Full name Boubacar Sidiki Kone 2006-2007 Al-Merrikh 2001-2005 AS Bamako Height 1.79 m | Years Team Role Football player Place of birth Bamako, Mali Name Boubacar Kone | |
Date of birth (1984-08-21) 21 August 1984 (age 31) | ||
Boubacar Sidiki Koné (born 21 August 1984) is a Malian football player.
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Career
Koné played for AS Bamako, before signed 2006 to Al-Merrikh SC. He played one and a half year in Sudan for Al-Merrikh and moved than to MAS Fes. Koné played four years in Morocco, before left the club in January 2011 to join Algerian side JS Kabylie. In summer 2012 returned to Mali and signed with Djoliba AC.
International
He was part of the Mali U-20 team who finish third in group stage of 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, and was part of the Malian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the quarter finals, finishing top of group A, but losing to Italy in the next round.
Koné was selected for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations. He made his debut with the senior side in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Liberia on 5 June 2005.