Fousseny Coulibaly (born 12 December 1992) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
 Coulibaly in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fousseny Coulibaly[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Stella Club | ||
| 2013–2014 | Union Monastirienne | 28 | (2) |
| 2014–2023 | Espérance de Tunis | 175 | (8) |
| 2015 | → Stade Tunisien (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013– | Ivory Coast | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:28, 21 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Coulibaly has played for Stella Club, Union Monastirienne, Espérance de Tunis and Stade Tunisien.[2][3]
International career edit
Coulibaly made one appearance for Ivory Coast in 2013.[2] In December 2017 he announced his intention to apply for Tunisian citizenship and to represesent the Tunisian national team.[4] In February 2018 it was announced that Coulibaly's application would not be processed in time for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[5] He made his return to the Ivorian team during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, appeared as a substitution in Ivory Coast's 3–0 win over Niger.[6]
References edit
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: ES Tunis" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "Fousseny Coulibaly". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ Fousseny Coulibaly at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (27 December 2017). "Ivory Coast-born Fousseny Coulibaly is included in a Tunisia training squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (7 February 2018). "Ivory Coast-born Coulibaly's World Cup bid with Tunisia blocked". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Football: La Côte d'Ivoire bat le Niger 3-0 et se qualifie pour la CAN 2021 - Abidjan.net News".
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