Fousseny Coulibaly Explained

Fousseny Coulibaly
Full Name:Fousseny Coulibaly[1]
Birth Date:12 December 1992
Birth Place:Ivory Coast
Height:1.93 m
Position:Midfielder
Years1:2010–2013
Clubs1:Stella Club
Years2:2013–2014
Clubs2:Union Monastirienne
Caps2:28
Goals2:2
Years3:2014–2023
Clubs3:Espérance de Tunis
Caps3:175
Goals3:8
Years4:2015
Clubs4:Stade Tunisien (loan)
Caps4:7
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:2013–
Nationalteam1:Ivory Coast
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:30 June 2023
Ntupdate:09:28, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

Fousseny Coulibaly (born 12 December 1992) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Coulibaly has played for Stella Club, Union Monastirienne, Espérance de Tunis and Stade Tunisien.

International career

Coulibaly made one appearance for Ivory Coast in 2013. In December 2017 he announced his intention to apply for Tunisian citizenship and to represesent the Tunisian national team.[2] In February 2018 it was announced that Coulibaly's application would not be processed in time for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[3] He made his return to the Ivorian team during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, appeared as a substitution in Ivory Coast's 3–0 win over Niger.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: ES Tunis . FIFA . 5 . 5 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191205105526/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FCWC/2019/pdf/FCWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF . 5 December 2019 . dead.
  2. Web site: Ivory Coast-born Fousseny Coulibaly is included in a Tunisia training squad. 27 December 2017. 7 February 2018. Oluwashina Okeleji. BBC Sport.
  3. Web site: Ivory Coast-born Coulibaly's World Cup bid with Tunisia blocked. 7 February 2018. 7 February 2018. Oluwashina Okeleji. BBC Sport.
  4. Web site: Football: La Côte d'Ivoire bat le Niger 3-0 et se qualifie pour la CAN 2021 - Abidjan.net News.