| Manu Koné | |
| Full Name: | Emmanuel Kouadio Koné[1] |
| Birth Date: | 17 May 2001[2] |
| Birth Place: | Colombes, France |
| Height: | 1.85 m[3] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Roma (on loan from Borussia Mönchengladbach) |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Villeneuve-la-Garenne |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Paris FC |
| Youthyears3: | 2015–2016 |
| Youthclubs3: | Boulogne-Billancourt |
| Youthyears4: | 2016–2018 |
| Youthclubs4: | Toulouse |
| Years1: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Toulouse B |
| Caps1: | 19 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Toulouse |
| Caps2: | 50 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2021– |
| Clubs3: | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| Caps3: | 79 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | → Roma (loan) |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | France U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | France U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2022–2023 |
| Nationalteam3: | France U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2024 |
| Nationalteam4: | France Olympic |
| Nationalcaps4: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam5: | France |
| Nationalcaps5: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23:50, 2 December 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 17 November 2024 |
Emmanuel "Manu" Kouadio Koné (born 17 May 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Roma, on loan from club Borussia Mönchengladbach, and the France national team.
Koné made his professional debut for Toulouse in a 2–1 loss to Dijon on 24 May 2019.[4]
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.[5] The reported fee for the midfielder was €9 million.[6] 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”.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10]
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.[11]
Koné is a youth international for France. He has competed at U18, U19 and U21 level.[12] 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.[13]
Born in France, Koné holds Ivorian and French nationalities.[14]
| Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Toulouse B | 2018–19 | Championnat National 3 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 | Championnat National 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||||||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 42 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 59 | 6 | ||||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 79 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 86 | 6 | ||||||
| Roma (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 160 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 180 | 14 | |||
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