006 with En Avant Guingamp. He played his first game for En Avant Guingamp on 11 May 2007 against Tours FC in the Ligue 2.[3] He joined Lyon on 11 August 2011 and signed a five-year deal for €3.8 million transfer fee.[4] He scored his first goal with Lyon in the champions league play-offs against Rubin Kazan on 24 August 2011. He scored his second goal, again in Champion's League in group stage against Dinamo Zagreb on 27 September of the same year.
Career statistics
- Statistics accurate as of last match played on 20 December 2015.
Honours
Club
- Guingamp
- Lyon
References
External links
