Seydou Koné
Seydou Koné (born 28 March 1983) is a Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a striker.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Omness De Dabou | |||
| Stade d'Abidjan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2007 | RC Kadiogo | ? | (?) |
| 2007–2009 | Botoșani | ? | (?) |
| 2008–2009 | → Internațional Curtea (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2009–2010 | União Leiria | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Pau | 29 | (22) |
| 2011–2013 | Nîmes | 55 | (27) |
| 2013–2014 | Uzès Pont du Gard | 14 | (6) |
| 2014 | Istres | 10 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | Chamois Niortais | 64 | (18) |
| 2016–2017 | Laval | 11 | (0) |
| 2017 | → CA Bastia (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Koné played youth football in his native country before starting his senior career in Burkina Faso with Racing Club Kadiogo, where he spent five seasons.[2] After spells in Romania with FC Botoșani and FC Internațional Curtea de Argeș, he moved to Portugal in 2009 to join União Leiria. Koné made just one appearance for the club before transferring to French side Pau FC the following summer.[2] He signed a two-year contract with Nîmes in 2011 after spending one season with Pau and leading the Championnat de France amateur in goals.[3]
Koné spent two years with Nîmes before transferring to ES Uzès Pont du Gard ahead of the 2013–14 season, and six months later he was on the move again, joining FC Istres.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pau | 2010–11 | CFA Group C | 29 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 22 |
| Nîmes | 2011–12 | National | 30 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 22 |
| 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 10 | |
| Uzès | 2013–14 | National | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
| Istres | 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Chamois Niortais | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 17 |
| 2015–16 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 7 | ||
| Laval | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| CA Bastia (loan) | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | 190 | 75 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 208 | 87 | ||
References
- "Seydou Koné". Foot-National.com. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- Seydou Koné at FootballDatabase.eu
- "Seydou Koné à Nîmes" (in French). La République des Pyrénées. 11 June 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
External links
- Seydou Koné – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
- Seydou Koné at Soccerway