# Manu Koné

Kouadio Emmanuel Boris 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.

## Early and personal life

Koné was born in Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, and holds Ivorian and French nationalities.

## Club career
### Toulouse

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

### Borussia Mönchengladbach

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. The reported fee for the midfielder was €9 million. 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”. Koné scored his first goal for Gladbach in a 5–0 DFB-Pokal win over Bayern Munich on 27 October 2021.
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. 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. 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.

### Roma

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.

## International career

Koné is a youth international for France. He has competed at U18, U19 and U21 level. 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.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 16 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Toulouse B | 2018–19 | Championnat National 3 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Toulouse B | 2019–20 | Championnat National 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 |
| Toulouse B | Total | Total | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 1 |
| Toulouse | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Toulouse | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 |
| Toulouse | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 42 | 5 |
| Toulouse | Total | Total | 50 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 59 | 6 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 3 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 1 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 2 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | Total | Total | 79 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 6 |
| Roma (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 173 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 200 | 15 |
* ↑ Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal, Coppa Italia
* ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
* ↑ Koné was on loan at Toulouse for the second half of the 2020–21 season
* ↑ Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

### International

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

## Honours

France U23
* Summer Olympics silver medal: 2024
Orders
* Knight of the National Order of Merit: 2024