Kalifa Coulibaly (born 21 August 1991) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a forward for French Championnat National club Caen and the Mali national team.

Kalifa Coulibaly
Coulibaly with Gent in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-08-21) 21 August 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Caen
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Real Bamako
2011–2014 Paris Saint-Germain B 86 (30)
2014–2015 Charleroi 29 (7)
2015–2017 Gent 60 (12)
2017–2022 Nantes 99 (21)
2022–2023 Red Star Belgrade 4 (1)
2023–2024 Quevilly-Rouen 30 (12)
2024– Caen 8 (0)
International career
2013– Mali 31 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:40, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:44, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Bamako, Coulibaly played club football for Real Bamako, Paris Saint-Germain B and Sporting Charleroi[1] before signing a four-year deal with Gent in June 2015.[2]

On 18 August 2017, FC Nantes announced the signing of Coulibaly on a five-year deal.[3]

On 29 August 2022, Coulibaly signed with Red Star Belgrade in Serbia until the end of the season, with an option to extend.[4]

International career

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Coulibaly made his international debut for the Mali national team in 2013.[1] He was a member of the squad at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 2 November 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris Saint-Germain 2011–12 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charleroi 2014–15 Belgian Pro League 30 7 2 0 32 7
Gent 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 24 4 3 0 6[a] 2 0 0 33 6
2016–17 Belgian Pro League 33 9 0 0 10[b] 4 0 0 43 13
2017–18 Belgian Pro League 3 0 0 0 2[b] 0 0 0 5 0
Total 60 13 3 0 18 6 0 0 81 19
Nantes 2017–18 Ligue 1 8 1 8 1
2018–19 Ligue 1 32 8 5 3 2 1 39 12
2019–20 Ligue 1 21 4 1 1 1 0 23 5
2020–21 Ligue 1 17 3 0 0 2[c] 0 19 3
2021–22 Ligue 1 21 5 0 0 21 5
Total 99 21 6 4 3 1 2 0 110 26
Red Star Belgrade 2022–23 Serbian SuperLiga 4 1 1 0 1[b] 0 6 0
Quevilly-Rouen 2023–24 Ligue 2 30 12 2 0 32 12
Caen 2024–25 Ligue 2 8 0 0 0 8 0
Career total 214 51 14 4 3 1 19 6 2 0 252 61
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

International

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As of match played 16 November 2022[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Mali 2013 1 0
2014 3 0
2015 0 0
2016 2 0
2017 5 1
2018 1 0
2019 7 1
2020 2 0
2021 4 3
2022 5 1
Total 31 6
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Coulibaly goal.[1]
List of international goals scored by Kalifa Coulibaly
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 June 2017 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali   Gabon 1–1 2–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 23 March 2019 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali   South Sudan 1–0 3–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3 11 June 2021 Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia   DR Congo 1–0 1–1 Friendly
4 11 November 2021 Nyamirambo Regional Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda   Rwanda 3–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 14 November 2021 Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco   Uganda 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 4 June 2022 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali   Congo 4–0 4–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

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Real Bamako

Nantes

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Kalifa Coulibaly". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Coulibaly tekent bij AA Gent, Pollet maakt de omgekeerde beweging" (in Dutch). Sporza. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Kalifa Coulibaly (La Gantoise) à Nantes, c'est officiel". L'Équipe (in French). 18 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Калифа Кулибали у Звезди!" (in Serbian). Red Star Belgrade. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Mali : 3 recalés, la liste des 23 pour la CAN" (in French). Afrik Foot. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  6. ^ Kalifa Coulibaly at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  7. ^ "MALIAN CUP 2010 – FINALE". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  8. ^ "COUPE DE FRANCE 2021 – 2022 – FINALE". fff.fr. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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