_(cropped).jpg) Koné withToulouse in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kouadio Emmanuel Boris Koné[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-05-17)17 May 2001 (age 24)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Colombes, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Roma | ||
| 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) |
| 2021–2025 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 79 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | →Roma (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 2025– | Roma | 22 | (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 | 12 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:00, 25 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 November 2025 | |||
Kouadio Emmanuel Boris Koné (born 17 May 2001) is a French professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forSerie A clubRoma and theFrance national team.
Koné was born inColombes, Hauts-de-Seine,[2] and holds Ivorian and French nationalities.[4]
Koné made his professional debut forToulouse in a 2–1 loss toDijon on 24 May 2019.[5]
On 21 January 2021,Bundesliga clubBorussia Mönchengladbach announced the signing of Koné on a deal running until 2025, while also confirming that he would finish the2020–21 season at Toulouse.[6] The reported fee for the midfielder was €9 million.[7] 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".[8] Koné scored his first goal for Gladbach in a 5–0DFB-Pokal win overBayern Munich on 27 October 2021.[9]
Koné was tied for most yellow cards in the2022–23 season in the Bundesliga with Jeffrey Gouweleeuw ofFC Augsburg, as they both accumulated 12 bookings over the course of the league competition.[10] Koné played a total of 30 league matches, scoring his only goal on 11 November 2022 in a 4–2 win againstBorussia Dortmund, as Gladbach finished the season in the 10th position.
The beginning of Koné's2023–24 season was disrupted by a knee injury, suffered while being on international duty in June.[11] 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.[12]
On 30 August 2024, Koné moved to Italy, and joinedSerie A clubRoma for an €18 million estimated fee, signing a five-year contract. The deal was structured as a loan for the 2024–25 season, followed by an obligation to buy.[13] Koné made his debut for theGialorossi two days later, on 1 September, as a substitute in the 0–0 draw against Juventus. He made his first start for his new team on 15 September in a 1–1 draw against Genoa. On 27 October, he scored his first goal for Roma in a 5–1 loss againstFiorentina in the Serie A.[14]
Koné quickly established himself as an indispensable figure in Roma's midfield, with particularly notable performances in theUEFA Europa League, where he delivered standout displays, such as in the 3–0 victory overSC Braga on 12 December, where he registered an assist, made 7 key passes, and completed 46 out of 51 passes.[15] After Roma finished fifth in the Serie A for the 2024–25 season, after a late surge under new managerClaudio Ranieri, Koné described the season as "complicated", lamenting the fact that the club changed three coaches during the season:Daniele De Rossi,Ivan Jurić andRanieri.[16]
Koné represented France as a youth international, competing at theU18,U19 andU21 level.[17] Koné was also a member of France's team at the2024 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal after losing 5–3 in the final against Spain.
Koné made his debut for the seniorFrance national team on 6 September 2024 in aNations League game against Italy at theParc des Princes. He substitutedYoussouf Fofana in the 58th minute of a 3–1 loss for France.[18]
| 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 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 10[e] | 0 | — | 45 | 2 | ||
| Roma | 2025–26 | Serie A | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[e] | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| Roma total | 56 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | — | 74 | 4 | ||||
| Career total | 204 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 238 | 17 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | |
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