Kalidou Koulibaly

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

<templatestyles src="Module:Infobox/styles.css"></templatestyles>

Kalidou Koulibaly
File:Kalidou Koulibaly.jpg
Koulibaly playing for Genk in 2014
Personal information
Full name Kalidou Koulibaly
Date of birth (1991-06-20) 20 June 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France
Height Script error: No such module "person height".
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Napoli
Number 26
Youth career
1999–2004 Saint-Dié
2004–2006 Metz
2006–2009 Saint-Dié
2009–2010 Metz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Metz 41 (1)
2012–2014 Genk 64 (3)
2014– Napoli 44 (1)
International career‡
2011–2012 France U20 11 (0)
2015– Senegal 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:31, 24 January 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 2015

Kalidou Koulibaly (born 20 June 1991) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a centre back for Italian club Napoli in Serie A.[1] He is recognized for his passing ability and versatility, as he can play as a central defender, right back or defensive midfielder.

Club career

Metz

Koulibaly began his career playing for hometown club SR Saint-Dié and spent two seasons playing on the club's senior team in the Championnat de France amateur 2 before joining the academy of professional club Metz on 1 July 2009.[2] While at Metz, Koulibaly helped the club's under-19 team win the 2009–10 Coupe Gambardella after the team defeated Sochaux 5–4 on penalties in the final.[3] He also played on the club's amateur team in the Championnat de France amateur appearing in 15 matches as Metz were crowned champions of the league finishing with 107 points.

Prior to the start of the 2010–11 season, Koulibaly signed his first professional contract agreeing to a one-year deal. He was, subsequently, promoted to the senior team by new manager Dominique Bijotat. Koulibaly made his professional debut on 20 August 2010 in a league match against Vannes. He appeared as a substitute in a 1–0 victory.[4]

Genk

On 29 June 2012, Koulibaly joined Belgian club Racing Genk after agreeing to a four-year deal.[5]

Napoli

On 19 May 2014 Koulibaly was sold to S.S.C. Napoli in Italy. [6]

International Career

Kalidou Koulibaly was born and raised in France by Senegalese parents, and was therefore eligible for both nations. He played for the U-20 French side starting in 2011. However, in early September 2015, Koulibaly changed federations and joined the Senegal national football team, despite the interest to call him for Les Bleus from Didier Deschamps [1]. He made his debut on 5 September 2015 in an AFCON qualifier against Namibia in a 2–0 victory.

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Kalidou_Koulibaly&oldid=722870080"