Mamadou Koné

Mamadou Koné
Personal information
Full name Mamadou Koné
Date of birth (1991-12-25) 25 December 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Bingerville, Ivory Coast
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Deinze
Number 20
Youth career
Bingerville
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Racing B 30 (12)
2011–2016 Racing Santander 90 (30)
2015–2016Oviedo (loan) 34 (5)
2016–2020 Leganés 5 (0)
2018Eupen (loan) 15 (5)
2018–2019Málaga (loan) 9 (2)
2019–2020Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 22 (4)
2020–2022 Eupen 20 (0)
2022– Deinze 15 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024

Mamadou Koné (born 25 December 1991) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Challenger Pro League club K.M.S.K. Deinze.

Club career

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Born in Bingerville, Koné was a youth product of local ES Bingerville. He moved to Racing de Santander in 2010 at the age of 18 for just 240,000, being initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.[1] He made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 15 October 2011, starting in a 3–0 away loss against FC Barcelona.[2][1]

Koné was definitely promoted to the Cantabrians' main squad for the 2012–13 season. He scored five goals in 35 Segunda División appearances, and the club suffered a second consecutive relegation;[3] his first came on 22 September 2012, the only at CD Mirandés.[4]

Koné netted 18 times in the 2013–14 campaign, helping to a return to the second tier at the first attempt.[5] On 17 February 2015, as he again was team top scorer, he suffered a serious knee injury, being sidelined for six months.[6]

On 18 August 2015, Koné moved to Real Oviedo of the same league in a one-year loan, with an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season.[7] On 25 August of the following year, he signed a permanent five-year contract with top-flight CD Leganés.[8]

Koné moved to the Belgian Pro League on 10 January 2018, being loaned to K.A.S. Eupen until June.[9] On 17 August, he returned to Spain and its second division after joining Málaga CF also in a temporary deal.[10]

On 19 July 2019, Koné signed with Deportivo de La Coruña on another one-year loan.[11][12] He scored on his debut on 18 August to help the hosts defeat his former side Oviedo 3–2,[13] but the season ended in relegation to the Segunda División B.[14]

Koné returned to Eupen in the summer of 2020, on a two-year contract.[15] On 7 June 2022, he stayed in Belgium but dropped down to the Challenger Pro League on a two-year deal at K.M.S.K. Deinze.[16]

Career statistics

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As of 4 February 2018[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Racing Santander 2011–12 La Liga 6 0 0 0 6 0
2012–13 Segunda División 35 5 2 0 37 5
2013–14 Segunda División B 34 18 7 3 41 21
2014–15 Segunda División 15 7 0 0 15 7
Total 90 30 9 3 0 0 99 33
Racing B 2012–13 Segunda División B 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
Oviedo (loan) 2015–16 Segunda División 34 5 1 1 35 6
Leganés 2016–17 La Liga 5 0 2 0 7 0
Eupen (loan) 2017–18 Belgian Pro League 5 2 0 0 0 0 5 2
Career total 138 38 12 4 0 0 150 42

References

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  1. ^ a b Velasco, Santiago (16 October 2011). "Koné, el delantero inesperado" [Koné, the unexpected forward]. El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Messi brace sets up victory". ESPN Soccernet. 15 October 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Mamadou Koné abandona el Racing para reforzar la delantera del Leganés y firma por cinco temporadas" [Mamadou Koné leaves Racing to bolster Leganés attack and signs for five seasons]. La Información (in Spanish). 25 August 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Koné y los '300' de Anduva" [Koné and Anduva's '300']. El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). 23 September 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  5. ^ "El Racing anuncia el fichaje de Koné, Osasuna dice que es suyo" [Racing announce signing of Koné, Osasuna say he is theirs]. Marca (in Spanish). 21 July 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Koné se pierde lo que queda de temporada" [Koné misses the remainder of the season]. Marca (in Spanish). 17 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Koné, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo" [Koné, new player of Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Mamadou Koné, velocidad y pegada para la delantera del Leganés" [Mamadou Koné, speed and strike to the attack of Leganés] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Mamadou Koné is coming to KAS Eupen". K.A.S. Eupen. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Acuerdo para la cesión del delantero Mamadou Koné al Málaga C.F." [Agreement for the loan of forward Mamadou Koné to Málaga C.F.] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  11. ^ Carraso, Javi; Yordi, Juan (19 July 2019). "Ya es oficial: Koné jugará esta temporada en Riazor" [It's already official: Koné will play this season in Riazor]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Koné loaned one season to R.C. Deportivo de La Coruña". CD Leganés. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  13. ^ "El Deportivo vence al Real Oviedo (3–2)" [Deportivo beat Real Oviedo (3–2)] (in Spanish). Radiotelevisión del Principado de Asturias. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  14. ^ Yordi, Juan (21 July 2020). "Las claves del descenso a los infiernos de un campeón de Liga y Copa como el Deportivo de la Coruña" [The keys of descent into hell of League and Cup champions such as Deportivo de la Coruña]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  15. ^ "Eupen officialise le retour de Mamadou Koné (La Corogne)" [Eupen make return of Mamadou Koné (La Coruña) official] (in French). RTBF. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  16. ^ "Welkom, Mamadou Koné!" [Welcome, Mamadou Koné!] (in Dutch). K.M.S.K. Deinze. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  17. ^ Mamadou Koné at Soccerway
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