Seydou Koné (footballer, born 1983) explained

Seydou Koné
Height:1.79 m
Birth Date:28 February 1983
Birth Place:Marcory, Ivory Coast
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Omness De Dabou
Youthclubs2:Stade d'Abidjan
Years1:2002–2007
Clubs1:RC Kadiogo
Years2:2007–2009
Clubs2:Botoșani
Years3:2008–2009
Clubs3:Internațional Curtea de Argeș (loan)
Years4:2009–2010
Clubs4:União Leiria
Caps4:1
Goals4:0
Years5:2010–2011
Clubs5:Pau
Caps5:29
Goals5:22
Years6:2011–2013
Clubs6:Nîmes
Caps6:55
Goals6:27
Years7:2013–2014
Clubs7:Uzès Pont du Gard
Caps7:14
Goals7:6
Years8:2014
Clubs8:Istres
Caps8:10
Goals8:2
Years9:2014–2016
Clubs9:Chamois Niortais
Caps9:64
Goals9:18
Years10:2016–2017
Clubs10:Laval
Caps10:11
Goals10:0
Years11:2017
Clubs11:CA Bastia (loan)
Caps11:7
Goals11:0
Years12:2018
Clubs12:SC Manduel
Years13:2018–2022
Clubs13:Le Grau-du-Roi

Seydou Koné (born 28 February 1983) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a striker.[1]

Career

Born in Marcory, 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. After spells in Romania with Botoșani and Internațional Curtea, 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. 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.[2]

Koné spent two years with Nîmes before transferring to Uzès Pont du Gard ahead of the 2013–14 season, and six months later he was on the move again, joining Istres.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
União de Leiria2009–10Primeira Liga10001020
Pau2010–11CFA2922103022
Nîmes2011–12National302111103222
2012–13Ligue 225624002710
Total552735105932
Uzès Pont du Gard2013–14National14600146
Istres2013–14Ligue 21020000102
Niort2014–15Ligue 2351520123817
2015–16Ligue 22934311347
Total641863237224
Laval2016–17Ligue 21103021161
Laval B2016–17CFA 21010
CA Bastia (loan)2016–17Ligue 270000080
Career total192751386421187

Honours

Nîmes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seydou Koné. Foot-National.com. 31 July 2014.
  2. News: Seydou Koné à Nîmes . 11 June 2011. La République des Pyrénées. French. 24 December 2011.