Mamadou Koné (born 25 December 1991) is an Ivorian professional

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who plays as a forward for Belgian First Division B club

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Club career

Born in Bingerville, Koné was a youth product of local ES Bingerville. He moved to

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in 2010 at the age of 18 for just

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240,000, being initially assigned to the reserves in

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. He made his first-team – and

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– debut on 15 October 2011, starting in a 3–0 away loss against

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. Koné was definitely promoted to the

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ns' main squad for the 2012–13 season. He scored five goals in 35 Segunda División appearances, and the club suffered a second consecutive relegation; his first came on 22 September 2012, the only at

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. Koné netted 18 times in the 2013–14 campaign, helping to a return to the second tier at the first attempt. On 17 February 2015, as he again was team top scorer, he suffered a serious knee injury, being sidelined for six months. 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. On 25 August of the following year, he signed a permanent five-year contract with top-flight CD Leganés. Koné moved to the Belgian First Division A on 10 January 2018, being loaned to K.A.S. Eupen until June. On 17 August, he returned to Spain and its second division after joining Málaga CF also in a temporary deal. On 19 July 2019, Koné signed with

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on another one-year loan. He scored on his debut on 18 August to help the hosts defeat his former side Oviedo 3–2, but the season ended in relegation to the Segunda División B. Koné returned to Eupen in the summer of 2020, on a two-year contract. On 7 June 2022, Koné signed a two-year contract with

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kone, Mamadou 1991 births Living people People from Bingerville Ivorian footballers Association football forwards Rayo Cantabria players Racing de Santander players Real Oviedo players CD Leganés players Málaga CF players Deportivo de La Coruña players K.A.S. Eupen players K.M.S.K. Deinze players La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Belgian Pro League players Belgian First Division B players Ivorian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Belgium Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium