Koulibaly with Senegal at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Personal information
Full name
Kalidou Koulibaly[1]
Date of birth
(1991-06-20) 20 June 1991 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France
Height
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s)
Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Al-Hilal
Number
3
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)
2022–2023
Chelsea
23
(2)
2023–
Al-Hilal
25
(2)
International career‡
2011–2012
France U20
11
(0)
2015–
Senegal
81
(1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner
2021 Cameroon
Runner-up
2019 Egypt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:04, 26 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:48, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
Kalidou Koulibaly (born 20 June 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal and captains the Senegal national team.
Koulibaly began his professional club career with French team Metz in 2010, before moving to Belgian club Genk in 2012, winning the Belgian Cup in his first season. He joined Italian team Napoli in 2014, where he won the Supercoppa Italiana title; he also won the Coppa Italia in 2020.
As Koulibaly was born in France to Senegalese parents, he was eligible to represent both nations at international level, and initially played for the France national under-20 team. He later made his senior debut with Senegal in 2015, and was a member of the Senegal squad that took participated in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. He was named to the side that represented Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup the following year, and subsequently helped his team to the final of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Koulibaly and Senegal won the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, beating Egypt in the final.[4]
^"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. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
^"Senegal (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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