Goduine Koyalipou

Goduine Koyalipou (born 15 February 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for the French club Niort in the Ligue 2. Born in the Central African Republic, he moved to France at a young age and currently represents France U19s.

Goduine Koyalipou
Personal information
Full name Goduine Koyalipou
Date of birth (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000
Place of birth Bangui, Central African Republic
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Niort
Number 18
Youth career
2008–2017 Niort
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Niort II 20 (9)
2017– Niort 57 (6)
National team‡
2018 France U18 3 (2)
2018 France U19 2 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:50, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2018

Club career

Koyalipou moved to France from the Central African Republic as a young child, and joined the Niort academy at the age of 7. Koyalipou made his professional debut for Niort in a 2–1 Ligue 2 loss to Stade de Reims on 8 December 2017.[1] He signed his first professional contract on 26 January 2018.[2]

International career

Born in Central African Republic, Koyalipou represents France internationally. He was called up to the France U18s for a friendly tournament in April 2018.[3] After more than two years without being called to France's youth teams and irregular seasons, in January 2021, Koyalipou expressed his desire to represent Central African Republic

References
  1. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2017/2018 - 18ème journée - Chamois Niortais / Stade de Reims". www.lfp.fr.
  2. "Goduine Koyalipou, du centre de formation des Chamois niortais à l'équipe professionnelle". 2 February 2018.
  3. "Koyalipou en U18 France - Chamois Niortais FC". 10 April 2018.


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