Kalidou Koulibaly
Kalidou Koulibaly (born 20 June 1991) is a French-Senegalese footballer. He plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Chelsea and the Senegal national team.
 Koulibaly with Senegal at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kalidou Koulibaly[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 1991[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2003 | Saint-Dié | ||
| 2003–2006 | Metz | ||
| 2006–2009 | Saint-Dié | ||
| 2009–2010 | Metz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Metz II | 31 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | Metz | 41 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Genk | 64 | (3) |
| 2014–2022 | Napoli | 236 | (13) |
| 2022– | Chelsea | 14 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | France U20 | 11 | (0) |
| 2015– | Senegal | 68 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:58, 15 January 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:23, 4 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
Koulibaly began his professional club career with French team Metz in 2010, before moving to Belgian club Genk in 2012. He won the Belgian Cup in his first season in the club. He joined Italian team Napoli in 2014, where he won the Supercoppa Italiana title and the Coppa Italia in 2020.
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References
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Senegal" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ↑ "Kalidou Koulibaly". FC Metz. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "Kalidou Koulibaly". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 13 November 2022.