Ben Lhassine Kone

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Ben Lhassine Kone
Kone in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Como
(on loan from Torino)
Number 94
Youth career
2015–2017 Vigor Perconti
2017–2019 Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Torino 1 (0)
2019–2021 → Cosenza (loan) 32 (1)
2022 → Crotone (loan) 16 (1)
2022–2023 → Frosinone (loan) 19 (2)
2023– → Como (loan) 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2024

Ben Lhassine Kone (born 14 March 2000) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie B club Como on loan from Torino.

Club career[edit]

Torino[edit]

He started playing for Torino's under-19 team in the 2017–18 season.[2]

He also received occasional call-ups to the senior squad during the 2017–18 Serie A and 2018–19 Serie A seasons, but did not make any appearances.[3]

Loan to Cosenza[edit]

On 3 August 2019 he joined Serie B club Cosenza on a season-long loan.[4] He made his Serie B debut for Cosenza on 31 August 2019 in a game against Salernitana. He substituted Riccardo Idda in the 79th minute.[5] He missed most of the 2019–20 season due to cruciate ligament rupture.

On 15 September 2020, the loan was renewed for the 2020–21 season.[6]

Return to Torino[edit]

After returning to Torino for the 2021–22 season, Kone made his debut for the club on 17 October 2021, coming on as a substitute for the injured Rolando Mandragora in a 1–0 away loss to Napoli. He was replaced again in injury time for Magnus Warming.[7]

Loan to Crotone[edit]

On 26 January 2022, he joined Crotone on loan.[8]

Loan to Frosinone[edit]

On 1 August 2022, Kone moved to Frosinone on loan.[9]

Como[edit]

On 25 July 2023, Kone moved to Como. The first year of the contract is a loan, followed by an obligation to buy. Kone signed a contract until 2027 with Como.[10]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 17 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Torino 2017–18 Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Serie A 1 0 1 0 — 2 0
Total 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Cosenza (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 6 0 1 0 — 7 0
2020–21 Serie B 26 1 3 1 — 29 2
Total 32 1 4 1 — 36 2
Crotone (loan) 2021–22 Serie B 16 1 — — 16 1
Frosinone (loan) 2022–23 Serie B 19 2 1 1 — 20 3
Como (loan) 2023–24 Serie B 13 0 — — 13 0
Career total 81 4 6 2 0 0 87 6

Honours[edit]

Frosinone

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Prima Squadra Serie A Tim 2021-2022 | TORINO FC 1906 SITO UFFICIALE". Torino F.C. (in Italian). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. ^ Ben Lhassine Kone at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  3. ^ "Lazio v Torino game report". ESPN. 11 December 2017.
  4. ^ "BEN LHASSINE KONE È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DEL COSENZA!" (Press release) (in Italian). Cosenza. 3 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Cosenza v Salernitana game report". Soccerway. 31 August 2019.
  6. ^ "BEN LHASSINE KONE TORNA AL COSENZA" (in Italian). Cosenza. 15 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Napoli vs. Torino - 17 October 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Dal Torino arriva Kone" (in Italian). Crotone. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  9. ^ "KONE È GIALLAZZURRO" (in Italian). Frosinone. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  10. ^ "BEN LHASSINE KONE AT COMO". Como 1907. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

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