Kafoumba Coulibaly

Kafoumba Coulibaly
Personal information
Full nameKafoumba Coulibaly
Date of birthOctober 26, 1985
Place of birthAbidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Kasımpaşa
Youth career
Académie de Sol Beni
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2003–2004ASEC Mimosas
2004–2005Beveren
2005–2006Chonburi FC
2006–2007BEC Tero
2007–2008Bastia18(0)
2008–2012Nice74(2)
2012–Kasımpaşa3(0)
National team‡
2008Côte d'Ivoire U-23
2008Côte d'Ivoire1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 June 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2009

Kafoumba Coulibaly (born October 26, 1985 in Côte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian footballer.

Career

Coulibaly, a defensive midfielder, began his career at the much famed Ivorian club ASEC Abidjan in their youth academy run by former French international Jean-Marc Guillou. In 2004 he followed the well-trodden path from his homeland club to Belgian Jupiler League side K.S.K. Beveren, before spending time playing in Thailand for first Chonburi FC then BEC Tero. In 2007 he moved to French Ligue 2 outfit SC Bastia, and after an impressive debut season in the French league he was signed by Côte d'Azur based Ligue 1 outfit OGC Nice, joining his compatriot, and former Ivorian international Emerse Faé. On August 26, 2012, Coulibaly signed three-year contract with Turkish Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa S.K..

International career

He is part of the Ivorian squad for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.

On 22 June 2008 he was part of the senior Ivorian squad for the 2010 World Cup qualifier against Botswana, but was an unused substitute, as the Elephants ran out 4–0 winners. Finally, he received his first cap in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Mozambique on 7 September 2008.

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