Ibrahim Koné (footballer, born 1989)
 Koné in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ibrahim Koné | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | USL Dunkerque | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CF Excellence | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | AS Denguélé | ||
| 2008–2013 | Boulogne | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Tarbes | 39 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Pau | 66 | (0) |
| 2020 | Stade Bordelais | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Żejtun Corinthians | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Hibernians | 53 | (0) |
| 2024– | USL Dunkerque | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Ivory Coast U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2018– | Guinea | 25 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:38, 2 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Ibrahim Koné (born 5 December 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Maltese Premier League club Hibernians. Born in the Ivory Coast, he represents Guinea at international level.
Career
Born in Abidjan, Koné began his career with CF Excellence[1] and joined later AS Odienné in his native Ivory Coast. In January 2008, he was on trial for several weeks with Rosenborg BK in Trondheim and was with those in a trainings camp in Gran Canaria.[2] On 19 July 2008, he left AS Odienné and joined on trial Paris Saint-Germain,[3] but he later signed for US Boulogne.[4] Koné made his debut on 23 September 2009 against Paris Saint-Germain in the Coupe de la Ligue. He played all the 90 minutes on the field.
International career
Koné represented Ivory Coast at the 2007 Toulon Tournament and was voted as the best goalkeeper.[5] and was formerly the back-up keeper at 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Peru.[6]
Of Guinean descent, Koné accepted a callup to represent the Guinea national football team on 25 April 2018.[7] He was included in the country's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[8]
Career statistics
International
- As of matches played on 2 February 2024[9]
| Guinea national team | ||||
| Year | Apps | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 0 | ||
Honours
Individual
- Toulon Tournament Best Goalkeeper: 2007
References
- ^ "Les représentants africains". Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
- ^ Myren, Thomas. "Rosenborg Web - English: News". www.rosenborg.info. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
- ^ PSG – Ibrahim Koné à l'essai Archived 2009-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ibrahim KONE prolonge d'un a[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon 2007". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire – Peru 2005". Archived from the original on 18 October 2007.
- ^ "Guinée : après Seka, 3 nouveaux binationaux disent oui - Afrik-foot.com : l'actualité du football africain". www.afrik-foot.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Guinea - final squad for 2023 AFCON" (PDF). cafonline.com. 5 January 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ Ibrahim Koné at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Ibrahim Koné at Soccerway
- Ibrahim Koné at L'Équipe Football (in French)
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