Bakari Koné
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Koné in 2005
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Bakari Koné | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Paris FC | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1999 | ASEC Mimosas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2002 | ASEC Mimosas | 84 | (29) |
| 2002–2003 | Al-Ittihad | 28 | (11) |
| 2003–2005 | Lorient | 68 | (34) |
| 2005–2008 | Nice | 95 | (29) |
| 2008–2010 | Marseille | 55 | (13) |
| 2010–2012 | Lekhwiya | 37 | (14) |
| 2012–2013 | Qatar | 21 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | Umm Salal | 13 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | Ajman Club | 13 | (7) |
| 2016– | Paris FC | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2003– | Côte d'Ivoire | 41 | (9) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 16 November 2014 (UTC). |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 16 November 2014 (UTC).
Bakari Koné (born 17 September 1981, in Abidjan) is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Paris FC as a winger.
Like many other Ivorian stars, he began his career at the famed youth academy at ASEC Mimosas, run by Frenchman Jean-Marc Guillou in his home country. Guillou recalls: "One day, when I was passing through his district, some kids stopped me. They kept saying, ‘We’ve got Pelé living here, you’ve got to take a look at him’. Then Kone came along. He was slightly built but I never doubted for one moment that he was a real find. I took him into the academy after a trial of just ten minutes, but I did tell him that the Pele nickname would have to go. That's when he became Baky, and I think it's better that way."
Koné stayed at the academy for five years before joining the first team squad and turning professional in 1999. During his time with the ASEC first team Bakari won the Ivorian League three times, and also the African Supercup before moving on.
In 2002, he joined Qatari club Al-Ittihad, staying in the Gulf for just six months, before moving to France where he joined the then Ligue 2 outfit FC Lorient following a successful trial. It was here that Koné rose to fame. In his first season at the club he scored a respectable 10 goals, but then bagged an impressive 24 in 35 appearances in the 2004–05 season, earning him the Player of the Year and Top Scorer titles in the Ligue 2. At the end of the season, Lorient narrowly missed out on promotion to Ligue 1, and with speculation mounting linking the Ivorian to top flight sides such as OSC Lille, RC Strasbourg and AJ Auxerre, Koné received a standing ovation in his final appearance for his club. In the summer, Bakari finally made his move, relocating to the French Riviera at top flight side OGC Nice, where he signed a four-year contract.
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