Moussa Coulibaly (footballer, born 1993)

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

Moussa Coulibaly

Coulibaly with Sepahan in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Moussa Coulbaly
Date of birth	(1993-03-10) March 10, 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre Back
Youth career
2008–2010	Stade Malien
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2012	Stade Malien
2012–2013	Djoliba	19	(2)
2013–2016	Esteghlal Khuzestan	67	(4)
2016–2017	Sepahan	28	(2)
2017–2018	Esteghlal Khuzestan	21	(1)
2018–2019	Naft Masjed Soleyman	25	(1)
2019–2025	Foolad	112	(13)
International career
2011	Mali U20	6	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 July 2021

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
			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

Honours

Stade Malien

• Malian Première Division: 2011–12 (Runners Up)^[7]
• CAF Confederation Cup: 2012 (Runners Up)^[8]

Esteghlal Khuzestan

• Persian Gulf Pro League: 2015–16

Foolad

• Hazfi Cup: 2020–21^[9]
• Iranian Super Cup: 2021^[10]

Individual

• Persian Gulf Pro League Team of the Year: 2015–16