| Intro | French footballer |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | France |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 21 April 1994, Paris, Île-de-France, France |
| Age: | 26 years |
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.
Club career
Le Mans
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.
Parma
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.
Troyes
After a year in Italy, Koné came back in France signing a three-year contract with Ligue 2 side ESTAC.
International career
France
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.
Ivory Coast
In June 2011, he represented Ivory Coast in the U17 FIFA World Cup, he played in four games and featured in a 3-2 loss against France.
Career statistics
Club
(Correct as of 30 June 2013)
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Le Mans | 2012–13 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| Parma | 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |