Kialy Abdoul Kone

Kialy Abdoul Kone
Personal information
Full name Kialy Abdoul Kone
Date of birth (1997-04-08) 8 April 1997
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Ceuta
Number 22
Youth career
2014–2016 Alcalá
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Toledo B 24 (1)
2017–2019 Tres Cantos 56 (3)
2019–2020 Gijón Industrial 27 (9)
2020–2021 Sporting B 26 (5)
2021–2023 Castellón 64 (9)
2023–2024 Nea Salamina 33 (1)
2024–2025 Al-Yarmouk
2025– Ceuta 36 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 August 2025

Kialy Abdoul Kone (born 8 April 1997) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for Segunda División club AD Ceuta FC. Mainly a winger, he can also play as a forward.

Career

After playing in his home country, Kone was brought to Spain in 2015, aged 18, and initially joined the youth sides of RSD Alcalá.[1] After finishing his youth spell, he made his senior debut with CD Toledo's reserves in Tercera División, before moving to fellow league team CDF Tres Cantos in 2017.[2]

In 2019, Kone signed for UD Gijón Industrial also in the fourth division.[3] In September of the following year, he moved to Segunda División B side Sporting de Gijón B on trial,[4] and eventually agreed to a contract the side on 2 October.[5]

On 3 July 2021, Kone was announced at CD Castellón also in the third tier, on a two-year contract.[6] On 18 August 2023, he left Spain and joined Cypriot First Division side Nea Salamis Famagusta FC.[7]

In July 2024, Kone switched teams and countries again, after signing for Kuwaiti Premier League side Al-Yarmouk SC. He returned to Spain the following 9 January, signing a six-month deal with Primera Federación side AD Ceuta FC,[8] and was regularly used as the club achieved promotion to Segunda División.

References

  1. ^ "Koné, un marfileño de oro" [Koné, a golden Ivorian] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Kone y Bala en la agenda de equipos de Segunda B" [Kone and Bala targeted by Segunda B teams] (in Spanish). Futbol Asturiano. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  3. ^ "El Sporting sigue de cerca al extremo Kialy Abdoul Koné" [Sporting follow closely the winger Kialy Abdoul Koné] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Koné, nuevo refuerzo del Sporting B a prueba" [Koné, new addition of Sporting B on trial] (in Spanish). La Voz de Asturias. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Koné, nuevo jugador del Real Sporting B" [Koné, new player of Real Sporting B] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  6. ^ "COMUNICADO OFICIAL | Kialy Abdoul Koné" [OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT | Kialy Abdoul Koné] (in Spanish). CD Castellón. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  7. ^ Σύναψη συνεργασίας με Kialy Abdoul Kone [Contract with Kialy Abdoul Kone] (in Greek). Nea Salamis Famagusta FC. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  8. ^ "¡Bienvenido Koné!" [Welcome Koné!] (in Spanish). AD Ceuta FC. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.