| Ismaila Coulibaly | |
| Fullname: | Ismaila Cheick Coulibaly[1] |
| Birth Date: | 25 December 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Mali |
| Height: | 1.83 m[2] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Sheffield United |
| Clubnumber: | 29 |
| Youthyears1: | –2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Duguwolofila |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Sarpsborg 08 |
| Caps1: | 27 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2020– |
| Clubs2: | Sheffield United |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Beerschot (loan) |
| Caps3: | 42 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2024 |
| Clubs4: | → AIK (loan) |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Mali U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam2: | Mali |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 31 July 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 04:23, 3 April 2023 (UTC) |
Ismaila Cheick Coulibaly (born 25 December 2000) is a Malian footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Sheffield United and the Mali national team.
On 14 January 2019, Sarpsborg 08 announced the signing of Coulibaly to a four-year contract.[3]
On 9 September 2020, Premier League club Sheffield United announced the signing of Coulibaly[4] and immediately sent him to Belgian First Division A side Beerschot on a three-year loan deal.[5] The loan was terminated after two seasons following Beerschot's relegation from the Belgian top tier.
Coulibaly made his debut for the senior squad of Sheffield United on 7 January 2023 in a FA Cup matchup against Millwall[6] and made his first start on 7 February 2023 in the fourth-round replay win over Wrexham.[7] 4 days later he made his league debut as a late substitute in a 3–0 EFL Championship victory over Swansea City.[8] In late March he made his international debut for Mali.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2019 | Eliteserien | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 28 | 4 | ||
| Sheffield United | 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Beerschot (Loan) | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 44 | 5 | ||||
| Career total | 70 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 79 | 9 | |||