Mamadou Koné

Not to be confused with Mamadou Koné (Burkinabé footballer).

Mamadou Koné
Personal information
Full name Mamadou Koné
Date of birth (1991-12-25) 25 December 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Bingerville, Ivory Coast
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
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) 9 (2)
2019–2020 → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 22 (4)
2020–2022 Eupen 20 (0)
2022–2024 Deinze 18 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:59, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

Mamadou Koné (born 25 December 1991) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

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 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] He left the club in December 2024 after Deinze was declared bankrupt and ceased operations.[17]

Career statistics

As of 4 February 2018[18]
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

  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. ^ "Deinze is failliet: Gevolgen voor clubs, spelers én hele competitie". VoetbalPrimeur.be (in Flemish). 11 December 2024. Archived from the original on 26 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  18. ^ Mamadou Koné at Soccerway