Goduine Koyalipou (born 15 February 2000) is a Central African professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia. A former youth international for France, he plays for the Central African Republic national team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 15 February 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Bangui, Central African Republic | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | CSKA Sofia | ||
Number | 77 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2017 | Niort | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2021 | Niort II | 20 | (9) |
2017–2021 | Niort | 57 | (6) |
2021–2023 | Lausanne-Sport | 22 | (4) |
2022–2023 | → Avranches (loan) | 18 | (13) |
2023–2024 | Beveren | 30 | (16) |
2024– | CSKA Sofia | 2 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | France U18 | 3 | (2) |
2018 | France U19 | 2 | (2) |
2023– | Central African Republic | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:51, 24 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:43, 6 August 2024 (UTC) |
Club career
editKoyalipou moved to France from the Central African Republic as a young child, and joined the Niort academy at the age of 7. Koyalipou made his professional debut for Niort in a 2–1 Ligue 2 loss to Stade de Reims on 8 December 2017.[1] He signed his first professional contract on 26 January 2018.[2]
Koyalipou signed for Swiss club Lausanne-Sport in June 2021.[3] On 4 January 2023, he was loaned to Avranches in Championnat National.[4]
On 17 July 2023, Koyaliou signed a three-year contract with Beveren in Belgium.[5]
On 6 August 2024, Koyaliou moved to CSKA Sofia where he signed a three-year contract.[6]
International career
editBorn in Central African Republic, Koyalipou represented France internationally. He was called up to the France U18s for a friendly tournament in April 2018.[7] After more than two years without being called to France's youth teams and irregular seasons, in January 2021, Koyalipou expressed his desire to represent Central African Republic. He made his debut for CAR on 7 September 2023 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ghana.[8]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 24 August 2024
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Niort II | 2016–17 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 4 | |||||
2018–19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | |||||
2020–21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | |||||
Total | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | ||
Niort | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 3 | ||
2018–19 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 3 | ||||
2019–20 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 21 | 1 | ||||
2020–21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
Total | 57 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 7 | ||
Lausanne-Sport | 2021–22 | Super League | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | |||
2022–23 | Challenge League | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 3 | ||||
Total | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | ||
Avranches (loan) | 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 13 | |||
Beveren | 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 30 | 16 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 32 | 17 | |||
CSKA Sofia | 2024–25 | First League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | |||
Career total | 149 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 51 |
International
edit- As of match played 20 November 2023
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Central African Republic | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2017/2018 - 18ème journée - Chamois Niortais / Stade de Reims". www.lfp.fr.
- ^ "Goduine Koyalipou, du centre de formation des Chamois niortais à l'équipe professionnelle". 2 February 2018.
- ^ "Koyalipou, Kapo et Kingombe sont lausannois" (in French). lausanne-sport.ch. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "GODUINE KOYALIPOU EN PRÊT JUSQU'AU TERME DE LA SAISON" (in French). FC Lausanne-Sport. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, GODUINE KOYALIPOU!" [WELCOME TO THE FREETHIEL, GODUINE KOYALIPOU!] (in Dutch). Beveren. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "ЦСКА подписа с централния нападател Годуин Коялипу" [CSKA signed centre-forward Goduine Koyalipou] (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Koyalipou en U18 France - Chamois Niortais FC". 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Ghana v CAR game report". Soccerway. 7 September 2023.
External links
edit- Goduine Koyalipou at Soccerway
- Goduine Koyalipou – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Goduine Koyalipou at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Chamois Niortais Profile Archived 7 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Goduine Koyalipou at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Goduine Koyalipou at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)