Kafoumba Coulibaly

Kafoumba Coulibaly (born 26 October 1985) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Kafoumba Coulibaly
Coulibaly in February 2014
Personal information
Full name Kafoumba Coulibaly[1]
Date of birth (1985-10-26) 26 October 1985
Place of birth Treichville, Ivory Coast[2]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Académie de Sol Beni
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 ASEC Mimosas
2004–2005 Beveren
2005–2006 Chonburi FC
2006–2007 BEC Tero
2007–2008 Bastia 18 (0)
2008–2012 Nice 93 (3)
2012–2015 Kasımpaşa 5 (0)
2017 CA Bastia 1 (0)
Total 117 (3)
National team
2008 Ivory Coast U-23
2008–2012 Ivory Coast 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Coulibaly, a defensive midfielder, began his career at the famous Ivorian club ASEC Abidjan, in their youth academy run by former French international Jean-Marc Guillou. In 2004, he followed the well-trodden path from his homeland club to Belgian Jupiler League side K.S.K. Beveren, before spending time playing in Thailand for first Chonburi FC, then for BEC Tero.

In 2007, he moved to French Ligue 2 outfit SC Bastia, and after an impressive debut season in the French league, he was signed by Côte d'Azur-based Ligue 1 outfit OGC Nice, joining his compatriot, and former Ivorian international Emerse Faé. On August 2012, Coulibaly signed a three-year contract with Turkish Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa S.K., which was then terminated in mutual agreement in January 2015.[3]

International career

He is part of the Ivorian squad for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.

On 22 June 2008, he was part of the senior Ivorian squad for the 2010 World Cup qualifier against Botswana, but was an unused substitute, as the Elephants ran out 4–0 winners.[4] Finally, he received his first cap in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Mozambique on 7 September 2008.

Career statistics

International
Source:[5]
Ivory Coast national team
YearAppsGoals
200810
200900
201010
201140
201260
Total120

Honors

Ivory Coast

References
  1. "Kafoumba Coulibaly". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. Turkish Football Federation
  3. "Ivory Coast international Kafoumba Coulibaly leaves Kasımpaşa". Turkish Football. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. "Ivory Coast 4-0 Botswana: Hammering". ESPN FC. 22 June 2008. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  5. Kafoumba Coulibaly at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. https://africanfootball.com/team/39/Cote-d-Ivoire/25/2012-Africa-Cup-of-Nations/
  7. https://africanfootball.com/tournament-matches/25/2012-Africa-Cup-of-Nations/
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