Ibrahim Koné (footballer, born 1989)

Ibrahim Koné
Koné in 2024
Personal information
Full name Ibrahim Koné
Date of birth (1989-12-05) 5 December 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 USL Dunkerque
Number 24
Youth career
CF Excellence
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 AS Denguélé
2008–2013 Boulogne 5 (0)
2014–2016 Tarbes 39 (0)
2016–2019 Pau 66 (0)
2020 Stade Bordelais 7 (0)
2020–2021 Żejtun Corinthians 3 (0)
2021–2024 Hibernians 53 (0)
2024– USL Dunkerque 0 (0)
International career‡
2007 Ivory Coast U20 7 (0)
2018– Guinea 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:38, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

Ibrahim Koné (born 5 December 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Maltese Premier League club Hibernians. Born in the Ivory Coast, he represents Guinea at international level.

Career

Born in Abidjan, Koné began his career with CF Excellence[1] and joined later AS Odienné in his native Ivory Coast. In January 2008, he was on trial for several weeks with Rosenborg BK in Trondheim and was with those in a trainings camp in Gran Canaria.[2] On 19 July 2008, he left AS Odienné and joined on trial Paris Saint-Germain,[3] but he later signed for US Boulogne.[4] Koné made his debut on 23 September 2009 against Paris Saint-Germain in the Coupe de la Ligue. He played all the 90 minutes on the field.

International career

Koné represented Ivory Coast at the 2007 Toulon Tournament and was voted as the best goalkeeper.[5] and was formerly the back-up keeper at 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Peru.[6]

Of Guinean descent, Koné accepted a callup to represent the Guinea national football team on 25 April 2018.[7] He was included in the country's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[8]

Career statistics

International

As of matches played on 2 February 2024[9]
Guinea national team
Year Apps Goals
2018 1 0
2019 4 0
2022 6 0
2023 8 0
2024 6 0
Total 25 0

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Les représentants africains". Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
  2. ^ Myren, Thomas. "Rosenborg Web - English: News". www.rosenborg.info. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
  3. ^ PSG – Ibrahim Koné à l'essai Archived 2009-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Ibrahim KONE prolonge d'un a[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon 2007". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Côte d'Ivoire – Peru 2005". Archived from the original on 18 October 2007.
  7. ^ "Guinée : après Seka, 3 nouveaux binationaux disent oui - Afrik-foot.com : l'actualité du football africain". www.afrik-foot.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Guinea - final squad for 2023 AFCON" (PDF). cafonline.com. 5 January 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  9. ^ Ibrahim Koné at National-Football-Teams.com


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