Ben Lhassine Kone

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Ben Lhassine Kone
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Kone in 2023
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Lhassine Kone [1]
Date of birth (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Frosinone
(on loan from Como)
Number 92
Youth career
2015–2017 Vigor Perconti
2017–2019 Torino
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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) 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2025

Benjamin Lhassine Kone (born 14 March 2000) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Frosinone on loan from Como.

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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

On 26 January 2022, he joined Crotone on loan. [9]

Loan to Frosinone

On 1 August 2022, Kone moved to Frosinone on loan. [10]

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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Torino 2017–18 Serie A 00000000
2021–22 Serie A1010—20
Total10100020
Cosenza (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 6010—70
2020–21 Serie B26131—292
Total32141—362
Crotone (loan) 2021–22 Serie B161——161
Frosinone (loan) 2022–23 Serie B19211—203
Como (loan) 2023–24 Serie B130——130
Como 2024–25 Serie A40——40
Total17000—170
Career total8546200916

Honours

Frosinone

References

  1. ↑ "Benjamin Lhassine Kone". legab.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "Prima Squadra Serie A Tim 2021-2022 | TORINO FC 1906 SITO UFFICIALE". Torino F.C. (in Italian). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. ↑ Ben Lhassine Kone at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  4. ↑ "Lazio v Torino game report". ESPN. 11 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "BEN LHASSINE KONE È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DEL COSENZA!" (Press release) (in Italian). Cosenza. 3 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Cosenza v Salernitana game report". Soccerway. 31 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "BEN LHASSINE KONE TORNA AL COSENZA" (in Italian). Cosenza. 15 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Napoli vs. Torino - 17 October 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Dal Torino arriva Kone" (in Italian). Crotone. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "KONE È GIALLAZZURRO" (in Italian). Frosinone. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "BEN LHASSINE KONE AT COMO". Como 1907. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "KONE È DEL FROSINONE" [KONE IS AT FROSINONE] (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  13. ↑ "KONE TORNA AL FROSINONE" [KONE RETURNS TO FROSINONE] (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.