Ben Lhassine Kone
![]() Kone in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 March 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Como (on loan from Torino) | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2017 | Vigor Perconti | ||
2017–2019 | Torino | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | Torino | 1 | (0) |
2019–2021 | → Cosenza (loan) | 32 | (1) |
2022 | → Crotone (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2022–2023 | → Frosinone (loan) | 19 | (2) |
2023–2024 | → Como (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2024– | Como | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2024 |
Ben Lhassine Kone (born 14 March 2000) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Como on loan from Torino.
Club career
[edit]Torino
[edit]He started playing for Torino's under-19 team in the 2017–18 season.[2]
He also received occasional call-ups to the senior squad during the 2017–18 Serie A and 2018–19 Serie A seasons, but did not make any appearances.[3]
Loan to Cosenza
[edit]On 3 August 2019 he joined Serie B club Cosenza on a season-long loan.[4] He made his Serie B debut for Cosenza on 31 August 2019 in a game against Salernitana. He substituted Riccardo Idda in the 79th minute.[5] He missed most of the 2019–20 season due to cruciate ligament rupture.
On 15 September 2020, the loan was renewed for the 2020–21 season.[6]
Return to Torino
[edit]After returning to Torino for the 2021–22 season, Kone made his debut for the club on 17 October 2021, coming on as a substitute for the injured Rolando Mandragora in a 1–0 away loss to Napoli. He was replaced again in injury time for Magnus Warming.[7]
Loan to Crotone
[edit]On 26 January 2022, he joined Crotone on loan.[8]
Loan to Frosinone
[edit]On 1 August 2022, Kone moved to Frosinone on loan.[9]
Como
[edit]On 25 July 2023, Kone moved to Como. The first year of the contract is a loan, followed by an obligation to buy. Kone signed a contract until 2027 with Como.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 17 February 2024
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Torino | 2017–18 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021–22 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Cosenza (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
2020–21 | Serie B | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 29 | 2 | ||
Total | 32 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 36 | 2 | |||
Crotone (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie B | 16 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
Frosinone (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie B | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 20 | 3 | |
Como (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
Career total | 81 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 6 |
Honours
[edit]Frosinone
References
[edit]- ^ "Prima Squadra Serie A Tim 2021-2022 | TORINO FC 1906 SITO UFFICIALE". Torino F.C. (in Italian). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ Ben Lhassine Kone at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- ^ "Lazio v Torino game report". ESPN. 11 December 2017.
- ^ "BEN LHASSINE KONE È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DEL COSENZA!" (Press release) (in Italian). Cosenza. 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Cosenza v Salernitana game report". Soccerway. 31 August 2019.
- ^ "BEN LHASSINE KONE TORNA AL COSENZA" (in Italian). Cosenza. 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Napoli vs. Torino - 17 October 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Dal Torino arriva Kone" (in Italian). Crotone. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "KONE È GIALLAZZURRO" (in Italian). Frosinone. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "BEN LHASSINE KONE AT COMO". Como 1907. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Ben Lhassine Kone at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Ivorian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Torino FC players
- Cosenza Calcio players
- FC Crotone players
- Frosinone Calcio players
- Como 1907 players
- Serie B players
- Serie A players
- Ivorian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Ivorian football biography stubs