Djakaridja Koné

Djakaridja Koné is a Burkinabé former professional footballer, born in Abidjan in 1986, who played as a defensive midfielder. He began in Israel with Hapoel Petah Tikva and Hapoel Haifa, then moved to Dinamo București in Romania in 2009, where he won the 2011-12 Cupa României and was named man of the match in the final. After spells with Evian in France's Ligue 1 and Sivasspor in Turkey he finished his club career. Having played for Ivory Coast at youth level, he chose to represent Burkina Faso and earned 41 caps and two goals, playing every match of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in which the Stallions finished as runners-up to Nigeria.