Yssouf Koné

Early career

Koné was born on 19 February 1982 in Korhogo, Ivory Coast and began playing senior-level football in 2002 at Moroccan side, Raja Casablanca, winning the 2003–04 Botola title. In 2004 he had a spell at Qingdao Hailifeng, making 16 appearances and scoring once in the Chinese Super League. Afterwards he came back to Raja, winning the 2004–05 Moroccan Throne Cup. In 2005 he went to play for Olympic Safi, also in Morocco.

Rosenborg

In 2006, Koné signed with Rosenborg, making his debut in European competitions by playing in both legs of the 4–1 aggregate loss to Zenit Saint Petersburg in the round of 32 of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup. He made his Tippeligaen debut on 9 April 2006 when coach Per-Mathias Høgmo sent him to replace Thorstein Helstad in the 68th minute of a 3–3 away draw against Lillestrøm. Koné scored his first goal on 23 July in a 2–1 away loss to IK Start. He netted a total of three goals in 16 matches until the end of the season, as the team won the championship. Koné started to play more often in the following season as Daniel Braaten was sold to Bolton Wanderers. He helped The Troll Children eliminate Zhenis and Tampere United in the 2007–08 Champions League qualifying rounds, netting four goals against the first and two against the latter. Thus the club reached the group stage where he played in all six games, starting with a 1–1 home draw against Chelsea, and scored two goals in a win over Valencia and a loss to Schalke 04. As they…

Koné was born in Ivory Coast, but represented Burkina Faso internationally, playing 13 games and scoring four goals for them. He made his debut on 30 May 2004 under coach Ivica Todorov in a 3–2 friendly victory against Libya where he opened the score. His following appearance was in a 3–2 loss to DR Congo in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, and his third game was a 1–0 win over Senegal during the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. He played six games in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, netting a double in a 2–1 away victory against Tunisia and one goal in a win over Seychelles. Coach Paulo Duarte selected Koné to be part of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations squad, using him in a goalless draw against Ivory Coast and a loss to Ghana, as The Stallions failed to progress from their group.

Club

International

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

Raja Casablanca

Botola: 2003–04 Moroccan Throne Cup: 2004–05 Rosenborg

Tippeligaen: 2006 Intertoto Cup: 2008 CFR Cluj

Liga I: 2009–10 Cupa României: 2008–09, 2009–10 Supercupa României: 2009