Bakary Kone

Bakary Kone (French pronunciation: ​[bakaʁi kɔne], born 27 April 1988) is a Burkinabe professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Burkina Faso national team.

Club Career

Early career

Kone played on youth side for CFTPK Abidjan and joined in 2004 to Etoile Filante where he began his professional career in 2005.

Guingamp

In July 2006 Kone signed for En Avant de Guingamp. He played his first game for Guingamp on 11 May 2007 against Tours FC in the Ligue 2. Whilst at Guingamp, then in Ligue 2, Kone played in the 2009 Coupe de France Final in which they beat Rennes. After making 112 appearances for the club from five seasons, he was signed by Lyon in 2011.

Lyon

Kone joined Olympique Lyonnais on 11 August 2011 and signed a five-year deal for 3.8 million euro transfer fee. He scored his first goal with Lyon in the UEFA Champions League play-offs against Rubin Kazan on 24 August 2011. He scored his second goal, again in the Champions League in group stage against Dinamo Zagreb on 27 September of the same year. During his five years at Lyon, he made 89 appearances for the club and also scored 9 goals. He left the club in 2016 after his regular contract ran out.

Malaga CF

On 27 June 2016, Kone signed a three-year deal with La Liga side Malaga CF. On 26 August 2017, he moved to Ligue 1 side RC Strasbourg on a season-long loan. On 28 July 2018, Kone terminated his contract with Malaga.

MKE Ankaragucu

Kone joined Turkish club MKE Ankaragucu during the August transfer window.He spent one season in Turkey and made 14 appearances for the club.

Arsenal Tula

On 28 January 2019, he signed a 1.

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