Kalifa Coulibaly (born 21 August 1991) is a Malian professional

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who plays as a

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for French club

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and the Mali national team.

Club career

Born in

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, Coulibaly played club football for

Real Bamako Association Sportive du Real Bamako, commonly referred to as Real Bamako is a Malian professional football club based in Bamako. They compete in the Malian Première Division, top division of Malian football. Their home stadium is Stade Modibo Ke ...

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and

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before signing a four-year deal with

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in June 2015. On 18 August 2017,

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announced the signing of Coulibaly on a five-year deal. On 29 August 2022, Coulibaly signed with

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in Serbia until the end of the season, with an option to extend.

International career

Coulibaly made his international debut for the Mali national team in 2013. He was a member of the squad at the

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Coulibaly goal''.

Honours

Real Bamako *

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Nantes *

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: 2021–22

References

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* 1991 births Living people Footballers from Bamako Men's association football forwards Malian men's footballers Mali men's international footballers 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players Malian Première Division players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Belgian Pro League players Serbian SuperLiga players AS Real Bamako players Paris Saint-Germain FC players Royal Charleroi S.C. players K.A.A. Gent players FC Nantes players Red Star Belgrade footballers US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole players Stade Malherbe Caen players Malian expatriate men's footballers Malian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Malian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Malian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia 21st-century Malian sportsmen {{Mali-footy-bio-stub