Bakary Koné


Bakary Koné is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a central defender for the Burkina Faso national team.

Career

Early career

Koné played on youth side for CFTPK Abidjan and joined in 2004 to Etoile Filante where he began his professional career in 2005.

Guingamp

In July 2006 Koné signed for En Avant de Guingamp. He played his first game for Guingamp on 11 May 2007 against Tours FC in the Ligue 2. Whilst at Guingamp, then in Ligue 2, Koné played in the 2009 Coupe de France Final in which they beat Rennes.

Lyon

Koné joined Olympique Lyonnais on 11 August 2011 and signed a five-year deal for €3.8 million transfer fee. He scored his first goal with Lyon in the UEFA Champions League play-offs against Rubin Kazan on 24 August 2011. He scored his second goal, again in the Champions League in group stage against Dinamo Zagreb on 27 September of the same year.

Later years

On 27 June 2016, Koné signed a three-year deal with La Liga side Málaga CF. On 26 August 2017, he moved to Ligue 1 side RC Strasbourg on a season-long loan.
On 28 July 2018, Koné terminated his contract with Málaga. Koné joined Turkish club MKE Ankaragücü during the August transfer window.
On 28 January 2019, he signed a 1.5-year contract with the Russian Premier League club Arsenal Tula. On 2 December 2019, he was removed by Arsenal from their league registration list after only appearing in one league game in 2019.

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Club

Guingamp
Lyon
Burkina-Faso