Ibrahim Koné (footballer, born 1989)

Ibrahim Koné
Personal information
Full name	Ibrahim Koné
Date of birth	5 December 1989 (age 32)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Hibernians
Number	24
Youth career
	CF Excellence
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2008	AS Denguélé
2008–2013	Boulogne
2014–2016	Tarbes
2016–2019	Pau
2020	Stade Bordelais
2020–2021	Żejtun Corinthians
2021–	Hibernians
National team‡
2007	Ivory Coast U20
2018–	Guinea
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:22, 18 June 2020 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:51, 14 July 2019 (UTC)

Ibrahim Koné (born 5 December 1989) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hibernians and the Guinea national team.

Career[]

Born in Abidjan, Koné began his career with CF Excellence^[1] and joined later AS Odienné in his native Ivory Coast. On January 2008, he was on trial for several weeks with Rosenborg BK in Trondheim and was with those in a trainings camp in Gran Canaria.^[2] On 19 July 2008, he left AS Odienné and joined on trial Paris Saint-Germain,^[3] but he later signed for US Boulogne.^[4] Koné made his debut on 23 September 2009 against Paris Saint-Germain in the Coupe de la Ligue. He played all the 90 minutes on the field.

International career[]

Koné represented Ivory Coast at the 2007 Toulon Tournament and was voted as the best goalkeeper.^[5] and was formerly the back-up keeper at 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Peru.^[6]

Of Guinean descent, Koné accepted a callup to represent the Guinea national football team on 25 April 2018.^[7]