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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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 March 1986[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bastia, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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 | |||
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]
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