Ismaila Coulibaly
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ismaila Cheick Coulibaly[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Mali | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | LASK | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Duguwolofila | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Sarpsborg 08 | 27 | (4) |
| 2020–2025 | Sheffield United | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | → Beerschot (loan) | 42 | (5) |
| 2024 | → AIK (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2025– | LASK | 21 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Mali U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Mali | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 04:23, 3 April 2023 (UTC) | |||
Ismaila Cheick Coulibaly (born 25 December 2000) is a Malian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club LASK and the Mali national team.
Career
[edit]On 14 January 2019, Sarpsborg 08 announced the signing of Coulibaly to a four-year contract.[3]
On 9 September 2020, Premier League club Sheffield United announced the signing of Coulibaly[4] and immediately sent him to Belgian First Division A side Beerschot on a three-year loan deal.[5] The loan was terminated after two seasons following Beerschot's relegation from the Belgian top tier.
Coulibaly made his debut for the senior squad of Sheffield United on 7 January 2023 in a FA Cup matchup against Millwall[6] and made his first start on 7 February 2023 in the fourth-round replay win over Wrexham.[7] 4 days later he made his league debut as a late substitute in a 3–0 EFL Championship victory over Swansea City.[8]
On 3 January 2025, Coulibaly joined Austrian Bundesliga side LASK on a three-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee.[9][10]
International career
[edit]In late March 2023, he made his international debut for Mali.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 13 December 2025[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2019 | Eliteserien | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 3 | |||
| Total | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 4 | ||||
| Sheffield United | 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Beerschot (Loan) | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 44 | 5 | ||||
| AIK (loan) | 2024 | Allsvenskan | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 2 | ||
| LASK | 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Austrian Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 25 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 101 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 118 | 12 | |||
- Notes
- ^ Includes Norwegian Football Cup, Belgian Cup, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 28 March 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Ismaila Coulibaly". Sheffield United F.C. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Ismael Cheick Coulibaly Klar For Sarpsborg 08". sarpsborg08.no/ (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg 08 FF. 14 January 2019. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Sheffield United sign Ismaila Coulibaly then send him to Belgium". thestar.co.uk. 9 September 2020. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Coulibaly 3 Jaar Beerschot!" (in Flemish). K Beerschot VA. 9 September 2020. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "MilWall v Sheffield United game report". Sheffield United. 7 January 2023. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "HECKY PLEASED WITH CUP PROGRESS". Sheffield United. 8 February 2023. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Sheffield United v Swansea City game report". Sheffield United. 11 February 2023. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Mittelfeldspieler von Sheffield verstärkt den LASK" [Sheffield midfielder strengthens LASK]. www.lask.at (in German). 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Coulibaly departs". www.sufc.co.uk. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ Ismaila Coulibaly at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Ismaila Coulibaly at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Malian men's footballers
- Mali men's international footballers
- Mali men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Sarpsborg 08 FF players
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- K Beerschot VA players
- AIK Fotboll players
- LASK players
- Eliteserien players
- Belgian Pro League players
- English Football League players
- Allsvenskan players
- Malian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- 21st-century Malian sportsmen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ismaila Cheick Coulibaly[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Mali | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | LASK | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Duguwolofila | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Sarpsborg 08 | 27 | (4) |
| 2020–2025 | Sheffield United | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | → Beerschot (loan) | 42 | (5) |
| 2024 | → AIK (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2025– | LASK | 21 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Mali U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Mali | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 04:23, 3 April 2023 (UTC) | |||
Ismaila Cheick Coulibaly (born 25 December 2000) is a Malian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club LASK and the Mali national team.
Career
On 14 January 2019, Sarpsborg 08 announced the signing of Coulibaly to a four-year contract.[3]
On 9 September 2020, Premier League club Sheffield United announced the signing of Coulibaly[4] and immediately sent him to Belgian First Division A side Beerschot on a three-year loan deal.[5] The loan was terminated after two seasons following Beerschot's relegation from the Belgian top tier.
Coulibaly made his debut for the senior squad of Sheffield United on 7 January 2023 in a FA Cup matchup against Millwall[6] and made his first start on 7 February 2023 in the fourth-round replay win over Wrexham.[7] 4 days later he made his league debut as a late substitute in a 3–0 EFL Championship victory over Swansea City.[8]
On 3 January 2025, Coulibaly joined Austrian Bundesliga side LASK on a three-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee.[9][10]
International career
In late March 2023, he made his international debut for Mali.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 13 December 2025[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2019 | Eliteserien | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 3 | |||
| Total | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 4 | ||||
| Sheffield United | 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Beerschot (Loan) | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 44 | 5 | ||||
| AIK (loan) | 2024 | Allsvenskan | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 2 | ||
| LASK | 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Austrian Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 25 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 101 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 118 | 12 | |||
- Notes
- ^ Includes Norwegian Football Cup, Belgian Cup, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
International
- As of match played 28 March 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Ismaila Coulibaly". Sheffield United F.C. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Ismael Cheick Coulibaly Klar For Sarpsborg 08". sarpsborg08.no/ (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg 08 FF. 14 January 2019. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Sheffield United sign Ismaila Coulibaly then send him to Belgium". thestar.co.uk. 9 September 2020. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Coulibaly 3 Jaar Beerschot!" (in Flemish). K Beerschot VA. 9 September 2020. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "MilWall v Sheffield United game report". Sheffield United. 7 January 2023. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "HECKY PLEASED WITH CUP PROGRESS". Sheffield United. 8 February 2023. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Sheffield United v Swansea City game report". Sheffield United. 11 February 2023. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Mittelfeldspieler von Sheffield verstärkt den LASK" [Sheffield midfielder strengthens LASK]. www.lask.at (in German). 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Coulibaly departs". www.sufc.co.uk. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ Ismaila Coulibaly at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Ismaila Coulibaly at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2020.