| Moussa Coulibaly | |
| Fullname: | Moussa Coulbaly |
| Height: | 1.90 m |
| Birth Date: | 10 March 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Bamako, Mali |
| Currentclub: | Foolad |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Position: | Centre Back |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Stade Malien |
| Years1: | 2009–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Stade Malien |
| Years2: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs2: | Djoliba |
| Caps2: | 19 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Esteghlal Khuzestan |
| Caps3: | 67 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs4: | Sepahan |
| Caps4: | 28 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs5: | Esteghlal Khuzestan |
| Caps5: | 21 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs6: | Naft Masjed Soleyman |
| Caps6: | 25 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2019– |
| Clubs7: | Foolad |
| Caps7: | 112 |
| Goals7: | 13 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
| Nationalteam1: | Mali U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 10 July 2021 |
Moussa Coulibaly is a Malian football defender who currently plays for Iranian football club Foolad in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Moussa Coulibaly joined the senior team in 2009. He played in 2011 CAF Champions League.
Moussa Coulibaly transferred to Djoliba in 2012. He played in 2013 CAF Champions League, scoring against Casa Sports. Moussa Coulibaly also played in the full season and scored two goals against CS Duguwolofila.[1]
Coulibaly joined Esteghlal Khuzestan in summer 2013 after being spotted by head coach Abdollah Veisi.[2] He became a regular in the 2014–15 season, starting 23 games and scoring a goal. In the 2015–16 season he became one of Esteghlal Khuzestan's key players and was recognized as one of the best defenders in the league. In that season he helped the club to a historic first Persian Gulf Pro League championship. Due to his good performances throughout the season, Coulibaly was named in the Persian Gulf Pro League 2015–16 team of the season.
In May 2016 after his coach at Esteghlal Khuzestan, Abdollah Veisi, became coach of Sepahan, Coulibaly signed a two-year contract with the club. Coulibaly scored his first goal with Sepahan on 27 October 2016 in a 1–1 draw against Saipa. One month later on 24 November, he scored again in a 1–1 draw against Foolad.
In May 2017 he returned to his previous club for a two-year contract.
Moussa Coulibaly played for Mali Under-20 at 2 competitions. He started his debut for Mali under-20 in 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup against Colombia Under-20, the game ended as a 2-0 defeat for Mali. Moussa Coulibaly also played in 2011 African Youth Championship, Coulibaly played 4 games in that competition and Mali finished fourth.[3] [4] [5]
| Club | Division | Season | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Esteghlal Khuzestan | Pro League | 2013–14 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |||
| Total | 67 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 4 | |||
| Sepahan | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2016-17 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| EsteghlalKhuzestan | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2017-18 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| Naft MS | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2018-19 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Foolad | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2019-20 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| 2020-21 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | |||
| 2021-22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2022-23 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |||
| 2023-24 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |||
| Total | 102 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 117 | 13 | |||
| Career totals | 243 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 268 | 21 | |||
Stade Malien
2011–12 (Runners Up)[6]
Esteghlal Khuzestan
Foolad
Individual