Fousseny Coulibaly

Fousseny Coulibaly
Coulibaly in 2015
Personal information
Full name Fousseny Coulibaly[1]
Date of birth (1992-12-12) 12 December 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Ivory Coast
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Stella Club
2013–2014 Union Monastirienne 28 (2)
2014–2023 Espérance de Tunis 175 (8)
2015 → Stade Tunisien (loan) 7 (0)
International career‡
2013– Ivory Coast 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:28, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

Fousseny Coulibaly (born 12 December 1992) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Coulibaly has played for Stella Club, Union Monastirienne, Espérance de Tunis and Stade Tunisien.[2][3]

International career

Coulibaly made one appearance for Ivory Coast in 2013.[2] In December 2017 he announced his intention to apply for Tunisian citizenship and to represesent the Tunisian national team.[4] In February 2018 it was announced that Coulibaly's application would not be processed in time for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[5] He made his return to the Ivorian team during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, appeared as a substitution in Ivory Coast's 3–0 win over Niger.[6]

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: ES Tunis" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Fousseny Coulibaly". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  3. ^ Fousseny Coulibaly at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  4. ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (27 December 2017). "Ivory Coast-born Fousseny Coulibaly is included in a Tunisia training squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  5. ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (7 February 2018). "Ivory Coast-born Coulibaly's World Cup bid with Tunisia blocked". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Football: La Côte d'Ivoire bat le Niger 3-0 et se qualifie pour la CAN 2021 - Abidjan.net News".


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