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Emmanuel Koné
Ivorian footballer
Kouamatien Emmanuel Koné (born 31 December 1986) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League 2 club Levadiakos.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kouamatien Emmanuel Koné | ||
| Date of birth | (1986-12-31) 31 December 1986 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Abongoua, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ASEC Mimosas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | ASEC Mimosas | 35 | (10) |
| 2007–2011 | CFR Cluj | 30 | (6) |
| 2009–2010 | → Internaţional (loan) | 30 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Sedan | 44 | (5) |
| 2013–2015 | Levadiakos | 43 | (11) |
| 2015–2019 | Apollon Smyrnis | 99 | (9) |
| 2019–2022 | Levadiakos | 48 | (1) |
| Total | 329 | (51) | |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Ivory Coast U23 | ||
| 2008–2010 | Ivory Coast | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:19, 31 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
Koné was born in Abongoua.
In the January transfer window of the 2007–08 season, Koné left Ivorian club ASEC Mimosas to join Romanian Liga I CFR Cluj. On November 2011, he was released by CFR and after three weeks of tests with Sedan, he signed a contract for two and a half years with the French club.[1]
On 10 August 2013, Levadiakos announced the acquisition of Koné on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[2]
On 19 February 2015, the Ivorian attacking midfielder accused his club Levadiakos that they do not permit him to take part in training as long as he is not open for a contract extension which runs out at the end of the season. According to reports, Koné stayed in a hotel, but his club does not cover the expenses, while his family had been forced to return to France. On the other hand, the club denied Koné's claims, insisting that the Ivorian left Levadiakos without any warning and he was the one who expressed the desire to leave the club as he was considering an offer from a Qatari team. Levadiakos also claimed that Koné later came back as his potential move collapsed.[3]
On 1 July 2015, Koné made an oral agreement with Veria,[4] but eventually he signed a contract with Apollon Smyrnis for an undisclosed fee.[5]
On 25 January 2019, Levadiakos officially announced the return of the Ivorian midfielder on a free transfer.[6]
Koné played for the Ivory Coast at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[7] He was also part of the squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
International
- As of matches played on 19 July 2019[8]
| Tunisia national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 |
ASEC Mimosas
- Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division: 2004, 2005, 2006
- Côte d'Ivoire Cup: 2005, 2007
CFR Cluj
Apollon Smyrnis
Levadiakos
- "Emmanuel Koné va signer avec le CSSA" (in French). allezsedan.com. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- Λεβαδειακός: Ανακοίνωσε Μέλεγκ και Κονέ (in Greek). Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- "Emmanuel Koné Biography and Statistics". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- Emmanuel Koné at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Announcement" (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- Emmanuel Koné at Soccerway
- Emmanuel Koné at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)