Yssouf Koné

Yssouf Koné

Personal information
Full name	Yssouf Koné
Date of birth	19 February 1982
Place of birth	Korhogo, Cote d'Ivoire
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Centre Forward
Club information
Current team	Retired
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. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 October 2011

Yssouf Koné (born 19 February 1982 in Korhogo, Cote d'Ivoire) is a former naturalized Burkinabé football striker, who last played for the Norwegian club Vålerenga.

Career

He scored ten goals in the UEFA Champions League 2007/08 season including qualification matches.

In the 2006, 2007 and 2008 seasons Koné played in 44 Norwegian Premier League matches for Rosenborg, scoring 16 goals.^[2]

He was transferred to CFR Cluj in the summer of 2008. Kone scored against Chelsea, in London, 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 Kone 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.Yssouf Kone scored a total of 20 goals in all competitions for the CFR. In 2011 playing for the Norwegian team Vålerenga Fotball. On 29 January 2013 his contract with Vålerenga was terminated by mutual consent.^[3]

Career statistics

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2006	Rosenborg	Tippeligaen	16	3	2	0	18	3
2007			19	9	1	2	20	11
2008			9	4	1	0	10	4
2008–09	CFR Cluj	Liga I	28	10	0	0	28	9
2009–10			21	6	0	0	21	6
2010–11			2	0	0	0	2	0
2011	Vålerenga	Tippeligaen	11	1	2	1	13	2
2012			0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Total			106	32	6	3	112	35

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

Player

• Rosenborg BK
  • Norwegian Premier League Winner 2006^[5]
• CFR Cluj
  • Romanian First League – Winner (2010)
  • Romanian Cup – 2 time Winner (2009, 2010)^[6]
  • Romanian Supercup – 2 time Winner Winner (2009, 2010)^[7]

References

1. "Koné, Yssouf". nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
2. RBKweb – artikkel
3. "Vålerenga avsluttet ekteskapet med Koné". http://www.dittoslo.no (in Norwegian). dittoslo. Retrieved 30 July 2014. External link in |website= (help)
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. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
7. "Announcement" (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. Retrieved 27 July 2009.