Lamine Koné

Lamine Koné

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-02-01) 1 February 1989
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Sunderland
Number	23
Youth career
1998–2002	SO Paris
2002–2003	US Alfortville
2003–2006	Châteauroux
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2010	Châteauroux	74	(4)
2010–2016	Lorient	126	(7)
2010–2015	Lorient B	12	(0)
2016–	Sunderland	14	(2)
International career‡
2005–2006	France U17	5	(0)
2006–2007	France U18	6	(0)
2007–2008	France U19	5	(0)
2009–2010	France U20	8	(0)
2014–	Ivory Coast	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:46, 13 February 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 May 2016

Lamine Koné (born 1 February 1989) is a French-born Ivorian footballer who currently plays for English club Sunderland in the Premier League. He plays as centre back .

Career

Early career

Koné began his career with local youth clubs in the Île-de-France region. In 2003, he joined second division club LB Châteauroux and, after three years in the club's youth academy, was promoted to the senior team for the 2005–06 season. Koné made his professional debut on 27 April 2007 in a league match against Montpellier. He spent three more years at the club amassing over 60 appearances.

FC Lorient

On 30 July 2010, Koné joined Lorient on a four-year contract. The transfer fee was priced at €1 million. He signed for three more years at 23 July 2013. He was signed as a replacement for Laurent Koscielny who had moved to Arsenal F.C.. Kone made 124 appearances over six seasons at Lorient.

Sunderland

On 27 January 2016, Koné signed for Sunderland AFC for an undisclosed fee until 2020. This followed a protracted transfer saga that had previously broken down twice, and had seen Lorient threaten Sunderland with legal action for initially pulling out of a deal. He scored his first goal on 13 February 2016 against Manchester United, winning the match for Sunderland in the 82nd minute. While Kone did execute the header himself, the goal was credited as a David de Gea own goal. He followed this up with two goals against Everton on the 11th May 2016 in a 3-0 victory that saved Sunderland from relegation.

International career

Lamine Koné was born in France to Ivorian parents. He is a former French youth international having played at under-17, under-18, under-19, and under-20 level. Koné played with the latter team at the 2009 Mediterranean Games and the 2010 Toulon Tournament. He switched to the Ivory Coast national football team and made his debut in a 4-1 loss to Cameroon in 2014.

Career statistics

As of match played 11 May 2016

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Châteauroux	2006–07	Ligue 2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2007–08	Ligue 2	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
	2008–09	Ligue 2	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	1
	2009–10	Ligue 2	26	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	3
	Total		74	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	75	4
Lorient	2010–11	Ligue 1	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
	2011–12	Ligue 1	21	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	26	1
	2012–13	Ligue 1	32	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	34	3
	2013–14	Ligue 1	18	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	19	1
	2014–15	Ligue 1	30	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	31	1
	2015–16	Ligue 1	18	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	20	0
	Total		126	7	5	0	8	0	0	0	139	7
Lorient B	2010–11	CFA	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	2011–12	CFA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2015–16	CFA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Sunderland	2015–16	Premier League	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Career total			218	11	6	0	8	0	0	0	232	11

External links

• Official club profile
• Lamine Koné – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)
• Lamine Koné at L'Équipe Football (French)
• Kone scores his first goal for Sunderland