Djakaridja Koné

Hapoel Petah Tikva and Hapoel Haifa

Koné was born on 22 July 1986 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast and began playing football in Israel with Hapoel Petah Tikva, making his senior debut during the 2005–06 Israeli Premier League campaign. In the summer of 2006 he was loaned in the second league to Hapoel Haifa, appearing regularly for the side during his two-year spell. He returned to Hapoel Petah Tikva in first league football, playing constantly in the 2008–09 season.

Dinamo București

On 18 July 2009, Koné moved to Romania, signing a three-year contract with Dinamo București. He made his Liga I debut on 7 August 2009 when coach Dario Bonetti sent him in the 64th minute to replace Gabriel Boștină in a 0–1 home loss to Internațional Curtea de Argeș. In his first season spent at the club, Koné formed a partnership in the central midfield with Ousmane N'Doye. He helped the club achieve what was dubbed "The wonder from Liberec" by winning the away game 3–0 against Slovan Liberec to force a penalty shoot-out after losing the first leg by the same score, ultimately qualifying for the 2009–10 Europa League group stage. His performance in the match earned him a grade 10 from the Gazeta Sporturilor newspaper. Subsequently, Dinamo reached the 2011 Cupa României final, where Koné played the first 72 minutes before being replaced with Elis Bakaj by coach Ioan Andone in the 2–1 loss to rivals Steaua București. In his last season spent with The Red Dogs, Koné won the 2011–12 Cupa…

After representing Ivory Coast at under-17 and under-19 levels, Koné was subsequently eligible to play for Burkina Faso. He made his debut for the latter's main squad under coach Paulo Duarte on 9 February 2011, in a 0–1 friendly loss to Cape Verde. Koné played two games during the successful 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Subsequently, he played under coach Duarte in two losses to Angola and Sudan in the final tournament, as his side failed to progress from their group. Coach Paul Put used Koné in all the six games in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, as they got past the group stage where he netted the third goal in a 4–0 win against Ethiopia. Then they eliminated Togo in the quarter-finals and Ghana in the semi-finals, losing the final with 0–1 to Nigeria in which he played the entire match. Koné played six games during the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, scoring a goal in the 3–2 victory in the first leg of the play-off against Algeria which was eventually lost on the away goals rule, as they suffered a 0–1 defeat in the second leg. He made five appearances in the successful 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Afterwards coach Paul Put used him in all three group stage games of the final tournament which consisted of a draw against Equatorial Guinea and losses to Gabon and Congo, as they surprisingly did not advance further. Subsequently, Koné played two games in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. He made his last appearance for the national team on 12…

International

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

Club

Dinamo București

Cupa României: 2011–12, runner-up 2010–11

International

Burkina Faso

African Cup of Nations runner-up: 2013