Sidy Koné

Sidy Koné (born 6 June 1992), also known as Sidi Koné, is a Malian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. He has been compared to Malian national team captain Mahamadou Diarra by Lyon's special advisor Bernard Lacombe.[1]

Sidy Koné
Personal information
Full name Sidy Koné
Date of birth (1992-06-06) 6 June 1992
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2007–2010 Jeanne D'Arc Bamako
2010–2011 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Lyon II 43 (0)
2011–2015 Lyon 2 (0)
2013 → Caen II (loan) 9 (0)
2018–2019 Évian
National team‡
2010–2011 Mali U20
2011– Mali 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:41, 29 September 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 August 2011

Club career

Born in Bamako, 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 Championnat de France amateur, 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 Rémi Garde and was assigned the number 22 shirt.[1][2] 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 red card.[3]

Koné spent the second half of the 2012–13 season on loan at Stade Malherbe Caen on Ligue 2.[4] He did not make an appearance.[5]

In May 2017, he trialled with Chamois Niortais.[6]

In August 2018, Koné joined French seventh-tier side Thonon Évian F.C.[7]

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.[8] Despite helping the team to a fourth-place finish at the competition, Koné was not included in the team for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. On 4 August 2011, he was called up to the senior team for the first time for a friendly match against Tunisia.[9] Koné earned his first cap in the match, which ended in a 4–2 defeat, appearing as a second-half substitute for Sambou Yatabaré.[10]

References
  1. "Sidi Koné milieu défensif: "Djilla est très respecté à Lyon et je bénéfice aussi de l'image qu'il laissé la bas. A moi aussi d'être à la hauteur de son parcours"" (in French). Ouest-France. 10 August 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  2. "France - Lyon: Pas de pression pour Koné" (in French). Afrik11. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  3. "Brest v. Lyon Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 20 August 2011. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  4. "Caen assure le coup avec Sidy Koné". actu.fr (in French). 7 February 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  5. Prugneau, Pierre (3 June 2013). "Sidy Koné : " Garande veut sauver sa tête sur mon dos "". Le Libéro Lyon (in French). Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  6. "Fradin : " Une saison réussie "". La Nouvelle Republique (in French). 21 May 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  7. "Régional 2 : Bergougnoux entraîneur-joueur du Thonon Evian FC". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 6 August 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  8. "Mali U-20 continue AYC preparations at home". Confederation of African Football. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  9. "Barcelona's Seydou Keita out of Mali squad for Tunisia friendly". The Nigerian Daily. 4 August 2011. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  10. "Match amical Tunisie-Mali" (in French). Mali Football. 10 August 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
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