Gary Coulibaly Explained

Gary Coulibaly
Birth Date:30 March 1986[1]
Birth Place:Bastia, France
Height:1.83m[2]
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:–2004
Youthclubs1:Bastia
Years1:2004–2008
Clubs1:Bastia
Caps1:35
Goals1:0
Years2:2008–2011
Clubs2:Istres
Caps2:107
Goals2:6
Years3:2011–2014
Clubs3:Monaco
Caps3:48
Goals3:1
Years4:2014
Clubs4:Laval
Caps4:13
Goals4:0
Years5:2014–2015
Clubs5:Ajaccio
Caps5:24
Goals5:0
Years6:2015–2016
Clubs6:Waasland-Beveren
Caps6:28
Goals6:0
Years7:2016–2017
Clubs7:Levadiakos
Caps7:24
Goals7:0
Years8:2017–2022
Clubs8:Bastia
Caps8:64
Goals8:2
Nationalyears1:2007–2008
Nationalteam1:France U20
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2009–2010
Nationalteam2:Corsica
Nationalcaps2:11
Nationalgoals2:0

Gary Coulibaly (born 30 March 1986) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was born in Corsica in France and is of Malian descent. He previously represented France at under-20 level, but has represented Corsica at senior level.

Career

Born in Bastia, Coulibaly began his career with SC Bastia and made 35 league appearances in four seasons with the club, one of them being in Ligue 1.[1] He moved to Istres in July 2008 and helped the club gain promotion to Ligue 2 as National champions in his first season.[1] Two years later, Coulibaly was transferred to Monaco, having scored 6 goals in 107 games for Istres.[1] [2]

In January 2014, he was released by Monaco, having played no games for the club in almost a year.[3] A few days later, he signed a six months contract with Laval.[4]

Six months later, Coulibaly returned to his native island, joining Ligue 2 side AC Ajaccio.[5]

In July 2015, he joined Belgian First Division A club Waasland-Beveren on a free transfer. He signed a one-year contract with the option of another.[6]

In August 2017, Coulibaly returned to his former club SC Bastia as one of four new signings announced by the club, which had played in Ligue 1 in the 2016–17 season but dropped to the fifth-tier Championnat National 3 after filing bankruptcy.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Gary Coulibaly. 10 January 2007. L'Équipe. French.
  2. Web site: Gary Coulibaly. Soccerway. Global Sports Media. 15 March 2012.
  3. News: Résiliation de contrat pour Gary Coulibaly . Contract terminated for Coulibaly . . French . 18 January 2014 . 18 January 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201200330/http://www.asm-fc.com/fr/article/resiliation-de-contrat-pour-gary-coulibaly-64025.html . 1 February 2014 .
  4. News: Gary Coulibaly s'engage avec Laval. Gary Coulibaly signs with Laval. stade-lavallois.com. French. 31 January 2014. 14 February 2014.
  5. News: Un international Corse à l'ACA. ac-ajaccio.com. French. 21 August 2014. 21 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140821175244/http://www.ac-ajaccio.com/Attualita/Un_international_Corse_a_l_ACA-05257. 21 August 2014. dead.
  6. Web site: Jupiler Pro League - Waasland-Beveren recrute le médian Gary Coulibaly . RTL sport . 31 July 2020 . French . 3 July 2015.
  7. News: Bastia (National 3) recrute trois joueurs sous contrat fédéral et un joueur avec le statut amateur. 17 October 2017. L'Équipe. 29 August 2017. French.