Joseph Koné

Joseph Koné (born 6th May 1989, Abidjan, Ivory Coast) is an Ivorian footballer who currently plays for Carrington FC in Brunant, as a defender. He is the nephew of former footballer Aristide Koné, who is the current head coach/manager of FC Pieter II.

Koné began his footballing career in mid-2007 at the youth teams of Stella Club d'Adjamé). He was quickly promoted to the main team, and, after good performances, he was sold in mid-2008 to Africa Sports d'Abidjan. In the summer of 2009, he was bought by Hendrikstad FC in Brunant, where his uncle Aristide Koné was the manager/head coach at the time.

Joseph Koné's move to Hendrikstad was initially criticized by some pundits as nepotism on the part of Aristide Koné, but Joseph was able to justify his presence at the club with his pace on the field and ability to break up attacks and mount counter-attacks. In mid-2011, Koné was bought by Carrington FC. For his first season there, the 2011-12 First League in which Carrington FC were relegated after finishing second-to-last, Koné did not get many chances to play, but in the Second League Koné has played an important defensive role for the team.

In 2008, Koné appeared several times for the Ivory Coast national under-20 football team. He has been called up to the squad of the senior Ivory Coast national football team several times, but he has only made one appearance on the field for them, as a substitute in a December 2013 friendly against Guinea.