Kalifa Coulibaly (born 21 August 1991) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a forward for French Championnat National club Caen and the Mali national team.
 Coulibaly with Gent in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Caen | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Real Bamako | ||
| 2011–2014 | Paris Saint-Germain B | 86 | (30) |
| 2014–2015 | Charleroi | 29 | (7) |
| 2015–2017 | Gent | 60 | (12) |
| 2017–2022 | Nantes | 99 | (21) |
| 2022–2023 | Red Star Belgrade | 4 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Quevilly-Rouen | 30 | (12) |
| 2024– | Caen | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013– | Mali | 31 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:40, 2 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:44, 16 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Bamako, Coulibaly played club football for Real Bamako, Paris Saint-Germain B and Sporting Charleroi[1] before signing a four-year deal with Gent in June 2015.[2]
On 18 August 2017, FC Nantes announced the signing of Coulibaly on a five-year deal.[3]
On 29 August 2022, Coulibaly signed with Red Star Belgrade in Serbia until the end of the season, with an option to extend.[4]
International career
editCoulibaly made his international debut for the Mali national team in 2013.[1] He was a member of the squad at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[5]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 2 November 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charleroi | 2014–15 | Belgian Pro League | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 7 | |||
| Gent | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 6[a] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 | |
| 2016–17 | Belgian Pro League | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 10[b] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 13 | ||
| 2017–18 | Belgian Pro League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 60 | 13 | 3 | 0 | — | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 19 | |||
| Nantes | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 12 | |||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 5 | |||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 19 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 99 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 110 | 26 | |||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Quevilly-Rouen | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 12 | |||
| Caen | 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 214 | 51 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 252 | 61 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
International
edit- As of match played 16 November 2022[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 31 | 6 | |
- Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Coulibaly goal.[1]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 June 2017 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali |  Gabon |
1–1 | 2–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 23 March 2019 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali |  South Sudan |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3 | 11 June 2021 | Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia |  DR Congo |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 11 November 2021 | Nyamirambo Regional Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda |  Rwanda |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 14 November 2021 | Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco |  Uganda |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 4 June 2022 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali |  Congo |
4–0 | 4–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
editReal Bamako
Nantes
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Kalifa Coulibaly". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Coulibaly tekent bij AA Gent, Pollet maakt de omgekeerde beweging" (in Dutch). Sporza. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Kalifa Coulibaly (La Gantoise) à Nantes, c'est officiel". L'Équipe (in French). 18 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Калифа Кулибали у Звезди!" (in Serbian). Red Star Belgrade. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Mali : 3 recalés, la liste des 23 pour la CAN" (in French). Afrik Foot. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ Kalifa Coulibaly at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "MALIAN CUP 2010 – FINALE". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ^ "COUPE DE FRANCE 2021 – 2022 – FINALE". fff.fr. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
External links
edit- Kalifa Coulibaly at Soccerway.com
- Kalifa Coulibaly at WorldFootball.net
- Kalifa Coulibaly at Soccerbase.com
- Kalifa Coulibaly at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kalifa Coulibaly at BDFutbol
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