Yssouf Koné (born 19 February 1982) is a former professional

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who played as a

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. Born in Ivory Coast, he represented Burkina Faso at international level.

Club career

Koné was born in

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, Ivory Coast.

Rosenborg

Playing for Rosenborg, Koné scored ten goals in the

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2007–08 season including qualification matches. In the

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and

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seasons he played in 44

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matches for Rosenborg, scoring 16 goals.

Cluj

Koné was transferred to

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in the summer of 2008. He scored against Chelsea in the group-stage game of the UEFA Champions League 2008–2009, but the match eventually ended in a 2–1 loss for CFR Cluj. On 27 August 2009, he scored a goal in the ladder against FK Sarajevo in the Europa League qualifiers. The match ended 2–1 to CFR Cluj, who qualified in groups, it was the last goal for CFR in European Cups. Koné scored a total of 20 goals in all competitions for the CFR.

Vålerenga

In 2011 he played for the Norwegian team

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. On 29 January 2013, his contract with Vålerenga was terminated by mutual consent.

International career

Koné made the headlines by scoring two late goals to record a surprise away win for the Burkina Faso national team against Tunisia national team in the

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qualifiers.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Koné goal.''

Honours

Rosenborg *

Cluj *

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: 2010 *

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: 2009, 2010 *

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: 2009, 2010

References

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