Yssouf Koné

{{Distinguish|Youssouf Koné (disambiguation){{!}}Youssouf Koné}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Yssouf Koné

| image = Yssouf Koné.jpg

| upright = 1.1

| caption = Koné in 2008

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|2|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Korhogo, Ivory Coast

| height = 1.88 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2002–2005

| clubs1 = Raja Casablanca

| caps1 = 84

| goals1 = 37

| years2 = 2004

| clubs2 = → Qingdao Hailifeng (loan)

| caps2 = 15

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2005–2006

| clubs3 = Olympic Safi

| caps3 = 22

| goals3 = 11

| years4 = 2006–2008

| clubs4 = Rosenborg

| caps4 = 44

| goals4 = 16

| years5 = 2008–2010

| clubs5 = CFR Cluj

| caps5 = 51

| goals5 = 16

| years6 = 2011–2013

| clubs6 = Vålerenga

| caps6 = 11

| goals6 = 1

| totalcaps = 227

| totalgoals = 85

| nationalyears1 = 2004–2010

| nationalteam1 = Burkina Faso{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalfootballteams.com/v2/player.php?id=7936|title=Koné, Yssouf|publisher=nationalfootballteams.com|access-date=31 October 2011}}

| nationalcaps1 = 18

| nationalgoals1 = 3

}}

Yssouf Koné (born 19 February 1982) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in Ivory Coast, he represented Burkina Faso at international level.

Club career

Koné was born in Korhogo, Ivory Coast.

=Rosenborg=

Playing for Rosenborg, Koné scored ten goals in the UEFA Champions League 2007–08 season including qualification matches. In the 2006, 2007 and 2008 seasons he played in 44 Norwegian Premier League matches for Rosenborg, scoring 16 goals.[http://www.rbkweb.no/vis/6146 RBKweb – artikkel]

=Cluj=

Koné was transferred to CFR Cluj in the summer of 2008. He scored against Chelsea 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 27 August 2009, he 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. Koné scored a total of 20 goals in all competitions for the CFR.

=Vålerenga=

In 2011 he played for the Norwegian team Vålerenga. On 29 January 2013, his contract with Vålerenga was terminated by mutual consent.{{cite web|title=Vålerenga avsluttet ekteskapet med Koné|url=http://www.dittoslo.no/indre-by/sport-indre-by/valerenga-avsluttet-ekteskapet-med-kone-1.7743198|website=dittoslo|access-date=30 July 2014|language=no|archive-date=8 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808043926/http://www.dittoslo.no/indre-by/sport-indre-by/valerenga-avsluttet-ekteskapet-med-kone-1.7743198|url-status=dead}}

International career

Koné made the headlines by scoring two late goals to record a surprise away win for the Burkina Faso national team against Tunisia national team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.{{cite news| url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldFootballNews/idUKB18798820080601 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081214081424/http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldFootballNews/idUKB18798820080601 | url-status=dead | archive-date=14 December 2008 | work=Reuters | title=Soccer-Substitute gives Burkina Faso surprise win in Tunisia | date=1 June 2008}}

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3"\|Rosenborg \|2006 \|rowspan="3"\|Tippeligaen \|16	3	2	0	18	3
2007 \|19	9	1	2	20	11
2008 \|9	4	1	0	10	4
rowspan="3"\|CFR Cluj \|2008–09 \|rowspan="3"\|Liga I \|28	10	0	0	28	9
2009–10 \|21	6	0	0	21	6
2010–11 \|2	0	0	0	2	0
rowspan="2"\|Vålerenga \|2011 \|rowspan="2"\|Tippeligaen \|11	1	2	1	13	2
2012 \|0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !106	32	6	3	112	35

=International=

:Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Koné goal.

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Yssouf Koné
scope="col"\|No. !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"\|{{Abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
style="text-align:center"\|1 \|rowspan="2"\|{{dts\|1 June 2008}} \|rowspan="2"\| \|rowspan="2"\|{{fb\|TUN}} \|style="text-align:center"\|1–1 \|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"\|2–1 \|rowspan="2"\|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification \|
style="text-align:center"\|2 \|style="text-align:center"\|2–1 \|
style="text-align:center"\|3 \|{{dts\|21 June 2008}} \| \|{{fb\|SEY}} \|style="text-align:center"\|4–1 \|style="text-align:center"\|4–1 \|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification \|

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Yssouf Koné

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

style="text-align:center"|1

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|1 June 2008}}

|rowspan="2"|

|rowspan="2"|{{fb|TUN}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–1

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–1

|rowspan="2"|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

style="text-align:center"|2

|style="text-align:center"|2–1

style="text-align:center"|3

|{{dts|21 June 2008}}

|{{fb|SEY}}

|style="text-align:center"|4–1

|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Rosenborg

Norwegian Premier League: 2006{{cite web|url = http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_trondelag/sport_nrk_trondelag/rbk/1.1065148

|title = Mestvinnende med RBK| date=19 October 2006 |access-date =19 August 2009|publisher = Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation|language = no}}

Cluj

Romanian First League: 2010
Romanian Cup: 2009, 2010{{cite web|url=http://www.cfr1907.ro/ro/stiri/779/cupa-romaniei-ramane-la-cluj-napoca/|publisher=CFR Cluj|title=Announcement|language=ro|access-date=14 June 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616202549/http://www.cfr1907.ro/ro/stiri/779/cupa-romaniei-ramane-la-cluj-napoca/|archive-date=16 June 2009}}
Romanian Supercup: 2009, 2010{{cite web|url=http://www.gandul.info/sport-miscare/cfr-cluj-castigat-supercupa-romaniei-4697249/|publisher=CFR Cluj|title=Announcement|language=ro|access-date=27 July 2009}}