Bakary Koné
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Bakary Koné |
| Date of birth |
(1988-04-27) 27 April 1988 (age 25) |
| Place of birth |
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
| Height |
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Playing position |
Defender |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Lyon |
| Number |
4 |
| Youth career |
| 2002–2004 |
CFTPK Abidjan |
| 2004–2005 |
Étoile Filante |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 2005–2006 |
Étoile Filante |
37 |
(1) |
| 2006–2008 |
Guingamp II |
25 |
(1) |
| 2006–2011 |
Guingamp |
112 |
(7) |
| 2011– |
Lyon |
33 |
(2) |
| National team‡ |
| 2007– |
Burkina Faso |
23 |
(0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 January 2012 |
Bakary Koné (French pronunciation: [bakaʁi kɔne], born 27 April 1988 in Ouagadougou) is a Burkinabé footballer who plays as a defender for French club Lyon.
Career [edit]
Early career [edit]
Koné played on youth side for CFTPK Abidjan and joined in 2004 to Etoile Filante.[1]
Senior career [edit]
He began his profi career in 2005 with Etoile Filante and signed in July 2006 with En Avant Guingamp. He played his first game for En Avant Guingamp on 11 May 2007 against Tours FC in the Ligue 2.[2] He joined Lyon the 11th August 2011 and signed a five-year deal for €3.8 million transfer fee.[3] He scored his first goal with Lyon in the champions league play-offs against Rubin Kazan on August 24, 2011. He scored his second goal, again in Champion's League in group stage against Dinamo Zagreb on September 27 of the same year.
Career statistics [edit]
Honours [edit]
- Lyon
References [edit]
External links [edit]
| Persondata |
| Name |
Kone%2C Bakary |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Burkinabe footballer |
| Date of birth |
27 April 1988 |
| Place of birth |
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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