Pan Pierre Koulibaly (born 24 March 1986), commonly known as Pierre Koulibaly, is a Burkinabé

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who plays soccer for

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Personal life

Pierre's twin brother,

Paul Koulibaly Keba Paul Koulibaly (born 24 March 1986) is a Burkinabé footballer who plays as a defender for EFO and the Burkina Faso national team. He plays as a centre-back or a left-back. Personal life Paul's twin brother, Pierre Koulibaly is also a ...

is also a professional footballer.

Club career

Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou (EFO)

Pierre began his professional footballing career in 2005 with his parent club, Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou. In his two-year spell with the

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-based club, he helped them win the 2006 Coupe du Faso and also the 2005–06 Burkinabé SuperCup. In late December 2006, news speculated that

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n giants, Étoile Sportive du Sahel and

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are interested in obtaining the services of the 19-year old Burkinabé footballer.

Al-Ittihad

He first moved out of

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in 2007 to

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and more accurately to

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where he signed a three-year contract with

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's Al-Ittihad Club. In his three-year spell with the Tripoli-based club, he helped them win the 2008–09 Libyan Premier League and the

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, the 2009 Libyan Cup and the

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Al-Nasr

In January 2008, the Burkinabé international was loaned to his former club's rivals and another Libyan giants, Al-Nasr SC of

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KV Mechelen

Following a massive three-week-old uprising that had rocked the North African nation, Libya, Pierre fled the crisis in Libya and moved to

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and more accurately to

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where he was immediately subjected to a trial at

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club, KV Mechelen. On 28 January 2011, he signed a one-year contract with the

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-based club. He made his Belgian Pro League debut and scored his first goal on 12 February 2011 in a 3–1 win over

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. He scored 1 goal in 6 appearances in the

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. He made his first appearance in the

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on 5 August 2011 in a 3–1 loss against Belgian giants,

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. He also made his Belgian Cup debut on 21 September 2011 in a 3–0 win over

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in the Round 6 of the

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. He made 6 appearances in the

SK Sint-Niklaas

In December 2011, he moved to

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where on 1 January 2012 he moved on loan on a six-month contract to

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club, Sportkring Sint-Niklaas, commonly known as, SK Sint-Niklaas. He made his

debut and scored his first goal on 15 January 2012 in a 2–2 draw against R. White Star Bruxelles. He scored 5 goals in 12 appearances in the

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Montegnée

Later in June 2012, he moved to

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where he signed a six-month contract with Belgian Provincial League club,

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Al-Thaid

Later in 2012, he again made a move out of Burkina Faso and this time to the

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and more accurately to the

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where he signed a two-year contract with UAE First Division League club,

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. He made his UAE First Division League debut on 10 November 2012 in a 1–0 win over Al-Fujairah SC and scored his first goal on 16 November 2012 in a 2–0 win over Hatta Club. He came into limelight after scoring a number of braces in the competition against teams like Al-Rams,

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, Al-Khaleej Club and Al-Jazira Al-Hamra. He also scored a hat-trick in the 2012–13 season in a 4–4 draw against Hatta Club. He scored 14 goals in 17 matches in the 2012–13 UAE First Division League. He made his first appearance in the 2013–14 season and scored his first goal on 28 September 2013 in a 2–1 win over

Al-Ittihad Kalba SC Ittihad Kalba Football Club ( ar, نادي إتحاد كلباء لكرة القدم‎) is a football club in Kalba, United Arab Emirates. History Ittihad Kalba was established in 1972 when two clubs ''(Al Shabab)'' and ''(Al Rooba)'' merged wi ...

in the Preliminary Qualification for the

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. In the very next match in the competition, he scored a brace helping his side secure a 2–1 win over

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and helping them advance to the Round 8 of the Preliminary Qualification where too he scored a goal in a 3–2 loss against UAE Pro League side, Al-Nasr Dubai SC. He made his first appearance in the 2013–14 UAE First Division League on 16 November 2013 in a 3–1 loss against Dibba Al-Hisn Sports Club and scored his first goal on 27 December 2013 in a 2–1 win over Al-Tawoon CSC. The Burkinabé international earned the praise of many in the nation as he scored a total of 16 goals in six consecutive games towards the end of the season which included a brace on 25 April 2014 in a 4–3 loss against Al-Fujairah SC, 3 consecutive hat-tricks in a 5–0 win over Al-Tawoon CSC, 3–0 win over Al-Khaleej Club and a 4–1 win over Masafi Club within a span of two weeks and a super hat-trick on 2 February 2015 in a 4–0 win over Al-Rams. thus scoring a total of 24 goals in 23 appearances in the 2013–14 season of UAE's First Division League. He scored 4 goals in 3 appearances in the Preliminary Qualification for the 2013–14 UAE President's Cup. In the 2014–15 season, he made his first appearance and scored his first goal on 13 September 2014 in a 2–2 draw against Al-Urooba in the 2014–15 UAE FA Cup. He made his first appearance in the 2014–15 UAE First Division League on 15 November 2014 in a 3–3 draw against Al-Khaleej Club and scored his first goal on 28 November 2014 in a 1–1 draw against Hatta Club. His goal tally also included a super hat-trick on 3 April 2015 in a 4–1 win over Al-Tawoon CSC. He scored 10 goals in 13 appearances in the 2014-15 UAE First Division League and 3 goals in 3 appearances in the 2014–15 UAE FA Cup thus ending his three-year long spell with the

Sharjah Sharjah (; ar, ٱلشَّارقَة ', Gulf Arabic: ''aš-Šārja'') is the third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi, forming part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area. Sharjah is the capital o ...

-based club.

Saham

In January 2015, he again moved out to the Middle East and this time to

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where he signed a six-month contract with

club,

. He made his debut and scored his first goal for the club on 14 January 2015 in a 2–2 draw against Al-Shabab Club in the Round of 16 of the

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which was later won 5–3 on penalties by Saham, which included a penalty from the Burkinabé international. He made his Oman Professional League debut on 18 January 2016 in a 0–0 draw against

Al-Khabourah SC Al-Khaburah Sports Club ( ar, نادي الخابورة الرياضي) is an Omani football club based in Al-Khaburah, Al Batinah Region, Oman. The club is currently playing in the Oman Professional League, top division of Oman Football Associat ...

and scored his first goal on 23 January 2016 in a 3–1 loss against Al-Nahda Club.

Club career statistics

References

External links

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Pan Pierre Koulibaly - GOAL
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Pan Pierre Koulibaly - fanet.ae

Pan Pierre Koulibaly – YouTube

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