Souleymane Kone

Ivorian footballer (born 1996)

Souleymane Kone
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-05-01) 1 May 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth	Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	SKN St. Pölten
Number	5
Youth career
	ASEC Mimosas
2012	CSKA Sofia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Ararat Yerevan	39	(1)
2017–2019	Djurgårdens IF	0	(0)
2018–2019	→ DAC Dunajská Streda (loan)	25	(2)
2019–2021	Westerlo	11	(0)
2021	Wisła Kraków	7	(0)
2022–	SKN St. Pölten	10	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023

Souleymane Kone (born 1 May 1996) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Austrian 2. Liga club SKN St. Pölten.

Career

On 10 February 2015, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Kone.^[2]

On 23 December 2016, Allsvenskan club Djurgårdens IF announced the signing of Kone on a three-year contract.^[3] On 10 January 2018 Kone joined DAC Dunajská Streda on loan until 31 December 2018.^[4]

Kone joined Austrian 2. Liga club SKN St. Pölten on 19 May 2022 after a successful trial. He had been a free agent for almost a year, having left Wisła Kraków in June 2021.^[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 September 2022^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ararat Yerevan	2014–15	Armenian Premier League	10	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
	2015–16	Armenian Premier League	25	1	2	0	—		—		27	1
	2016–17	Armenian Premier League	4	0	1	0	—		—		5	0
	Total		39	1	3	0	—		—		42	1
Djurgårdens IF	2017	Allsvenskan	0	0	2	0	—		—		2	0
	2018	Allsvenskan	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
DAC Dunajská Streda (loan)	2017–18	Fortuna Liga	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2018–19	Fortuna Liga	24	2	3	0	1^[a]	0	—		28	2
	Total		25	2	3	0	1	0	—		29	2
Westerlo	2019–20	Proximus League	11	0	3	0	—		—		14	0
Wisła Kraków	2020–21	Ekstraklasa	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
SKN St. Pölten	2022–23	2. Liga	9	1	2	0	—		—		11	1
Career total			91	4	13	0	1	0	—		105	4

^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

References

^ Souleymane Kone at WorldFootball.net
^ "Սուլեյման Կոնեն պայմանագիր կնքեց "Արարատի" հետ". NEWS.am Sport (in Armenian). 10 February 2015. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
^ "Souleymane Kone klar för Djurgården". Djurgårdens IF (in Swedish). 23 December 2016. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016.
^ "Souleymane Kone lånas ut till FC DAC 1904". Djurgårdens IF (in Swedish). 10 January 2018. Archived from the original on 22 December 2018.
^ "2. Liga: St. Pölten verpflichtet Ivorer Souleymane Kone". LAOLA1 (in German). 19 May 2022. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
^ Souleymane Kone at Soccerway