Ibrahima Koné (born 16 June 1999) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Arabian club Al-Okhdood on loan from Spanish club Almería and the Mali national team.
.jpg) Koné playing with Sarpsborg 08 in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ibrahima Koné[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali[2] | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Al-Okhdood (on loan from Almería) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016-2017 | CO Bamako | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | CO Bamako | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Haugesund | 48 | (8) |
| 2020 | → Adana Demirspor (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Sarpsborg 08 | 28 | (11) |
| 2022–2023 | Lorient | 54 | (12) |
| 2023– | Almería | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Al-Okhdood (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2019 | Mali U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Mali U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017– | Mali | 19 | (13) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:18, 19 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editBorn in Bamako, Koné began playing with hometown side CO Bamako, hiding from his family that he was playing football.[3] Promoted to the first team in 2015, he scored nine goals in his first senior season, the 2016 Malian Première Division.[4]
Haugesund
editIn February 2018, Koné signed for Norwegian Eliteserien club FK Haugesund on a contract until 2021.[5] He made his debut abroad on 11 March, starting in a 2–1 away win over Odds BK.
Koné scored his first goal for the club on 5 August 2018, netting the opener in a 2–1 win at Tromsø IL. On 14 July of the following year, he scored a brace in a 5–1 home routing of the same opponent.
On 12 January 2020, Koné was loaned to Turkish Süper Lig side Adana Demirspor until the end of the season.[6] However, he featured very rarely for the club, all as a substitute, before returning to Haugesund for the second stage of the 2020 campaign.
Sarpsborg 08
editOn 10 January 2021, Koné was transferred to fellow Eliteserien club Sarpsborg 08, signing a three-year contract with the club.[7] He was the club's top goalscorer with 11 goals during the season, which included four goals in a 5–0 home routing of Sandefjord on 29 August.
Lorient
editOn 31 January 2022, Koné signed a 4.5-year contact with French Ligue 1 club Lorient.[8] He made his debut for the club six days later, scoring the second in a 2–0 home win over Lens.
On 8 April 2022, Koné scored a brace in a 6–2 home success over Saint-Étienne. He finished the campaign with five goals as the club narrowly avoided relegation.
Almería
editOn 16 August 2023, Koné signed a five-year deal with La Liga side Almería.[9] On 16 October 2023 Koné underwent ankle surgery to repair a fractured right ankle he suffered during a friendly against Uganda, knocking him out of play for five months.[10]
Al-Okhdood (loan)
editOn 30 August 2024, Koné joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Okhdood on a one-year loan from Almería.[11]
International career
editKoné made his debut for the Mali national team on 22 July 2017 against Gambia, scoring a hat-trick in a 4–0 win. His next appearance for Mali took place four years later, in a 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Rwanda on 1 September 2021.[12] On 12 January 2022, Koné scored the only goal in Mali's opening AFCON game against Tunisia, winning the game 1–0 with a penalty in the 48th minute. This particular game received international attention as referee Janny Sikazwe blew for full-time first in the 85th minute, then again in the 89th minute, creating great controversy as Tunisian coach Mondher Kebaier branded the referees actions "inexplicable".[13][14]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Haugesund | 2018 | Eliteserien | 22 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 27 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Eliteserien | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6[a] | 1 | 27 | 8 | |
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 10 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| Total | 48 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 64 | 12 | ||
| Adana Demirspor (loan) | 2019–20 | TFF First League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2021 | Eliteserien | 26 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 11 | |
| Lorient | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 5 | — | — | 16 | 5 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | 40 | 9 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 54 | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | 57 | 14 | |||
| Almería | 2023–24 | La Liga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Al Okhdood (loan) | 2024–25 | Saudi Pro League | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | |
| Career total | 152 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 173 | 39 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
International
edit- As of match played 19 November 2024[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2017 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 13 | |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Koné goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 July 2017 | Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako, Mali |  Gambia |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2018 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 2 | 2–0 | |||||
| 3 | 3–0 | |||||
| 4 | 7 October 2021 | Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco |  Kenya |
2–0 | 5–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 3–0 | |||||
| 6 | 4–0 | |||||
| 7 | 10 October 2021 | Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya | Kenya |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 11 November 2021 | Nyamirambo Regional Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda |  Rwanda |
2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 12 January 2022 | Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon |  Tunisia |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 10 | 16 January 2022 | Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon | Gambia |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 11 | 20 January 2022 | Japoma Stadium, Douala, Cameroon |  Mauritania |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 12 | 18 June 2023 | Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo |  Congo |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 13 | 8 September 2023 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali |  South Sudan |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Mali" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ a b Ibrahima Koné at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Ibrahima Koné, « le Lukaku malien » de Lorient" [Ibrahima Koné, "the Malian Lukaku" of Lorient] (in French). Ligue 1. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "FC Lorient. Ibrahima Koné, le « Lukaku malien » chez les Merlus" [FC Lorient. Ibrahima Koné, the "Malian Lukaku" amongst the Merlus] (in French). Ouest-France. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Koné ut 2021". FK Haugesund (in Norwegian). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Ibrahima Kone, Adana Demirspor'da!" [Ibrahima Kone is at Adana Demirspor!] (in Turkish). Fanatik. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Bekreftet: Kraftspiss klar for Sarpsborg 08". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 10 January 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "IBRAHIMA KONÉ, UN AIGLE CHEZ LES MERLUS !" (Press release) (in French). Lorient. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "El Almería refuerza su ataque con Ibrahima Koné" [Almería bolster their attack with Ibrahima Koné] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Koné's surgery was successful". UD Almería. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "المالي كونيه من ألميريا إلى «عرين الأخدود»".
- ^ a b c "Ibrahima Koné". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Mali beat Tunisia after controversial ending". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Time-keeping controversy overshadows Mali's opening victory against Tunisia". the Guardian. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ Ibrahima Koné at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ Ibrahima Koné at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
External links
edit- Ibrahima Koné – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
- Ibrahima Koné at BDFutbol
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