Ousmane Coulibaly

Not to be confused with Ousmane Coulibaly (Burkinabé footballer).

Ousmane Coulibaly
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-07-09) 9 July 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2007–2008 FC Mantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Guingamp 2 (0)
2009–2014 Brest 71 (0)
2014–2016 Platanias 50 (4)
2016–2019 Panathinaikos 52 (0)
2019–2022 Al-Wakrah 52 (3)
2022–2023 Al Shahaniya 8 (1)
International career
2011–2017 Mali 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ousmane Coulibaly (born 9 July 1989) is a professional former footballer who plays as a defender. Born in France, he represented Mali at international level. His brother is the professional kickboxer, multiple champion of France and world champion, Abdarhmane Coulibaly.

Career

In August 2014, Coulibaly signed a three-year contract with Superleague side Platanias for an undisclosed fee.[1] He played exceptionally well for two consecutive years, therefore was monitored by several Greek top clubs, as well as German and English clubs.[2][3]

On 30 August 2016, Coulibaly moved to Panathinaikos for an estimated amount of €250,000 signing a three-season contract with the club. He was expected to be the backup of experienced Italian Giandomenico Mesto.[4][5] On 11 January 2018, Mechelen filed an offer to the financially struggling Greens for the acquisition of Coulibaly in the range of €200,000.[6] The player asked to be excluded from the first-team squad on 16 April 2018 due to Panathinaikos being in a dire financial and administrative state,[7] and two weeks later, he filed an official request to leave Panathinaikos on a free transfer.[8]

On 8 January 2022, in the first half of the Qatar Stars League match between Al-Rayyan and Al-Wakrah, Coulibaly suffered a heart attack and was taken to hospital. He was in a stable condition per a statement from his club.[9][10]

Career statistics

As of 10 April 2023[11]
Club Season League Cup Continental* Other** Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Guingamp 2008–09 Ligue 2 2 0 - - - - - - 2 0
Brest 2009–10 Ligue 1 1 0 1 0 - - - - 2 0
2010–11 Ligue 1 7 0 - - - - - - 7 0
2011-12 Ligue 1 18 0 1 0 - - 1 0 20 0
2012–13 Ligue 1 14 0 1 0 - - 1 0 16 0
2013–14 Ligue 1 31 0 1 0 - - - - 32 0
Total 71 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 77 0
Platanias 2014–15 Superleague Greece 24 2 - - - - - - 24 2
2015–16 Superleague Greece 26 2 2 0 - - - - 28 2
Total 50 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 52 4
Panathinaikos 2016–17 Superleague Greece 19 0 5 0 4 0 2 0 30 0
2017–18 Superleague Greece 16 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 20 0
2018–19 Superleague Greece 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Total 52 0 8 0 6 0 2 0 68 0
Al-Wakrah SC 2019–20 Qatar Stars League 18 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 21 1
2020–21 Qatar Stars League 22 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 27 4
2021–22 Qatar Stars League 12 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 16 1
Total 52 3 11 3 0 0 1 0 64 6
Al Shahaniya 2022–23 Qatari Second Division 8 1 2 1 - - - - 10 2
Career total 235 8 27 4 6 0 5 0 273 12

(* Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League)

(** Includes Coupe de la Ligue and Greek Playoffs)

Honours

Mali

References

  1. ^ "Νέα σημαντική προσθήκη με Κουλιμπαλί". Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. ^ "PAOK monitoring Coulibaly" (in Greek). Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Olympiakos to be tried again for Coulibaly" (in Greek). Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  4. ^ iefimerida.gr (30 August 2016). "Ο ΠΑΟ απέκτησε τον Κουλιμπαλί". iefimerida.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  5. ^ ""Πράσινος" και ο Κουλιμπαλί!" (in Greek). Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Η Μαλίν έκανε πρόταση για τον Κουλιμπαλί". Η Εφημερίδα των Συντακτών (in Greek). 11 January 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  7. ^ LEOFOROS.GR (17 April 2018). "Ο Κουλιμπαλί ζήτησε να μην παίξει ξανά με τον Παναθηναϊκό!". Leoforos.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Info FM : Ousmane Coulibaly libre de partir gratuitement !". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Qatari League game abandoned after player collapses". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Press release from Qatar Stars League | QSL". qsl.qa. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Profile Ousmane Coulibaly". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Paris Saint Germain midfielder Momo Sissoko makes Mali Afcon squad | Goal.com".
  13. ^ "African Cup of Nations 2013: Full Fixtures, Schedule, Standings and Results".


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