Abdoul Koné
.jpg) Koné with Reims in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 April 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | RB Leipzig | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2017 | ES Colombienne | ||
| 2017–2020 | ACBB | ||
| 2020–2021 | RCF Paris | ||
| 2021–2023 | Paris FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Reims II | 13 | (1) |
| 2024–2026 | Reims | 26 | (1) |
| 2026– | RB Leipzig | 0 | (0) |
| 2026 | → Reims (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | France U20 | 4 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 June 2025 | |||
Abdoul Koné (born 22 April 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for German Bundesliga club RB Leipzig.
Club career
Koné is a youth product of ES Colombienne, ACBB, RCF Paris and Paris FC, before moving to Reims reserve side in 2023. He made his senior and professional debut with Reims in a 1–0 Ligue 1 win over Marseille on 15 May 2024.[1] On 22 May 2024, he signed his first professional contract with Reims.[2]
On 29 January 2026, Koné signed a five–year contract with German club RB Leipzig. He was immediately loaned to Reims, for the remainder of the season.[3]
Personal life
Born in France, Koné is of Ivorian descent.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 May 2026[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reims II | 2023–24 | Championnat National 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Championnat National 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Reims | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 2 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| Total | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 | ||||
| RB Leipzig | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2026–27 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Reims (loan) | 2025–26 | Ligue 2 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | ||
Honours
Reims
- Coupe de France runner-up: 2024–25[6]
France U20
References
- ↑ "OM-Reims : Marseille à la recherche de certitudes pour sa première au Vélodrome". Le Figaro. 24 August 2024.
- ↑ Devaud, Ch (22 May 2024). "Premier contrat pro au Stade de Reims pour Abdoul Koné". www.lunion.fr.
- ↑ "RB Leipzig complete Abdoul Kone signing "despite strong competition"". RB Leipzig. 29 January 2026.
- ↑ "Matches Koné, Abdoul Koné | BDFutbol". www.bdfutbol.com.
- ↑ "Abdoul Kone". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ Guillemet, Hugo (24 May 2025). "Le PSG s'offre une 16e Coupe de France après une victoire facile en finale contre Reims". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ↑ "La France surclasse l'Arabie saoudite et remporte le Tournoi Maurice-Revello pour la 14e fois". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 24 August 2025.
External links
- Abdoul Koné at Soccerway
- Abdoul Koné at the French Football Federation (in French)
Categories:
- 2005 births
- Footballers from Neuilly-sur-Seine
- Living people
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- French sportspeople of Ivorian descent
- Men's association football defenders
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- Stade de Reims players
- RB Leipzig players
- Ligue 2 players
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- French expatriate sportspeople in Germany