Ben Lhassine Kone
Ivorian footballer
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Benjamin Lhassine Kone (born 14 March 2000) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Frosinone on loan from Como.
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Kone in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Lhassine Kone[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Frosinone (on loan from Como) | ||
| Number | 92 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Vigor Perconti | ||
| 2017–2019 | Torino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2024 | Torino | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | → Cosenza (loan) | 32 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Crotone (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Frosinone (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | → Como (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2024– | Como | 4 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Frosinone (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2025– | → Frosinone (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 May 2026 | |||
Club career
Torino
He started playing for Torino's under-19 team in the 2017–18 season.[3]
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.[4]
Loan to Cosenza
On 3 August 2019 he joined Serie B club Cosenza on a season-long loan.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
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.[8]
Loan to Crotone
Loan to Frosinone
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.[11] On 3 February 2025, Kone returned to Frosinone on loan.[12] On 1 September 2025, Kone moved on a new loan to Frosinone, with a conditional obligation to buy.[13]
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 | ||
