Matar Coly
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 November 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Tivaouane, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lausanne-Sport | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994—2002 | Génération Foot | ||
| 2002—2003 | Lens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003—2005 | Lens B | 38 | (11) |
| 2005—2008 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 104 | (35) |
| 2009 | Al-Wahda | 12 | (6) |
| 2009—2010 | Young Boys | 13 | (1) |
| 2010—2013 | Young Boys II | 5 | (1) |
| 2012—2013 | → Biel-Bienne (loan) | 21 | (9) |
| 2013— | Lausanne-Sport | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 June 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Matar Coly (born 10 November 1984) is a Senegalese professional footballer who currently plays for Lausanne-Sport.
Career
Coly began his career in 1994 in Dakar with Génération Foot, at 10 years old. Aged 18 he joined the youth team of RC Lens, in 2003 was called up to the second team of Lens, where he played alongside Seydou Keita, Daniel Cousin and John Utaka.[1] In the summer of 2005 he transferred to Neuchâtel Xamax, where he played until January 2009 before being sold to Al-Wahda in the United Arab Emirates where he would remain for only six months. Coly returned to Switzerland during the summer of 2009, signing for BSC Young Boys. After featuring for the first-team in his first season with the club, he was moved down to the reserve team for the next two seasons and was finally sent on loan to second-tier side FC Biel-Bienne for the 2012-13 season. In the summer of 2013 Coly signed for FC Lausanne-Sport on a one year contract with an option for a one year extension, arriving as a free transfer.[2]
References
- ↑ "Matar COLY". Site RC Lens (in French) (sitercl.com). 26 April 2005. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ↑ "Matar Coly signe au Lausanne-Sport". FC Lausanne-Sport (in French) (lausanne-sport.ch). 20 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
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