Ousman Koli (born 18 October 1988) is a Gambian footballer who plays as a defender for IB 1975 Ljubljana.

Ousman Koli
Ousman Koli
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-10-18) 18 October 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Bakau, Gambia[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team
IB 1975 Ljubljana
Youth career
2001–2002 Bakau United
2003–2004 Steve Biko Football Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2009 Steve Biko
2009–2010 Red Star Saint-Ouen 3 (0)
2010–2011 Radomlje 9 (0)
2011–2012 Šenčur 11 (1)
2012 Triglav Kranj 5 (0)
2012–2013 Mohammedan Dhaka 12 (0)
2013 Muktijoddha Shangsad KC 10 (0)
2013–2014 Ankaran Hrvatini 33 (1)
2015 Mosta 9 (0)
2015–2016 Mladost Doboj Kakanj 0 (0)
2016 Sala FF 5 (0)
2017 Boo FK 0 (0)
2020– IB 1975 Ljubljana
International career
Gambia U17
2007–2015 Gambia 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Born in Bakau, Koli began his career in 2001 with Bakau United and joined their league rivals Steve Biko FC in 2003.[2]

In August 2011, he signed a contract with Slovenian second tier side Šenčur.[3]

In February 2012, Koli joined Slovenian top flight team Triglav Kranj.[4]

International career edit

Koli was a member of the Gambia under-17 team that won the 22 July Peace Tournament, held in Banjul in 2003.[2] He was also included in the squad that won the first-ever international trophy for Gambia, when the team hosted and won the 2005 African U-17 Championship.[2]

He debuted for the senior team in 2007 in a match against Guinea.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Gambia – O. Koli". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "The Gallant Scorpions – Ousman Koli – Steve Biko". Daily Observer. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  3. ^ Ous Koli Seals Deal With Slovanian [sic] Club at AllAfrica.com
  4. ^ Plestenjak, Rok (7 February 2012). "Kako so trgovali drugoligaši?" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Ousman Koli". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

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