Mamadou Koné

Mamadou Koné (born 25 December 1991) is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a forward for Eupen in the Belgian First Division A.

Mamadou Koné
Personal information
Full name Mamadou Koné
Date of birth (1991-12-25) 25 December 1991
Place of birth Bingerville, Ivory Coast
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Eupen
Youth career
Bingerville
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Racing B 30 (12)
2011–2016 Racing Santander 90 (30)
2015–2016 → Oviedo (loan) 34 (5)
2016–2020 Leganés 5 (0)
2018 → Eupen (loan) 15 (5)
2018–2019 → Málaga (loan) 8 (2)
2019–2020 → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 22 (4)
2020– Eupen 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 August 2020

Club career

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 0–3 away loss against FC Barcelona.[2]

Koné was definitely promoted to the Cantabrians' main squad for the 2012–13 season. He scored five goals in 36 Segunda División appearances, and the club suffered a second consecutive relegation; his first came on 22 September 2012, the only at CD Mirandés.[3]

Koné netted 18 times in the 2013–14 campaign, helping to a return to the second level at the first attempt.[4] On 17 February 2015, as he again was team top scorer, he suffered a serious knee injury, being sidelined for six months.[5]

On 18 August 2015, Koné moved to fellow league side Real Oviedo in a one-year loan deal, with an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season.[6] On 25 August of the following year, he signed a permanent five-year contract with CD Leganés from the top tier.[7]

Koné moved to the Belgian First Division A on 10 January 2018, being loaned to K.A.S. Eupen until June.[8] On 17 August, he returned to Spain and its second division after joining Málaga CF also in a temporary deal.[9]

On 19 July 2019, Koné signed with Deportivo de La Coruña on another one-year loan.[10][11]

Career statistics
As of 4 February 2018[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Racing Santander 2011–12 La Liga 6000—60
2012–13 Segunda División 35520—375
2013–14 Segunda División B 341873—4121
2014–15 Segunda División 15700—157
Total 903093009933
Racing B 2012–13 Segunda División B 41000041
Oviedo (loan) 2015–16 Segunda División 34511—356
Leganés 2016–17 La Liga 5020—70
Eupen (loan) 2017–18 First Division A 52000052
Career total 138381240015042

References
  1. Koné, el delantero inesperado (Koné, the unexpected forward) Archived 19 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine; El Diario Montañés, 16 October 2011 (in Spanish)
  2. Messi brace sets up victory; ESPN Soccernet, 15 October 2011
  3. Koné y los '300' de Anduva (Koné and Anduva's '300'); El Diario Montañés, 23 September 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. El Racing anuncia el fichaje de Koné, Osasuna dice que es suyo (Racing announce signing of Koné, Osasuna say he is theirs); Marca, 21 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  5. Koné se pierde lo que queda de temporada (Koné misses the remainder of the season); Marca, 17 February 2015 (in Spanish)
  6. Koné, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo (Koné, new player of Real Oviedo) Archived 21 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Real Oviedo, 18 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  7. Mamadou Koné, velocidad y pegada para la delantera del Leganés (Mamadou Koné, speed and strike to the attack of Leganés); CD Leganés, 25 August 2016 (in Spanish)
  8. "Mamadou Koné is coming to KAS Eupen". K.A.S. Eupen. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  9. "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.
  10. "Ya es oficial: Koné jugará esta temporada en Riazor" [It's already official: Koné will play this season in Riazor] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  11. "Koné loaned one season to R.C. Deportivo de La Coruña". CD Leganés. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  12. Mamadou Koné at Soccerway
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