Sidy Koné (born 6 June 1992), also known as Sidi Koné, is a Malian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Koné joined Lyon in 2010 after playing for Jeanne d'Arc Bamako in his home country. He spent the 2010–11 season playing on the club's reserve team in the

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, the fourth level of French football. He appeared in 13 matches, scoring one goal as the team won the league's reserves' title. Ahead of the 2011–12 season, Koné was promoted to the senior team permanently by new manager

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and was assigned the number 22 shirt. He made his professional debut on 20 August 2011 in a 1–1 league draw with Brest. In the match, Koné received his first professional

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. Koné spent the second half of the 2012–13 season on loan at

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. He did not make an appearance. In May 2017, he trialled with

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. In August 2018, Koné joined French seventh-tier side Thonon Évian F.C.

International career

Koné is a former Mali youth international. He played at under-20 level, participating in qualification matches for the 2011 African Youth Championship and the tournament itself. Despite helping the team to a fourth-place finish at the competition, Koné was not included in the team for the

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. On 4 August 2011, he was called up to the senior team for the first time for a friendly match against

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. Koné earned his first cap in the match, which ended in a 4–2 defeat, appearing as a second-half substitute for Sambou Yatabaré.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kone, Sidy 1992 births Living people Malian men's footballers Footballers from Bamako Men's association football midfielders Mali men's international footballers 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Olympique Lyonnais players Stade Malherbe Caen players Malian expatriate men's footballers Malian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France 21st-century Malian sportsmen