Mohamed Coulibaly (footballer, born 1988)
Mohamed Aly Coulibaly (born 7 August 1988) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Swiss Super League side Vaduz. Coulibaly has played in France, Switzerland, England and Spain for Gueugnon, Saint-Louis Neuweg, Dornach and Grasshoppers, Bournemouth, Coventry City, Port Vale, Racing Santander, Logroñés and Vaduz. He scored two goals in the 2020 Swiss Challenge League play-offs to help Vaduz win promotion into the Swiss Super League. Career. Early career. Born in Bakel, Senegal, Coulibaly began his career in France with Gueugnon and Saint-Louis Neuweg. In 2011  Coulibaly joined Swiss side Dornach, moving on to Grasshoppers of the Swiss Super League later that year. He made five appearances in the 2012–13 season as Grasshoppers finished second in the league. He was also an unused substitute in the Swiss Cup final; as they beat Basel on penalties. Bournemouth. Coulibaly signed with for Championship club Bournemouth in July 2013. Later that month he spoke about his respect for manager Eddie Howe. Throughout the first half of the 2013–14 season Coulibaly suffered a number of injuries, though in January 2014 it was revealed he was close to returning after 14  weeks out. Coulibaly moved on loan to League One side Coventry City in July 2014. He played eight games for Steven Pressley's "Sky Blues" before his loan was terminated due to "personal reasons" in November 2014. He moved on loan to Port Vale in March 2015. Following Bournemouth's promotion to the Premier League, Coulibaly was released at the end of the 2014–15 season. Spain. In July 2015, Coulibaly signed a two-year deal with Racing de Santander, newly relegated to Segunda División B. He scored eight goals in 41 appearances in the 2015–16 campaign to help Santander to  win the division, however they failed to achieve promotion after losing to Reus in the play-offs. He left the club after his contract was cancelled on 31 January 2017. Coulibaly joined Segunda División B club UD Logroñés in April 2017 on a deal running until the end of the 2016–17 season. On 14 May, he scored a hat-trick in a 5–1 victory over Gernika at the Estadio Las Gaunas. Vaduz. On 5 July 2017, Coulibaly signed with Liechtenstein-based Swiss Challenge League side Vaduz. The club won the Liechtenstein Football Cup in 2018 with a 3–0 victory over  FC Balzers and defeated FC Ruggell 3–2 in the 2019 final to secure the trophy for the seventh successive time. He scored 13 goals in 39 games during the 2019–20 season as Vaduz finished second behind Lausanne-Sport. They were placed in a play-off game against Thun and gained promotion into the Swiss Super League with a 5–4 aggregate victory, with Coulibaly claiming two goals in the away tie at the Stockhorn Arena. Vaduz were relegated after finishing bottom of the Swiss Super League in the 2020–21 campaign; Coulibaly scored two goals in 17 games, both goals coming against  Sion. Personal life. His brothers Karim, Ibrahim and Aly are also professional footballers. Honours. Grasshoppers Vaduz