| Ben Lhassine Kone | |
| Birth Date: | 14 March 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| Height: | 1.72 m[1] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Como (on loan from Torino) |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthyears1: | 2015–2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Vigor Perconti |
| Youthyears2: | 2017–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Torino |
| Years1: | 2017– |
| Clubs1: | Torino |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Cosenza (loan) |
| Caps2: | 32 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Crotone (loan) |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Frosinone (loan) |
| Caps4: | 19 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs5: | → Como (loan) |
| Caps5: | 13 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Como |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 17 February 2024 |
Ben Lhassine Kone (born 14 March 2000) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Como on loan from Torino.
He started playing for Torino's under-19 team in the 2017–18 season.
He also received occasional call-ups to the senior squad during the 2017–18 Serie A and 2018–19 Serie A seasons, but did not make any appearances.[2]
On 3 August 2019 he joined Serie B club Cosenza on a season-long loan.[3] He made his Serie B debut for Cosenza on 31 August 2019 in a game against Salernitana. He substituted Riccardo Idda in the 79th minute.[4] He missed most of the 2019–20 season due to cruciate ligament rupture.
On 15 September 2020, the loan was renewed for the 2020–21 season.[5]
After returning to Torino for the 2021–22 season, Kone made his debut for the club on 17 October 2021, coming on as a substitute for the injured Rolando Mandragora in a 1–0 away loss to Napoli. He was replaced again in injury time for Magnus Warming.[6]
On 26 January 2022, he joined Crotone on loan.[7]
On 1 August 2022, Kone moved to Frosinone on loan.[8]
On 25 July 2023, Kone moved to Como. The first year of the contract is a loan, followed by an obligation to buy. Kone signed a contract until 2027 with Como.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Torino | 2017–18 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Cosenza (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Serie B | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 36 | 2 | ||||
| Crotone (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie B | 16 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Frosinone (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie B | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 20 | 3 | ||
| Como (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 81 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 6 | |||
Frosinone