Ibrahima Koné (footballer, born 1999)

Ibrahima Koné (born 16 June 1999) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a forward for French club Lorient and the Mali national team.

Ibrahima Koné
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999
Place of birth Bamako, Mali[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Lorient
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2018 CO de Bamako
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Haugesund 48 (8)
2020 → Adana Demirspor (loan) 5 (0)
2021–2022 Sarpsborg 08 28 (11)
2022– Lorient 7 (3)
National team‡
2017–2019 Mali U20 1 (0)
2019 Mali U23 3 (0)
2017– Mali 10 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:15, 22 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:53, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

Club career

In February 2018, Koné signed for Norwegian Eliteserien club FK Haugesund on a contract until 2021.[2] On 10 January 2021, he was transferred to fellow Eliteserien club Sarpsborg 08. He signed a three-year contract with the club.[3]

On 31 January 2022, Koné signed a 4.5-year contact with French Ligue 1 club Lorient.[4]

International career

Koné 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.[5] 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".[6][7]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 28 November 2021[8][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Haugesund 2018 Eliteserien 22151—272
2019 1655261278
2020 102——102
Total 488103616412
Adana Demirspor (loan) 2019–20 TFF First League 5000—50
Sarpsborg 08 2021 Eliteserien 261110—2711
Career total 7919113619623

International
As of match played 20 January 2022[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mali 201713
202155
202233
Total911
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Koné goal.
List of international goals scored by Ibrahima Koné[5]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1.22 July 2017Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako, Mali Gambia1–04–02018 African Nations Championship qualification
2.2–0
3.3–0
4.7 October 2021Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco Kenya2–05–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.3–0
6.4–0
7.10 October 2021Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya Kenya1–01–0
8.11 November 2021Nyamirambo Regional Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda Rwanda2–03–0
9.12 January 2022Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon Tunisia1–01–02021 Africa Cup of Nations
10.16 January 2022 Gambia1–01–1
11.20 January 2022Japoma Stadium, Douala, Cameroon Mauritania2–02–0

References
  1. Ibrahima Koné at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Koné ut 2021". FK Haugesund (in Norwegian). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. "Bekreftet: Kraftspiss klar for Sarpsborg 08". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 10 January 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  4. "IBRAHIMA KONÉ, UN AIGLE CHEZ LES MERLUS !" (Press release) (in French). Lorient. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  5. "Ibrahima Koné". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  6. "Mali beat Tunisia after controversial ending". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  7. "Time-keeping controversy overshadows Mali's opening victory against Tunisia". the Guardian. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  8. Ibrahima Koné at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  9. Ibrahima Koné at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)


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