# Kalifa Coulibaly

Kalifa Coulibaly (born 21 August 1991) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a forward for French Championnat National club Caen and the Mali national team.

## Club career

Born in Bamako, Coulibaly played club football for Real Bamako, Paris Saint-Germain B and Sporting Charleroi before signing a four-year deal with Gent in June 2015.
On 18 August 2017, FC Nantes announced the signing of Coulibaly on a five-year deal.
On 29 August 2022, Coulibaly signed with Red Star Belgrade 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 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 22 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charleroi | 2014–15 | Belgian Pro League | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 7 |
| Gent | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 |
| Gent | 2016–17 | Belgian Pro League | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 13 |
| Gent | 2017–18 | Belgian Pro League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Gent | Total | Total | 60 | 13 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 19 |
| Nantes | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 |
| Nantes | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 12 |
| Nantes | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 5 |
| Nantes | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| Nantes | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 5 |
| Nantes | Total | Total | 99 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 110 | 26 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Quevilly-Rouen | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 12 |
| Caen | 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 217 | 51 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 256 | 61 |
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

### International

    As of match played 16 November 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Mali | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| Mali | 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| Mali | 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| Mali | 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| Mali | 2017 | 5 | 1 |
| Mali | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Mali | 2019 | 7 | 1 |
| Mali | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| Mali | 2021 | 4 | 3 |
| Mali | 2022 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 31 | 6 |
    Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Coulibaly goal.
List of international goals scored by Kalifa Coulibaly :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 10 June 2017 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | Gabon | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 23 March 2019 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | South Sudan | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3 | 11 June 2021 | Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia | DR Congo | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 11 November 2021 | Nyamirambo Regional Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda | Rwanda | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 14 November 2021 | Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco | Uganda | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 4 June 2022 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | Congo | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |

## Honours

Real Bamako
* Malian Cup: 2010
Nantes
* Coupe de France: 2021–22