Ibrahima Koné (footballer, born 1999)

Ibrahima Koné
	Koné playing with Sarpsborg 08 in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Ibrahima Koné
Date of birth	16 June 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Al-Okhdood; (on loan from Almería)
Number	9
Youth career
2016-2017	CO Bamako
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2017	CO Bamako
2018–2020	Haugesund
2020	→ Adana Demirspor (loan)
2021–2022	Sarpsborg 08
2022–2023	Lorient
2023–	Almería
2024–	→ Al-Okhdood (loan)
International career‡
2017–2019	Mali U20
2019	Mali U23
2017–	Mali
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:18, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Ibrahima Koné (born 16 June 1999) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Arabian club Al-Okhdood on loan from Spanish club Almería and the Mali national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in Bamako, Koné began playing with hometown side CO Bamako, hiding from his family that he was playing football.^[3] Promoted to the first team in 2015, he scored nine goals in his first senior season, the 2016 Malian Première Division.^[4]

Haugesund

In February 2018, Koné signed for Norwegian Eliteserien club FK Haugesund on a contract until 2021.^[5] He made his debut abroad on 11 March, starting in a 2–1 away win over Odds BK.

Koné scored his first goal for the club on 5 August 2018, netting the opener in a 2–1 win at Tromsø IL. On 14 July of the following year, he scored a brace in a 5–1 home routing of the same opponent.

On 12 January 2020, Koné was loaned to Turkish Süper Lig side Adana Demirspor until the end of the season.^[6] However, he featured very rarely for the club, all as a substitute, before returning to Haugesund for the second stage of the 2020 campaign.

Sarpsborg 08

On 10 January 2021, Koné was transferred to fellow Eliteserien club Sarpsborg 08, signing a three-year contract with the club.^[7] He was the club's top goalscorer with 11 goals during the season, which included four goals in a 5–0 home routing of Sandefjord on 29 August.

Lorient

On 31 January 2022, Koné signed a 4.5-year contact with French Ligue 1 club Lorient.^[8] He made his debut for the club six days later, scoring the second in a 2–0 home win over Lens.

On 8 April 2022, Koné scored a brace in a 6–2 home success over Saint-Étienne. He finished the campaign with five goals as the club narrowly avoided relegation.

Almería

On 16 August 2023, Koné signed a five-year deal with La Liga side Almería.^[9] On 16 October 2023 Koné underwent ankle surgery to repair a fractured right ankle he suffered during a friendly against Uganda, knocking him out of play for five months.^[10]

Al-Okhdood (loan)

On 30 August 2024, Koné joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Okhdood on a one-year loan from Almería.^[11]

International career

Koné made his debut for the Mali national team on 22 July 2017 against Gambia, scoring a hat-trick in a 4–0 win. His next appearance for Mali took place four years later, in a 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Rwanda on 1 September 2021.^[12] On 12 January 2022, Koné scored the only goal in Mali's opening AFCON game against Tunisia, winning the game 1–0 with a penalty in the 48th minute. This particular game received international attention as referee Janny Sikazwe blew for full-time first in the 85th minute, then again in the 89th minute, creating great controversy as Tunisian coach Mondher Kebaier branded the referees actions "inexplicable".^[13]^[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 November 2024^[15]^[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Haugesund	2018	Eliteserien	22	1	5	1	—		27	2
	2019	Eliteserien	16	5	5	2	6^[a]	1	27	8
	2020	Eliteserien	10	2	—		—		10	2
	Total		48	8	10	3	6	1	64	12
Adana Demirspor (loan)	2019–20	TFF First League	5	0	0	0	—		5	0
Sarpsborg 08	2021	Eliteserien	26	11	1	0	—		27	11
Lorient	2021–22	Ligue 1	16	5	—		—		16	5
	2022–23	Ligue 1	37	7	3	2	—		40	9
	2023–24	Ligue 1	1	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		54	12	3	2	—		57	14
Almería	2023–24	La Liga	9	0	0	0	—		9	0
Al Okhdood (loan)	2024–25	Saudi Pro League	10	2	1	0	—		11	2
Career total			152	33	15	5	6	1	173	39

^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 19 November 2024^[12]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Mali	2017	1	3
	2021	5	5
	2022	9	3
	2023	2	2
2024	2	0
Total		19	13

International goals

Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Koné goal.

List of international goals scored by Ibrahima Koné^[12]
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	22 July 2017	Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako, Mali	Gambia	1–0	4–0	2018 African Nations Championship qualification
2				2–0
3				3–0
4	7 October 2021	Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco	Kenya	2–0	5–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5				3–0
6				4–0
7	10 October 2021	Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya	Kenya	1–0	1–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	11 November 2021	Nyamirambo Regional Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda	Rwanda	2–0	3–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	12 January 2022	Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon	Tunisia	1–0	1–0	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
10	16 January 2022	Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon	Gambia	1–0	1–1	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
11	20 January 2022	Japoma Stadium, Douala, Cameroon	Mauritania	2–0	2–0	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
12	18 June 2023	Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo	Congo	1–0	2–0	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
13	8 September 2023	Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali	South Sudan	1–0	4–0	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Mali" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b Ibrahima Koné at WorldFootball.net
^ "Ibrahima Koné, « le Lukaku malien » de Lorient" [Ibrahima Koné, "the Malian Lukaku" of Lorient] (in French). Ligue 1. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
^ "FC Lorient. Ibrahima Koné, le « Lukaku malien » chez les Merlus" [FC Lorient. Ibrahima Koné, the "Malian Lukaku" amongst the Merlus] (in French). Ouest-France. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
^ "Koné ut 2021". FK Haugesund (in Norwegian). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
^ "Ibrahima Kone, Adana Demirspor'da!" [Ibrahima Kone is at Adana Demirspor!] (in Turkish). Fanatik. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
^ "Bekreftet: Kraftspiss klar for Sarpsborg 08". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 10 January 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^ "IBRAHIMA KONÉ, UN AIGLE CHEZ LES MERLUS !" (Press release) (in French). Lorient. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
^ "El Almería refuerza su ataque con Ibrahima Koné" [Almería bolster their attack with Ibrahima Koné] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
^ "Koné's surgery was successful". UD Almería. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
^ "المالي كونيه من ألميريا إلى «عرين الأخدود»".
^ ^a ^b ^c "Ibrahima Koné". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^ "Mali beat Tunisia after controversial ending". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ "Time-keeping controversy overshadows Mali's opening victory against Tunisia". the Guardian. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ Ibrahima Koné at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^ Ibrahima Koné at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)

External links

Ibrahima Koné – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)
Ibrahima Koné at BDFutbol

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[UEL-17] Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League

[1] "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Mali" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.

[WorldFootball-2] Ibrahima Koné at WorldFootball.net

[3] "Ibrahima Koné, « le Lukaku malien » de Lorient" [Ibrahima Koné, "the Malian Lukaku" of Lorient] (in French). Ligue 1. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

[4] "FC Lorient. Ibrahima Koné, le « Lukaku malien » chez les Merlus" [FC Lorient. Ibrahima Koné, the "Malian Lukaku" amongst the Merlus] (in French). Ouest-France. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

[5] "Koné ut 2021". FK Haugesund (in Norwegian). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

[6] "Ibrahima Kone, Adana Demirspor'da!" [Ibrahima Kone is at Adana Demirspor!] (in Turkish). Fanatik. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

[7] "Bekreftet: Kraftspiss klar for Sarpsborg 08". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 10 January 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[8] "IBRAHIMA KONÉ, UN AIGLE CHEZ LES MERLUS !" (Press release) (in French). Lorient. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

[9] "El Almería refuerza su ataque con Ibrahima Koné" [Almería bolster their attack with Ibrahima Koné] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

[10] "Koné's surgery was successful". UD Almería. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.

[11] "المالي كونيه من ألميريا إلى «عرين الأخدود»".

[NFT-12] "Ibrahima Koné". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[13] "Mali beat Tunisia after controversial ending". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[14] "Time-keeping controversy overshadows Mali's opening victory against Tunisia". the Guardian. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[sw-15] Ibrahima Koné at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[16] Ibrahima Koné at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)

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