Lamine Koné
Koné in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lamine-Gueye Koné | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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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 | 38 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 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 | 9 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:37, 01 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:58, 15 November 2016 (UTC) |
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Lamine-Gueye Koné (born 1 February 1989), known as Lamine Koné, is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for English club Sunderland in the Premier League.
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 70 appearances.
On 30 July 2010, Koné joined Lorient on a four-year contract. The transfer fee was priced at €1 million. He signed a new three-year contract on 23 July 2013. He was signed as a replacement for Laurent Koscielny who had moved to Arsenal. Koné made 139 appearances, scoring seven goals over six seasons at Lorient.
On 27 January 2016, Koné signed for Premier League club Sunderland 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. On 13 February, Koné played a big part in securing a vital win for the Black Cats against Manchester United. From an 82nd-minute corner, Koné rose up for a header and as the ball headed towards the goal, David de Gea and Anthony Martial got in a tangle before the ball eventually went in off the back of the Spanish goalkeeper for an own goal. Koné followed this up with two goals against Everton on 11 May 2016 in a 3–0 victory that saved Sunderland from relegation.
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