Moussa Coulibaly (footballer, born 1993)

Moussa Coulibaly
	Coulibaly with Sepahan in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Moussa Coulbaly
Date of birth	March 10, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre Back
Team information
Current team	Foolad
Number	5
Youth career
2008–2010	Stade Malien
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2012	Stade Malien
2012–2013	Djoliba
2013–2016	Esteghlal Khuzestan
2016–2017	Sepahan
2017–2018	Esteghlal Khuzestan
2018–2019	Naft Masjed Soleyman
2019–	Foolad
International career
2011	Mali U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 July 2021

Moussa Coulibaly is a Malian football defender who currently plays for Iranian football club Foolad in the Persian Gulf Pro League.^[1]

Club career

Stade Malien

Moussa Coulibaly joined the senior team in 2009. He played in 2011 CAF Champions League.

Djoliba

Moussa Coulibaly transferred to Djoliba in 2012. He played in 2013 CAF Champions League, scoring against Casa Sports. Moussa Coulibaly also played in the full season and scored two goals against CS Duguwolofila.^[2]

Esteghlal Khuzestan

Coulibaly joined Esteghlal Khuzestan in summer 2013 after being spotted by head coach Abdollah Veisi.^[3] He became a regular in the 2014–15 season, starting 23 games and scoring a goal. In the 2015–16 season he became one of Esteghlal Khuzestan's key players and was recognized as one of the best defenders in the league. In that season he helped the club to a historic first Persian Gulf Pro League championship. Due to his good performances throughout the season, Coulibaly was named in the Persian Gulf Pro League 2015–16 team of the season.

Sepahan

In May 2016 after his coach at Esteghlal Khuzestan, Abdollah Veisi, became coach of Sepahan, Coulibaly signed a two-year contract with the club. Coulibaly scored his first goal with Sepahan on 27 October 2016 in a 1–1 draw against Saipa. One month later on 24 November, he scored again in a 1–1 draw against Foolad.

Esteghlal Khuzestan

In May 2017 he returned to his previous club for a two-year contract.

International career

Moussa Coulibaly played for Mali Under-20 at 2 competitions. He started his debut for Mali under-20 in 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup against Colombia Under-20, the game ended as a 2-0 defeat for Mali. Moussa Coulibaly also played in 2011 African Youth Championship, Coulibaly played 4 games in that competition and Mali finished fourth.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Club career statistics

As of 4 December 2020

Club	Division	Season	League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Other		Total
Club	Division	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Esteghlal Khuzestan	Pro League	2013–14	16	2	1	0	–	–	0	0	17	2
		2014–15	23	1	2	0	–	–	0	0	25	1
		2015–16	28	1	2	0	–	–	0	0	30	1
	Total		67	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	67	4
Sepahan	Persian Gulf Pro League	2016-17	28	2	1	0	–	–	0	0	29	2
Esteghlal Khuzestan	Persian Gulf Pro League	2017-18	21	1	2	0	–	–	0	0	23	1
Naft MS	Persian Gulf Pro League	2018-19	25	1	2	0	–	–	0	0	27	1
Foolad	Persian Gulf Pro League	2019-20	22	2	0	0	–	–	0	0	22	2
		2020-21	26	4	5	0	2	0	0	0	33	4
		2021-22	21	0	1	0	5	1	1	1	28	2
		2022-23	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	3
		2023-24	20	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	2
	Total		102	11	7	0	7	1	1	1	117	13
Career totals			243	19	17	0	7	1	1	1	268	21