Boubacar Koné

Boubacar Koné
Personal information
Full name Boubacar Sidiki Koné
Date of birth August 21, 1984 (1984-08-21) (age 27)
Place of birth Mali
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Maghreb Fez
Number ?
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003-05 AS Bamako ? (?)
2006-2007 Al-Merrikh ? (?)
2007 Maghreb Fez ? (?)
National team
2005– Mali
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 1, 2007.
† Appearances (Goals).
Boubacar Kone is also the name of a Senegalese anthropologist, founder of the Boribana Museum in Dakar.

Boubacar Koné (born August 21, 1984) is a Malian football player, currently playing for Maghreb Fez in Morocco.

International

He was part of the Mali U-20 team who finish third in group stage of 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship,[1] and was part of the Malian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the quarter finals, finishing top of group A, but losing to Italy in the next round.[2]

Koné was selected for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations. He made his debut with the senior side in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Liberia on 5 June 2005.[3]

References

  1. ^ Boubacar Kone – FIFA competition record
  2. ^ "Boubacar Sidiki Kone Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/boubacar-kone-1.html. Retrieved 2009-06-29. 
  3. ^ Diarra, M. (2008-01-18). "Foot : protrait des Combattants du Mali". L'Essor. http://www.afribone.com/article.php3?id_article=9730&var_recherche=aigles. Retrieved 2009-06-29. 

External links

Mali squad – 2004 Summer Olympics
Mali squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations