Moussa Coulibaly
Coulibaly with Sepahan in 2016
Personal information
Full name Moussa Coulbaly
Date of birth (1993-03-10) March 10, 1993
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre Back
Team information
Current team
 Foolad
Number 5
Youth career
2008–2010 Stade Malien
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Stade Malien
2012–2013 Djoliba 19 (2)
2013–2016 Esteghlal Khuzestan 67 (4)
2016–2017 Sepahan 28 (2)
2017–2018 Esteghlal Khuzestan 21 (1)
2018–2019 Naft Masjed Soleyman 25 (1)
2019– Foolad 90 (10)
International career
2011 Mali U20 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 July 2021

Moussa Coulibaly is a Malian football defender who currently plays for Iranian football club Foolad in the Persian Gulf Pro League.[1]

Club career

Stade Malien

Moussa Coulibaly joined the senior team in 2009. He played in 2011 CAF Champions League.

Djoliba

Moussa Coulibaly transferred to Djoliba in 2012. He played in 2013 CAF Champions League, scoring against Casa Sports. Moussa Coulibaly also played in the full season and scored two goals against CS Duguwolofila.[2]

Esteghlal Khuzestan

Coulibaly joined Esteghlal Khuzestan in summer 2013 after being spotted by head coach Abdollah Veisi.[3] He became a regular in the 2014–15 season, starting 23 games and scoring a goal. In the 2015–16 season he became one of Esteghlal Khuzestan's key players and was recognized as one of the best defenders in the league. In that season he helped the club to a historic first Persian Gulf Pro League championship. Due to his good performances throughout the season, Coulibaly was named in the Persian Gulf Pro League 2015–16 team of the season.

Sepahan

In May 2016 after his coach at Esteghlal Khuzestan, Abdollah Veisi, became coach of Sepahan, Coulibaly signed a two-year contract with the club. Coulibaly scored his first goal with Sepahan on 27 October 2016 in a 1–1 draw against Saipa. One month later on 24 November, he scored again in a 1–1 draw against Foolad.

Esteghlal Khuzestan

In May 2017 he returned to his previous club for a two-year contract.

International career

Moussa Coulibaly played for Mali Under-20 at 2 competitions. He started his debut for Mali under-20 in 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup against Colombia Under-20, the game ended as a 2-0 defeat for Mali. Moussa Coulibaly also played in 2011 African Youth Championship, Coulibaly played 4 games in that competition and Mali finished fourth.[4][5][6]

Club career statistics

As of 4 December 2020
Club Division Season League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Esteghlal
Khuzestan		 Pro League 2013–14 16210––172
2014–15 23120––251
2015–16 28120––301
Sepahan 2016-17 28 2 1 0 – – 29 2
Esteghlal

Khuzestan

 2017-18 21 1 2 0 – – 23 1
Naft MS 2018-19 25 1 2 0 – – 27 1
Foolad 2019-20 11 1 2 0 – – 13 1
Career totals 1529120001649

Honours

Stade Malien

Esteghlal Khuzestan

Foolad

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Moussa Coulibaly at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Djoliba vs. Duguwolofila - 24 June 2012 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. ↑ "حضور دو بازیکن خارجی در استقلالخوزستان". ورزش سه.
  4. ↑ "Summary - Africa U20 Cup of Nations - Africa - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  5. ↑ "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Moussa COULIBALY". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  6. ↑ "AfricanFootball - News and Stats about Moussa Coulibaly - 2015 FIFA U20 World Cup - Mali U20". African Football. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  7. ↑ "Summary - Première Division - Mali - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  8. ↑ "Summary - CAF Confederation Cup - Africa - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  9. ↑ "Foolad beat Esteghlal to win Iran's Hazfi Cup". Tehran Times. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Foolad beat Persepolis to win Iran's Super Cup". Tehran Times. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
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