| Yssouf Koné | |
| Upright: | 1.1 |
| Birth Date: | 19 February 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Korhogo, Ivory Coast |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| 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[1] |
| 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.
Koné was born in Korhogo, Ivory Coast.
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.[2]
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.
In 2011 he played for the Norwegian team Vålerenga. On 29 January 2013, his contract with Vålerenga was terminated by mutual consent.[3]
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.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Rosenborg | 2006 | Tippeligaen | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | |||
| 2008 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | |||
| CFR Cluj | 2008–09 | Liga I | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | |
| 2009–10 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | |||
| 2010–11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Vålerenga | 2011 | Tippeligaen | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 106 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 112 | 35 | |||
Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Koné goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||
| 2 | 2–1 | |||||||
| 3 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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