Lamine Koné
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Personal information
Date of birth
1 February 1988
Place of birth
Paris, France
Height
1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing position
Centre back

Club information
Current team
Sunderland A.F.C.
Number
2

Youth career

SO Paris
1998-2002

US Alfortville
2002-2003

Châteauroux
2003-2006

Senior career*

Châteauroux
2006-2010
74x apps / 4x goals

Lorient
2010-
112x / 7x goals

Lorient B
2010-2015
12x apps / 0x goal

National team

France U17
2005-2006
5x apps / 0x goal

France U18
2006-2007
6x apps / 0x goal

France U19
2007-2008
5x apps / 0x goal

France U20
2009-2010
8x apps / 0x goal

Ivory Coast
2014-
1x apps / 0x goal

(* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:46, 25 September 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 August 2010)

Lamine Koné, born 1 February 1989, is an French-born Ivorian footballer who currently plays for French club FC Lorient in Ligue 1.

He plays as centre back and is a French youth international having played at under-17, under-18, under-19, and under-20 level. 

Koné played with the latter team at the 2009 Mediterranean Games and the 2010 Toulon Tournament.

Career

Koné began his career with local youth clubs in the Île-de-France region. 

In 2003, he joined second division club LB Châteauroux and, after three years in the club's youth academy, was promoted to the senior team for the 2005-06 season. 

Koné made his professional debut on 27 April 2007 in a league match against Montpellier.

He spent three more years at the club amassing over 60 appearances. 

On 30 July 2010, Koné joined Lorient on a four-year contract. 

The transfer fee was priced at €1 million.

He signed for three more years at 23 July 2013.