Ibrahim Koné (footballer, born 1989)
 Koné in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ibrahim Koné | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hibernians | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CF Excellence | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | AS Denguélé | ||
| 2008–2013 | Boulogne | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Tarbes | 39 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Pau | 66 | (0) |
| 2020 | Stade Bordelais | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Żejtun Corinthians | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Hibernians | 49 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Ivory Coast U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2018– | Guinea | 25 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:38, 2 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Ibrahim Koné (born 5 December 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Maltese Premier League club Hibernians. Born in the Ivory Coast, he represents Guinea at international level.
Career[edit]
Born in Abidjan, Koné began his career with CF Excellence[1] and joined later AS Odienné in his native Ivory Coast. In January 2008, he was on trial for several weeks with Rosenborg BK in Trondheim and was with those in a trainings camp in Gran Canaria.[2] On 19 July 2008, he left AS Odienné and joined on trial Paris Saint-Germain,[3] but he later signed for US Boulogne.[4] Koné made his debut on 23 September 2009 against Paris Saint-Germain in the Coupe de la Ligue. He played all the 90 minutes on the field.
International career[edit]
Koné represented Ivory Coast at the 2007 Toulon Tournament and was voted as the best goalkeeper.[5] and was formerly the back-up keeper at 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Peru.[6]
Of Guinean descent, Koné accepted a callup to represent the Guinea national football team on 25 April 2018.[7] He was included in the country's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[8]
Career statistics[edit]
International[edit]
- As of matches played on 2 February 2024[9]
| Guinea national team | ||||
| Year | Apps | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 0 | ||
Honours[edit]
Individual
- Toulon Tournament Best Goalkeeper: 2007
References[edit]
- ^ "Les représentants africains". Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
- ^ Myren, Thomas. "Rosenborg Web - English: News". www.rosenborg.info. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
- ^ PSG – Ibrahim Koné à l'essai Archived 2009-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ibrahim KONE prolonge d'un a[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon 2007". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire – Peru 2005". Archived from the original on October 18, 2007.
- ^ "Guinée : après Seka, 3 nouveaux binationaux disent oui - Afrik-foot.com : l'actualité du football africain". www.afrik-foot.com. Archived from the original on 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "Guinea - final squad for 2023 AFCON" (PDF). cafonline.com. 5 January 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ Ibrahim Koné at National-Football-Teams.com
External links[edit]
- Ibrahim Koné at Soccerway
- Ibrahim Koné at L'Équipe Football (in French)
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- Living people
- 1989 births
- Footballers from Abidjan
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Guinean men's footballers
- Guinea men's international footballers
- Ivorian men's footballers
- Ivory Coast men's under-20 international footballers
- Ivorian people of Guinean descent
- Sportspeople of Guinean descent
- Ivorian expatriate men's footballers
- AS Denguélé players
- US Boulogne players
- Tarbes Pyrénées Football players
- Pau FC players
- Stade Bordelais (football) players
- Żejtun Corinthians F.C. players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Maltese Premier League players
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in Malta
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Malta
- Guinean expatriate sportspeople in France
- Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Malta
- Ivory Coast men's youth international footballers
- 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
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