Arouna Koné

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Personal information
Arouna Koné
Full name	Arouna Koné
Date of birth	November 11, 1983
Place of birth	Ányama, Cote d'Ivoire
Height	182 cm / 5 ft 11.5 in
Position	Forward
Club information
Current club	PSV
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
2002 - 03 2003 - 05 2005 -	Lierse Roda JC PSV	32 (11) 63 (28) 21(11)
National team**
2004 -	Cote d'Ivoire	20 (2)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 June 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 21 June 2006.

Arouna Koné (born November 11, 1983, in Ányama, Côte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian football striker who currently plays for PSV Eindhoven of the Dutch Eredivisie as well the Côte d'Ivoire national football team.

Koné learned soccer as a youth on the street and joined local club Rio Sport d'Ányama where he played, helping the team gain promotion to the first division after being added to the first team roster at the age of 17. French club RC Lens invited him for a trial, but he could not get along with the management there and transferred to Belgian club Lierse S.K. a month later. In 2003, he transferred to Dutch club Roda JC, and the many goals he scored there as well as in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship earned him a transfer deal to PSV Eindhoven for the 2005-06 season.

Koné was selected in the Ivory Coast squad for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

[edit] Playing career

Season	Club	Matches	Goals
2002-03	Lierse	32	11
2003-04	Roda	28	11
2004-05	Roda	33	15
2005-06	Roda	2	2
2005-06	PSV	15	8

[edit] References

Arouna Kone; the other Côte d’Ivoire predator. FIFA.com. Retrieved on February 27, 2006.

[edit] External links

Club bio
Arouna Kone profile, detailed club and national team statistics, honours (palmares) and timeline
[1] Blonde ambition Arouna Kone

	Côte d'Ivoire squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Tizié \| 2 Akalé \| 3 Boka \| 4 K. Touré \| 5 Zokora \| 6 Kouassi \| 7 Faé \| 8 Kalou \| 9 A. Koné \| 10 Yapi Yapo \| 11 Drogba \| 12 Méïté \| 13 Zoro \| 14 B. Koné \| 15 Dindane \| 16 Gnanhouan \| 17 Domoraud \| 18 Keïta \| 19 Y. Touré \| 20 Demel \| 21 Eboué \| 22 Romaric \| 23 Barry \| Coach: Michel

PSV Eindhoven - Current Squad
1 Gomes \| 2 Kromkamp \| 3 Reiziger \| 4 Alex \| 5 Ball \| 6 Simons \| 7 Väyrynen \| 8 Cocu \| 9 Kluivert \| 10 Koné \| 11 Méndez \| 14 da Costa \| 15 Čulina \| 16 Aissati \| 17 Farfán \| 18 Addo \| 19 Lamey \| 20 Afellay \| 21 Moens \| 22 Fehér \| 23 Salcido \| 24 Nguyen \| 25 de Jong \| 26 Tardelli \| 30 Plá \| 31 Coe \| 33 Beerens \| 38 Carrizo