Ibrahim Koné (born 5 December 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Maltese Premier League club Hibernians. Born in the Ivory Coast, he represents Guinea at international level.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ibrahim Koné | ||
Date of birth | (1989-12-05) 5 December 1989 (age 32) | ||
Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Hibernians | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
CF Excellence | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | AS Denguélé | ||
2008–2013 | Boulogne | 5 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Tarbes | 39 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Pau | 66 | (0) |
2020 | Stade Bordelais | 7 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Żejtun Corinthians | 3 | (0) |
2021– | Hibernians | 7 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2007 | Ivory Coast U20 | 7 | (0) |
2018– | Guinea | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:22, 18 June 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:51, 14 July 2019 (UTC) |
Born in Abidjan, Koné began his career with CF Excellence[1] and joined later AS Odienné in his native Ivory Coast. In January 2008, he was on trial for several weeks with Rosenborg BK in Trondheim and was with those in a trainings camp in Gran Canaria.[2] On 19 July 2008, he left AS Odienné and joined on trial Paris Saint-Germain,[3] but he later signed for US Boulogne.[4] Koné made his debut on 23 September 2009 against Paris Saint-Germain in the Coupe de la Ligue. He played all the 90 minutes on the field.
Koné represented Ivory Coast at the 2007 Toulon Tournament and was voted as the best goalkeeper.[5] and was formerly the back-up keeper at 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Peru.[6]
Of Guinean descent, Koné accepted a callup to represent the Guinea national football team on 25 April 2018.[7]
Guinea national team | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
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2018 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 5 | 0 |
Individual
Guinea squad – 2019 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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Guinea squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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