Mamoutou Coulibaly (born 23 February 1984) is a Malian former professional footballer who played as a centre back. Coulibaly won two caps for the Mali national team between 2005 and 2006.[1]
 Coulibaly in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 February 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Centre Salif Keita | ||
| 2003–2006 | Auxerre | 1 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Auxerre B | 60 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Istres | 22 | (1) |
| 2007 | Kasımpaşa | 6 | (0) |
| 2008 | FC Brussels | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Cherno More | 29 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Irtysh Pavlodar | 64 | (4) |
| 2014 | Kaisar | 30 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Cherno More | 30 | (1) |
| 2017 | Kyzylzhar | 23 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Mali U-20 | ||
| 2005–2006 | Mali | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editBorn in Bamako, Mali, Coulibaly began his career at Centre Salif Keita before earning a move to French club AJ Auxerre in 2003. In three years at Auxerre Coulibaly made two appearances for the first team, once in the domestic league and once in the UEFA Cup, and in 2006 he was sold to Ligue 2 team FC Istres.
Coulibaly became a regular for Istres and in June 2007, after spending one year at the club, it was announced that he would leave the team and join Turkish side Kasımpaşa S.K.
In 2008 Coulibaly was part of the Belgian side FC Brussels.
Cherno More
editIn January 2009 Coulibaly was invited by Bulgarian side Cherno More Varna to join a trial period, which began on 29 January. He made his team debut a few days later, in a 4–0 friendly win against the Bulgaria U19. On 20 February, Cherno More signed Coulibaly on a two-a-half-year deal. He made his competitive debut for Cherno More on 8 March 2009 against Pirin in the round of 16 of the A PFG. Until the end of the 2009–10 season he played 35 matches for the club.[2]
Irtysh Pavlodar
editIn November 2010, Coulibaly signed a contract with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Irtysh.[3] The Malian made his official debut for the team (as a starter) on 6 March 2011, in the 1–0 away win over FC Taraz in a Kazakhstan Premier League match.[4] On 30 April 2011, Coulibaly scored his first goal for the club in the 3–2 home win against FC Tobol in a league game.[5]
Kaisar
editIn February 2014, Coulibaly moved from Irtysh to fellow Kazakh Premier League side FC Kaisar.[6]
Cherno More Return
editOn 3 February 2015, Coulibaly returned to Cherno More.[7]
Kyzylzhar
editIn early 2017, Coulibaly returned to Kazakhstan, signing for FC Kyzylzhar.[8]
International career
editCoulibaly played for the Mali under-20 side and captained the team at the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, where he played two matches.[9] He also played four matches at 2001 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Argentina.
Honours
editCherno More
References
edit- ^ Mamoutou Coulibaly at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "2008–09 Statistics". pfl.bg. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ^ ""Иртыш" подписал Мамуту Кулибали". Sports.kz. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ^ "Taraz-Irtysh Match Report". soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ "Irtysh-Tobol Match Report". soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ Кайсар подписал контракт с Кулибали. sports.kz/ (in Russian). sports.kz/. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ "Мамуту Кулибали се присъедини към моряците". chernomore.gong.bg (in Bulgarian). PFC Cherno More Varna. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ С Днем Рождения, Кулибали Мамуту!. fckyzyl-zharsk.kz (in Russian). FC Kyzylzhar. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ Mamoutou Coulibaly – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links
edit- Mamoutou Coulibaly at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Mamoutou Coulibaly at the Turkish Football Federation