Their 2026 World Cup
Five matches and 386 minutes in midfield, with four starts.
Match by match
M. Koné played 5 matches for France: 4 as a starter and 1 off the bench.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group I | vs Iraq 3-0 | Started, played the full match |
| Group I | vs Norway 4-1 | Started, played the full match |
| Round of 16 | vs Paraguay 1-0 | Started, played the full match · 🟨 |
| Quarter-finals | vs Morocco 2-0 | Started, off on 71′ |
| Semi-finals | vs Spain 0-2 | Came on in the 46′ |
Who he is
- Born
- 17 May 2001 · aged 25 at the World Cup
- Birthplace
- Colombes
- Club
- AS Roma
- Height
- 1.85 m
- Individual awards
- Knight of the National Order of Merit
Data: Wikidata (CC0).
Biography
Kouadio Emmanuel Boris "Manu" Koné (born 17 May 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Roma and the France national team.
Early life Koné was born in Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, and holds Ivorian and French nationalities.
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.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · opening summary of the article.
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Photo: Bryan Berlin · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)