Emmanuel Koné

Kouamatien Emmanuel Koné (born 31 December 1986) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League 2 club Levadiakos.

Emmanuel Koné
Personal information
Full name Kouamatien Emmanuel Koné
Date of birth (1986-12-31) 31 December 1986
Place of birth Abongoua, Ivory Coast
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Levadiakos
Number 8
Youth career
ASEC Mimosas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 ASEC Mimosas 35 (10)
2007–2011 CFR Cluj 30 (6)
2009–2010 → Internaţional (loan) 30 (4)
2012–2013 Sedan 44 (5)
2013–2015 Levadiakos 43 (11)
2015–2019 Apollon Smyrnis 99 (9)
2019– Levadiakos 19 (0)
National team
2008 Ivory Coast U23
2008–2010 Ivory Coast 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:27, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Koné was born in Abongoua.

In the January transfer window of the 2007–08 season, Koné left Ivorian club ASEC Mimosas to join Romanian Liga I CFR Cluj. On November 2011, he was released by CFR and after three weeks of tests with Sedan, he signed a contract for two and a half years with the French club.[1]

On 10 August 2013, Levadiakos announced the acquisition of Koné on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[2]

On 19 February 2015, the Ivorian attacking midfielder accused his club Levadiakos that they do not permit him to take part in training as long as he is not open for a contract extension which runs out at the end of the season. According to reports, Koné stayed in a hotel, but his club does not cover the expenses, while his family had been forced to return to France. On the other hand, the club denied Koné's claims, insisting that the Ivorian left Levadiakos without any warning and he was the one who expressed the desire to leave the club as he was considering an offer from a Qatari team. Levadiakos also claimed that Koné later came back as his potential move collapsed.[3]

On 1 July 2015, Koné made an oral agreement with Veria,[4] but eventually he signed a contract with Apollon Smyrnis for an undisclosed fee.[5]

On 25 January 2019, Levadiakos officially announced the return of the Ivorian midfielder on a free transfer.[6]

International career

Koné played for the Ivory Coast at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[7] He was also part of the squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics

International
As of matches played on 19 July 2019[8]
Tunisia national team
YearAppsGoals
200830
200960
201020
Total110

Honours

Club

ASEC Mimosas

CFR Cluj

Apollon Smyrnis

References
  1. "Emmanuel Koné va signer avec le CSSA" (in French). allezsedan.com. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  2. «Μπαμ» με Εμμανουέλ Κονέ ο Λεβαδειακός!
  3. Ο Κονέ δεν έχασε τώρα τον πατέρα του
  4. ΒΕΡΟΙΑ: Υπογράφει ο Λόπεθ
  5. Ανακοίνωσε Κονε ο Απόλλων Σμύρνης
  6. Λεβαδειακός: Ανακοίνωσε Μέλεγκ και Κονέ (in Greek). Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  7. "Emmanuel Koné Biography and Statistics". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  8. Emmanuel Koné at National-Football-Teams.com
  9. "Announcement" (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
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