Ben Lhassine Kone (born 14 March 2000) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie B club Frosinone on loan from Como.
Club career
Torino
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
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
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
On 26 January 2022, he joined Crotone on loan.[8]
Loan to Frosinone
On 1 August 2022, Kone moved to Frosinone on loan.[9]
Como
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] On 3 February 2025, Kone returned to Frosinone on loan.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 January 2025
| 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 | ||
| Como | 2024–25 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 85 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 6 | ||
Honours
Frosinone
References
- ^ "Prima Squadra Serie A Tim 2021-2022 | TORINO FC 1906 SITO UFFICIALE". Torino F.C. (in Italian). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ Ben Lhassine Kone at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- ^ "Lazio v Torino game report". ESPN. 11 December 2017.
- ^ "BEN LHASSINE KONE È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DEL COSENZA!" (Press release) (in Italian). Cosenza. 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Cosenza v Salernitana game report". Soccerway. 31 August 2019.
- ^ "BEN LHASSINE KONE TORNA AL COSENZA" (in Italian). Cosenza. 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Napoli vs. Torino - 17 October 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Dal Torino arriva Kone" (in Italian). Crotone. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "KONE È GIALLAZZURRO" (in Italian). Frosinone. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "BEN LHASSINE KONE AT COMO". Como 1907. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "KONE È DEL FROSINONE" [KONE IS AT FROSINONE] (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
External links
- Ben Lhassine Kone at Soccerway
