Djakaridja Koné

Djakaridja Koné
Djakaridja Koné playing for Burkina Faso in 2013.
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-07-22) 22 July 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Hapoel Petah Tikva 29 (1)
2006–2008 → Hapoel Haifa (loan) 62 (2)
2009–2012 Dinamo București 75 (4)
2012–2015 Evian 63 (1)
2015–2016 Sivasspor 18 (1)
Total 247 (9)
International career
Ivory Coast U17
Ivory Coast U19
2011–2015 Burkina Faso 41 (2)
Medal record
Representing  Burkina Faso
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2013 South Africa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Djakaridja Koné (born 22 July 1986) is a Burkinabé former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Hapoel Petah Tikva and Hapoel Haifa

Born on 22 July 1986 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Djakaridja Koné started his career in Israel with Hapoel Petah Tikva, making his senior debuts in the 2005–06 Israeli Premier League campaign.[1][2][3] In the summer of 2006 he was loaned in the second league at Hapoel Haifa, appearing regularly for the side during his two-years spell.[1][2][3] He returned at Hapoel Petah Tikva to first league football, playing constantly in the 2008–09 season.[1][2][3]

Dinamo București

On 18 July 2009, Koné moved to Romania, signing a three-year contract with Dinamo București.[3][4] He made his Liga I debut on 7 August 2009 when coach Dario Bonetti sent him on the field in the 64th minute in order to replace Gabriel Boștină in a 0–1 home loss in front of Internațional Curtea de Argeș.[1][5] In his first season spent at the club, he formed a couple in the central midfield with Ousmane N'Doye, helping the club fulfill "The wonder from Liberec" after winning with 3–0 the away game against Slovan Liberec, as the first leg was lost with the same score, qualifying after the penalty shoot-out to the group stage of the 2009–10 Europa League.[1][6]

Djakaridja Koné was an ever-present figure for The Red Dogs afterwards, in his last season spent with the club, he won the 2011–12 Cupa României, being used by Bonetti in all the minutes from the 1–0 victory in the final against Rapid București, also being named Man of the match.[1][7] Shortly afterwards he was linked to Olympique de Marseille, but nothing came of it, same as with another rumor that he was going to sign with Bundesliga side, Hannover 96.[8] Koné has a total of 75 appearances with four goals scored in Liga I, he also represented Dinamo in 13 games with one goal scored in the Europa League.[1][2]

Evian

On 20 July 2012, after refusing to sign a new deal, Koné switched teams and countries again, after agreeing to a three-year contract with Ligue 1 side Evian.[9] He made his debut in the category on 24 August under coach Pablo Correa, coming on as a late substitute for Cédric Barbosa in a 1–1 home draw with Lyon.[10] Koné scored his first and only goal in the main category of French football on 27 September 2014, netting the first in a 2–0 away win against Lorient.[1][2][11] He appeared regularly for The Savoy Crosses during his three-seasons spell, but in the last one, they relegated to the second division.[1][2][12]

Sivasspor

In September 2015, Djakaridja Koné signed with Turkish side, Sivasspor.[2][12] He made his Süper Lig debut under coach Sergen Yalçın on 13 September in a 1–1 with Rizespor.[13] In his single season spent at the club, Koné made a total of 18 league appearances with one goal scored in a 2–2 with Mersin Talim Yurdu.[2][14]

International career

After representing Ivory Coast at under-17 and under-19 levels, Djakaridja Koné was subsequently eligible to play for Burkina Faso.[15] He made his debut for the latter's main squad under coach Paulo Duarte on 9 February 2011, in a 0–1 loss with Cape Verde.[2][16]

Koné played two games at the successful 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, also being used by coach Duarte in two losses in front of Angola and Sudan at the final tournament, as the team did not pass the group stage.[2][17] Coach Paul Put used Koné in all the six games at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, as the team passed the group stage in which he scored his first goal for Burkina Faso, netting the third in a 4–0 against Ethiopia, then they eliminated Togo in the quarter-finals and Ghana in the semi-finals, losing the final with 0–1 in front of Nigeria in which he played all the minutes.[18][19][20]

He played six games at the 2014 World Cup qualifiers in which he scored a goal in the 3–2 victory from the first leg of the play-off with Algeria which was eventually lost on the away goal rule, as they suffered a 0–1 defeat in the second leg.[2][21][22] He made five appearances at the successful 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, then coach Paul Put used him in all three games from the group stage of the final tournament which consisted of a draw with Equatorial Guinea and two losses in front of Gabon and Congo as they surprisingly did not advance further.[2][23] Afterwards, Djakaridja Koné played two games at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, making his last appearance for the national team on 12 November 2015 in a 1–2 away loss with Benin at the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, having a total of 41 matches with two goals scored for The Stallions.[2]

International goals

Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after each Djakaridja Kone goal.[2]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 January 2013 Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit, South Africa  Ethiopia 3–0 4–0 2013 Africa Cup of Nations[18]
2 12 October 2013 Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  Algeria 2–1 3–2 2014 World Cup qualifiers[21]

Honours

Club

Dinamo București

International

Burkina Faso

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Djakaridja Koné at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Djakaridja Koné at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ a b c d "Își iau un Kone" [They're getting a Kone] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 27 June 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  4. ^ ""Câine" de fildeş" [Ivorian "dog"] (in Romanian). ProSport. 18 July 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Dinamo - Internaţional Curtea de Argeș 0-1" (in Romanian). Realitatea.net. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  6. ^ "N'Doye forţat să joace în derby-ul cu Poli" [N'Doye forced to play in the derby with Poli] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
    "Ousmane N'Doye, idolul lui Kone de la Dinamo!" [Ousmane N'Doye, Kone's idol from Dinamo!] (in Romanian). Click.ro. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
    "Kone le dă speranțe "câinilor" că și-ar putea prelungi contractul:"Visul meu? Cu Dinamo în Ligă!"" [Kone gives hope to the "dogs" that he could extend his contract:"My dream? With Dinamo in the Champions League!"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
    "Nouă ani de la "Minunea de la Liberec"! Povestea unei performanțe istorice și cum a reușit Florin Matache să intre în istorie" [Nine years since the "Miracle from Liberec"! The story of a historic performance and how Florin Matache managed to make history] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Dinamo - Rapid 1-0 și "câinii" câștigă Cupa României! A marcat Scarlatache ('58)" [Dinamo - Rapid 1-0 and the "dogs" win the Romanian Cup! Scored Scarlatache ('58)] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
    Luminita Turcu (23 May 2012). "Djakaridja Kone a fost desemnat jucătorul finalei Cupei României!" [Djakaridja Kone was named best player of the Romanian Cup final! See the received trophy] (in Romanian). ProSport. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
    "Djakaridja Kone a fost desemnat jucătorul finalei Cupei României" [Djakaridja Kone was named the player of the Romanian Cup final] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Djakaridja Koné, la dernière cible de l'OM venue de Roumanie" [Djakaridja Koné, the last target of OM comes from Romania] (in French). Foot Mercato. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
    "De ce l-a pierdut Dinamo pe Djakaridja Kone. Nu l-a lăsat nevasta!" [Why Dinamo lost Djakaridja Kone. His wife didn't let him!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Djakaridja Kone a semnat cu o echipă din Franța! Ce mesaj surprinzător are pentru fanii dinamoviști" [Djakaridja Kone signed with a team from France! What a surprising message he has for Dinamo fans] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
    "Djakaridja Kone va fi adversarul lui Nicoliță. A ales Franța!" [Djakaridja Kone will be Nicoliță's opponent. He chose France!] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
    "A ajuns la revelația din Ligue 1, dar nu uită de unde a plecat! Kone are un mesaj emoționant pentru "câini": "Mi-aș dori să-mi închei cariera la Dinamo! Rămân fanul lor necondiționat"" [He reached the revelation of Ligue 1, but he does not forget where he left! Kone has an emotional message for the "dogs": "I would like to end my career at Dinamo! I remain their unconditional fan"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Thonon-Évian GG - OL, le résumé du match" [Thonon-Évian GG - OL, match summary] (in French). Lequipe.fr. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Ligue 1 : Djakiss Koné donne la victoire à Evian contre Lorient" [Ligue 1: Djakiss Koné gives victory to Evian against Lorient] (in French). Burkina24.com. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Sivasspor : Djakaridja Koné a signé" [Sivasspor: Djakaridja Koné has signed] (in French). Afrik-foot.com. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Sivas kaçtı, Rize kovaladı!" [Sivas ran away, Rize chased!] (in Turkish). Trtspor.com.tr. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
    "Çaykur Rizespor: 1 - Medicana Sivasspor: 1" (in Turkish). Yeniasya.com.tr. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Gol düellosunda kazanan çıkmadı" [There was no winner in the goal duel] (in Turkish). Skor.sozcu.com.tr. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Mica Africă din Liga I" [The little Africa from Liga I] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Burkina Faso vs. Cape Verde, 9 February 2011". National-football-teams.com. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Angola seal victory over Burkina Faso". Aljazeera.com. 22 January 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
    "Burkina Faso 1-2 Angola". Bbc.com. 22 January 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
    "Sudan beat Burkina Faso to reach last eight for first time in 42 years". Theguardian.com. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
    "Duarte to stay with Burkina Faso despite ACN elimination". English.ahram.org.eg. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  18. ^ a b "Burkina Faso beat Ethiopia 4–0 in Group C of the Africa Cup of Nations". Sky Sports. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  19. ^ a b "După 19 ani, Nigeria e din nou Regina Africii după 1-0 cu Burkina Faso" [After 19 years, Nigeria is again the Queen of Africa after 1-0 with Burkina Faso] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  20. ^ "Ivorienii, eliminaţi de la CAN. Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali şi Nigeria, semifinaliste" [The Ivorians, eliminated from the CAN. Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali and Nigeria, semi-finalists] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
    "Paul Koulibaly și Djakaridja Kone, în finala Cupei Africii!" [Paul Koulibaly and Djakaridja Kone, in the final of the African Cup!] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  21. ^ a b "World Cup 2014: Burkina Faso 3–2 Algeria". BBC Sport. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  22. ^ "World Cup 2014: Algeria beat Burkina Faso to reach Brazil". Bbc.com. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  23. ^ "Congo beat Burkina Faso to enter Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage". Theguardian.com. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2023.