Yssouf Koné

Yssouf Koné
Personal information
Full name Yssouf Koné
Date of birth 19 February 1982 (1982-02-19) (age 30)
Place of birth Korhogo, Cote d'Ivoire
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Centre Forward
Club information
Current club Vålerenga
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2002–2005 Raja Casablanca
2004 → Qingdao Hailifeng (loan)
2005–2006 Olympic Safi
2006–2008 Rosenborg 44 (16)
2008–2010 CFR Cluj 51 (16)
2011– Vålerenga 11 (1)
National team‡
2004– Burkina Faso[1] 11 (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 February 19, 1982 in Korhogo, Cote d'Ivoire) is a naturalized Burkinabé football striker, who plays for the Norwegian club Vålerenga.

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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 August 27, 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.

Career statistics

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

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

References

  1. ^ "Koné, Yssouf". nationalfootballteams.com. http://www.nationalfootballteams.com/v2/player.php?id=7936. Retrieved 31 October 2011. 
  2. ^ RBKweb - artikkel
  3. ^ "Soccer-Substitute gives Burkina Faso surprise win in Tunisia". Reuters. 1 June 2008. http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldFootballNews/idUKB18798820080601. 
  4. ^ "Mestvinnende med RBK" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_trondelag/sport_nrk_trondelag/rbk/1.1065148. Retrieved 19 August 2009. 
  5. ^ "Announcement" (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. http://www.cfr1907.ro/ro/stiri/779/cupa-romaniei-ramane-la-cluj-napoca/. Retrieved 2009-06-14. 
  6. ^ "Announcement" (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. http://www.gandul.info/sport-miscare/cfr-cluj-castigat-supercupa-romaniei-4697249/. Retrieved 2009-07-27. 
Burkina Faso squad – 2010 Africa Cup of Nations
Vålerenga Fotball – current squad