Kerala Blasters reinforced their defence in the summer by adding two foreign centre-backs. Bakary Kone from Burkina Faso is one of them and he arrives with plenty of domestic and continental football experience.
The 32-year-old retuning to full fitness during the pre-season will be crucial to Kibu Vicuna's plans, especially since he has not played many games recently at his previous club.
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Youth Career and Professional Debut
Kone, who joined Blasters from Russian club Arsenal Tula, started out at local club Abidjan and went onto make his professional career debut for Ouagadougou-based club Etoile Filante.