Ousmane Coulibaly

Ousmane Coulibaly (born 9 July 1989) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Al-Wakrah in Qatar Stars League. His brother is the professional kickboxer, multiple champion of France and world champion, Abdarhmane Coulibaly.

Ousmane Coulibaly

Personal information
Date of birth	9 July 1989
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Club information
Current team	Al-Wakrah
Number	21
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–	Al-Wakrah	13	(1)
National team^‡
2011–	Mali	16	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2017

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]

Career statistics

As of 1 July 2019[9]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe*		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
Career total			175	4	14	0	6	0	4	0	199	4

(* Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League)

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

Honours

Mali

• Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2013[10][11]

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. "Profile Ousmane Coulibaly". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
10. https://www.goal.com/en-za/news/4642/2013-africa-cup-of-nations/2013/01/09/3660526/paris-saint-germain-midfielder-momo-sissoko-makes-mali-afcon
11. https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/1485398-african-cup-of-nations-full-fixtures-schedule-standings-and-results.amp.html

External links

• Ousmane Coulibaly at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ousmane Coulibaly at Soccerway