Ousmane Coulibaly

Not to be confused with Ousmane Coulibaly (Burkinabé footballer).

Ousmane Coulibaly (born 9 July 1989) is a professional former footballer who plays as a defender. Born in France, he represented Mali at international level. His brother is the professional kickboxer, multiple champion of France and world champion, Abdarhmane Coulibaly.

Ousmane Coulibaly

Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-07-09) 9 July 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
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)
2019–2022	Al-Wakrah	52	(3)
2022–2023	Al Shahaniya	8	(1)
International career
2011–2017	Mali	16	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

On 8 January 2022, in the first half of the Qatar Stars League match between Al-Rayyan and Al-Wakrah, Coulibaly suffered a heart attack and was taken to hospital. He was in a stable condition per a statement from his club.^[9][10]

Career statistics

As of 10 April 2023^[11]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental*		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
Al-Wakrah SC	2019–20	Qatar Stars League	18	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	21	1
	2020–21	Qatar Stars League	22	2	4	2	0	0	1	0	27	4
	2021–22	Qatar Stars League	12	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	16	1
	Total		52	3	11	3	0	0	1	0	64	6
Al Shahaniya	2022–23	Qatari Second Division	8	1	2	1	-	-	-	-	10	2
Career total			235	8	27	4	6	0	5	0	273	12

(* Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League)

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

Honours

Mali

• Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2013^[12][13]

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. "Qatari League game abandoned after player collapses". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
10. "Press release from Qatar Stars League | QSL". qsl.qa. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
11. "Profile Ousmane Coulibaly". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
12. "Paris Saint Germain midfielder Momo Sissoko makes Mali Afcon squad | Goal.com".
13. "African Cup of Nations 2013: Full Fixtures, Schedule, Standings and Results".

External links

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