Moussa Koné
Encyclopedia
Moussa Saib Koné is an Ivorian footballer
who currently plays for Pescara, on loan from Atalanta
, as a midfielder
.
clubs, like Inter, but signed with Atalanta
, to play in the club youth categories.
for a season-long, to gain first-team experience. He made his debut for the club on 22 August, against Cavese
. He made his first professional goal in the next round (29 August), against Lucchese. At the end of the season, Koné made 32 appearances and scored 4 goals for Foggia.
club Pescara. He made his debut on club in 26 August 2011, after came off the bench to replace Marco Verratti
, on the 45 minute.
for the friendly against Israel
, in 10 August 2011. He made the Lés Éléphants debut in the match, after came off the bench to replace Yaya Touré
on the 46 minute. 22 minutes later, Koné scored his first international goal.
| 1. || 10 August 2011 || Stade de Genève
, Geneva
, Switzerland
|| || 3–0 || 4–3 || Friendly
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Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
who currently plays for Pescara, on loan from Atalanta
Atalanta B.C.
Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly known as just Atalanta, Atalanta Bergamo or the abbreviation Atalanta BC, is an Italian football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy.They are nicknamed the Nerazzurri and the orobici...
, as a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
.
Early career
Born in Ivory Coast, Koné began to play football on his native country as a child, and impressed ItalianItaly
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
clubs, like Inter, but signed with Atalanta
Atalanta B.C.
Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly known as just Atalanta, Atalanta Bergamo or the abbreviation Atalanta BC, is an Italian football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy.They are nicknamed the Nerazzurri and the orobici...
, to play in the club youth categories.
Foggia (loan)
On 28 July 2010, Koné was loaned to FoggiaU.S. Foggia
Unione Sportiva Foggia is an Italian football club, based in Foggia, Puglia. The club was founded in 1920. Foggia currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, having last been in Serie A in 1995....
for a season-long, to gain first-team experience. He made his debut for the club on 22 August, against Cavese
S.S. Cavese 1919
Società Sportiva Cavese 1919, commonly known as Cavese, is an Italian football club, based in Cava de' Tirreni, Campania. Currently it plays only in the youth championship of Juniores Regionale Campania....
. He made his first professional goal in the next round (29 August), against Lucchese. At the end of the season, Koné made 32 appearances and scored 4 goals for Foggia.
Pescara (loan)
On 19 August 2011, Koné was loaned again, this time to Serie BSerie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
club Pescara. He made his debut on club in 26 August 2011, after came off the bench to replace Marco Verratti
Marco Verratti
Marco Verratti is an Italian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Pescara in Serie B.-Career:A technically gifted playmaker with notable assistman skills, Verratti grew up as a player in the Pescara youth system and made his first team debut in 2007 at the age of 16...
, on the 45 minute.
International career
Koné was called up to Ivory Coast national football teamCôte d'Ivoire national football team
The Côte d'Ivoire National Football Team or Ivory Coast National Football Team, nicknamed Les Éléphants , represents Côte d'Ivoire in international football and is controlled by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football...
for the friendly against Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, in 10 August 2011. He made the Lés Éléphants debut in the match, after came off the bench to replace Yaya Touré
Yaya Touré
Gnégnéri Yaya Touré , commonly known as Yaya Touré, is an Ivorian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Côte d'Ivoire national side...
on the 46 minute. 22 minutes later, Koné scored his first international goal.
International goals
|- bgcolor=#DFE7FF| 1. || 10 August 2011 || Stade de Genève
Stade de Genève
Stade de Genève is a stadium in the greater Geneva, Switzerland area . It has a capacity of 30,084.-Overview:The stadium was completed in 2003 by Zschokke Construction S.A. after nearly three years of construction...
, Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
|| || 3–0 || 4–3 || Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
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External links
Player Profile at Tutto Calciatori- Player Profile at ZeroZero
- Moussa Koné Player Stats at Soccerway