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Manu Koné
Koné with Toulouse in 2019
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Kouadio Koné[1]
Date of birth (2001-05-17) 17 May 2001 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth Colombes, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Roma
(on loan from Borussia Mönchengladbach)
Number 17
Youth career
2007–2012 Villeneuve-la-Garenne
2012–2015 Paris FC
2015–2016 Boulogne-Billancourt
2016–2018 Toulouse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Toulouse B 19 (1)
2019–2021 Toulouse 50 (3)
2021– Borussia Mönchengladbach 79 (4)
2024– → Roma (loan) 13 (2)
International career‡
2018–2019 France U18 5 (1)
2019 France U19 8 (0)
2022–2023 France U21 11 (0)
2024 France Olympic 9 (0)
2024– France 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:45, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

Emmanuel "Manu" Kouadio Koné (born 17 May 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Roma, on loan from Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach, and the France national team.

Club career

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Toulouse

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Koné made his professional debut for Toulouse in a 2–1 loss to Dijon on 24 May 2019.[4]

Borussia Mönchengladbach

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On 21 January 2021, Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach announced the signing of Koné on a deal running until 2025, while also confirming that he would finish the 2020–21 season at Toulouse.[5] The reported fee for the midfielder was €9 million.[6] After completing the move in the summer, Koné was given the number 17 jersey at Mönchengladbach. Upon signing for the new club, he stated that Gladbach was desperate to get him, and at some point, he could not say no: “They tried everything, and that impressed me”.[7] Koné scored his first goal for Gladbach in a 5–0 DFB-Pokal win over Bayern Munich on 27 October 2021.[8]

Koné was tied for most yellow cards in the 2022–23 season in the Bundesliga with Jeffrey Gouweleeuw of FC Augsburg, as they both accumulated 12 bookings over the course of the league competition.[9] Koné played a total of 30 league matches, scoring his only goal on 11 November 2022 in a 4–2 win against Borussia Dortmund, as Gladbach finished the season in the 10th position.

The beginning of Koné's 2023–24 season was disrupted by a knee injury, suffered while being on international duty in June.[10] Koné once again scored his only league goal against Dortmund, this time in a 4–2 loss on 25 November 2023. He was sidelined for another month after injuring his thigh playing an international friendly match on 28 March.[11]

Roma

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On 30 August 2024, he moved to Italy, and joined Serie A club Roma for an €18 million estimated fee, signing a five-year contract. The deal is structured as a loan for the 2024–25 season, followed by an obligation to buy.[12]

International career

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Koné is a youth international for France. He has competed at U18, U19 and U21 level.[13] Koné also represented France at the 2024 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal after losing 5–3 in the final against Spain.

Koné made his debut for the senior France national team on 6 September 2024 in a Nations League game against Italy at the Parc des Princes. He substituted Youssouf Fofana in the 58th minute, France lost 1–3.[14]

Personal life

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Born in France, Koné holds Ivorian and French nationalities.[15]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 7 December 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toulouse B 2018–19 Championnat National 3 13 0 — — — — 13 0
2019–20 Championnat National 3 6 1 — — — — 6 1
Total 19 1 — — — — 19 1
Toulouse 2018–19 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2019–20 Ligue 1 13 0 1 0 2 1 — — 16 1
2020–21[c] Ligue 2 36 3 3 1 — — 3[d] 1 42 5
Total 50 3 4 1 2 1 — 3 1 59 6
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2021–22 Bundesliga 27 2 2 1 — — — 29 3
2022–23 Bundesliga 30 1 1 0 — — — 31 1
2023–24 Bundesliga 22 1 3 1 — — — 25 2
2024–25 Bundesliga 0 0 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 79 4 7 2 — — — 86 6
Roma (loan) 2024–25 Serie A 13 2 0 0 — 4[e] 0 — 17 2
Career total 161 10 11 3 2 1 4 0 3 1 181 15
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ Koné was on loan at Toulouse for the second half of the 2020–21 season
  4. ^ Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 17 November 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2024 4 0
Total 4 0

Honours

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France U23

References

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  1. ^ "Toulouse. Manu Koné : son mental d'acier lui promet un bel avenir" [Toulouse. Manu Koné: his mentality of steel promises him a good future]. ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. 24 July 2024. p. 4. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Koné". Borussia Mönchengladbach. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Dijon FCO 2–1 Toulouse FC". Ligue 1. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Borussia sign Kouadio Koné and loan him out until the end of the season". Borussia Mönchengladbach. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Gladbach sign Manu Koné for €9m - Get German Football News". www.getfootballnewsgermany.com. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  7. ^ Veth, Manuel. "Manu Koné: Could Leipzig Beat Out Top Clubs And Land The Gladbach Star?". Forbes. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  8. ^ a b Manu Koné at Soccerway
  9. ^ "Bundesliga | Statistics 2022-2023 | Players | Yellow cards". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Manu Koné likely to be out until September with a knee injury - Get German Football News". www.getfootballnewsgermany.com. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  11. ^ Gjerulff, Rune (28 March 2024). "Koné ruled out for several weeks". Bundesliga News in English. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Manu Kone is a new giallorossi player". Roma. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Kouadio Koné". FFF (in French). Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  14. ^ "France v Italy game report". ESPN. 6 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Cote d'Ivoire: Mercato - Officiel ! Kouadio Manu Koné s'engage en faveur du Borussia Mönchengladbach". allAfrica.fr. 22 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Manu Koné". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  17. ^ Ronay, Barney (9 August 2024). "Camello's extra-time double clinches football gold for Spain against France". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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