Youssouf Koné (footballer, born 1995)


Youssouf Koné is a Malian professional footballer who plays for French side Olympique Lyonnais and the Mali national team as a left-back.

Club career

Koné is a youth team graduate from Lille OSC. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 2 March 2014 in a 2–3 away win against AC Ajaccio. His second appearance came on 12 April 2014, a league game against Valenciennes.
Koné spent the first half of the 2017–18 season at Ligue 2 side Stade de Reims on loan after being loaned out by Head Coach Marcelo Bielsa. The full-season loan contract was terminated early when he suffered a cruciate ligament injury.
Following the departures of both Fodé Ballo-Touré to Monaco and Hamza Mendyl to Schalke 04, Koné established himself as first-choice left-back under Galtier post-Christmas In Lille's excellent 2018–19 campaign, finishing second to PSG.
On 3 July 2019, he signed a contract with Olympique Lyonnais. The fee was estimated at €9 million.

International career

Koné debuted for the Mali national football team in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Benin on 6 September 2016.

Career statistics

International

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 June 2019Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar1–01–1Friendly

Honors

Mali U20