Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mory Koné | ||
Date of birth | 21 April 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Troyes | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2004 | Montigny-les-Cormeilles | ||
2004–2007 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
2007–2009 | Sannois Saint-Gratien | ||
2009–2012 | Le Mans | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | Le Mans B | 9 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Le Mans | 23 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Parma | 0 | (0) |
2014 | → Crotone (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Troyes B | 7 | (0) |
2014– | Troyes | 13 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2010 | France U17 | 1 | (0) |
2011 | Côte d'Ivoire U17 | 4 | (0) |
2011–2012 | France U18 | 3 | (0) |
2012 | France U19 | 2 | (0) |
2013–2014 | France U20 | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:42, 4 October 2015 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 May 2015 |
Mory Koné (born 21 April 1994 in Paris) is a French footballer who plays for French Ligue 1 side Troyes. He plays as a central defender. Koné is of Ivorian descent and has represented both his birth and ancestral nation at international level. He has represented France at under-17 and under-18 level, while he represented Côte d'Ivoire at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Ahead of the 2012–13 season, he was promoted to the senior team by manager Denis Zanko and assigned the number 21 shirt. Koné made his professional debut on 7 August 2012 in a Coupe de la Ligue match against Laval.
On 31 August 2013, it was confirmed that Koné moved to Serie A side Parma from Le Mans. He joined Crotone in Serie B on 17 January 2014, signing a loan deal until the end of the 2013-14 season.
After a year in Italy, Koné came back in France signing a three-year contract with Ligue 2 side ESTAC.
Although Kone has represented France at U17, U18 and U19 level, he has never represented them in an official competition. Kone represented France U17 in a friendly versus Russia on 5 August 2010, France lost 3-0. A year later, he played in a 2-0 loss against Ukraine at U18 level. He also played in two victories over Finland in May 2012 at U18 level. He has represented France U19 twice, on 8 September 2012 versus Switzerland in a 1-0 victory and again on 14 November 2012 in a 3 - 0 loss to Germany.