Manu Koné

About

Kouadio Emmanuel Boris “Manu” Koné (born 17 May 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Roma and the France national team.

Koné was born in Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, and holds Ivorian and French nationalities.

Koné made his professional debut for Toulouse in a 2–1 loss to Dijon on 24 May 2019.

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. The reported fee for the midfielder was €9 million. 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”. 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…