Gary Coulibaly

Gary Coulibaly (born 30 March 1986) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was born in Corsica in France and is of Malian descent. He previously represented France at under-20 level, but has represented Corsica at senior level.

Gary Coulibaly

Personal information
Date of birth	(1986-03-30) 30 March 1986 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth	Bastia, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2004	Bastia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2008	Bastia	35	(0)
2008–2011	Istres	107	(6)
2011–2014	Monaco	48	(1)
2014	Laval	13	(0)
2014–2015	Ajaccio	24	(0)
2015–2016	Waasland-Beveren	28	(0)
2016–2017	Levadiakos	24	(0)
2017–2022	Bastia	64	(2)
International career
2007–2008	France U20	6	(0)
2009–2010	Corsica	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Bastia, Coulibaly began his career with SC Bastia and made 35 league appearances in four seasons with the club, one of them being in Ligue 1.^[1] He moved to Istres in July 2008 and helped the club gain promotion to Ligue 2 as National champions in his first season.^[1] Two years later, Coulibaly was transferred to Monaco, having scored 6 goals in 107 games for Istres.^[1][2]

In January 2014, he was released by Monaco, having played no games for the club in almost a year.^[3] A few days later, he signed a six months contract with Laval.^[4]

Six months later, Coulibaly returned to his native island, joining Ligue 2 side AC Ajaccio.^[5]

In July 2015, he joined Belgian First Division A club Waasland-Beveren on a free transfer. He signed a one-year contract with the option of another.^[6]

In August 2017, Coulibaly returned to his former club SC Bastia as one of four new signings announced by the club, which had played in Ligue 1 in the 2016–17 season but dropped to the fifth-tier Championnat National 3 after filing bankruptcy.^[7]

References

1. "Gary Coulibaly". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 10 January 2007.
2. "Gary Coulibaly". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
3. "Résiliation de contrat pour Gary Coulibaly" [Contract terminated for Coulibaly] (in French). asm-fc.com. 18 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
4. "Gary Coulibaly s'engage avec Laval" [Gary Coulibaly signs with Laval] (in French). stade-lavallois.com. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
5. "Un international Corse à l'ACA" (in French). ac-ajaccio.com. 21 August 2014. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
6. "Jupiler Pro League - Waasland-Beveren recrute le médian Gary Coulibaly". RTL sport (in French). 3 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
7. "Bastia (National 3) recrute trois joueurs sous contrat fédéral et un joueur avec le statut amateur". L'Équipe (in French). 29 August 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

External links

• Gary Coulibaly – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
• Gary Coulibaly at Soccerway
• Gary Coulibaly at WorldFootball.net