Youssouf Koné (footballer, born 1995)
Youssouf Koné (born 5 July 1995) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Troyes, on loan from Lyon, and the Mali national team. Club career. Koné is a youth team graduate from Lille. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 2 March 2014 in a 3–2 away win over Ajaccio. His second appearance came on 12 April 2014, a league game against Valenciennes. Koné spent the first half of the 2017–18 season at Ligue 2 side Reims on loan after being loaned out by Head Coach Marcelo  Bielsa. The full-season loan contract was terminated early when he suffered a cruciate ligament injury. Following the departures of both Fodé Ballo-Touré to Monaco and Hamza Mendyl to Schalke 04, Koné established himself as first-choice left-back under Galtier post-Christmas In Lille's excellent 2018–19 campaign, finishing second to Paris Saint-Germain. On 3 July 2019, he signed a contract with Lyon. The fee was estimated at €9 million. On 29 September of the following year, after just 11 league appearances, he was loaned to La Liga side Elche for one year. On 1 February  2021, Elche and Lyon, agreed to terminate the loan of Koné, due to a lack of playing time. On the same day, Koné was loaned to Turkish club Hatayspor. International career. Koné debuted for the Mali national team in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Benin on 6 September 2016. Honors. Mali U20