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Woyo Coulibaly
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Gonesse, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
 Leicester City
Number 25
Youth career
AS Ermont
Entente SSG
2012–2018 Le Havre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Le Havre II 34 (0)
2019–2021 Le Havre 38 (0)
2021–2025 Parma 82 (1)
2025– Leicester City 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:12, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Woyo Coulibaly (born 26 May 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Premier League club Leicester City.

Career

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Coulibaly began with his hometown side AS Ermont, before moving to Entente SSG.[1] He joined Le Havre AC in 2012, starting with their U13 team.[2] He was part of the U19 Le Havre team that came runners-up in the 2016–2017 Championnat National U19.[3] On 19 June 2019, Coulibaly signed his first professional contract with Le Havre AC on a three year deal.[2] Coulibaly made his professional debut for Le Havre in a 1–1 Ligue 2 tie with Chamois Niortais on 2 August 2019, playing left-back.[4][5] He extended his contract for another two years on 7 October 2020, making the contract valid until 2024.[6] Upon the contract extension, Le Havre manager Paul Le Guen said, "He has real room for improvement, I see in him a player at the level of L1, even at the top of Ligue 1."[7] Coulibaly established his role on the right flank in the 2020–21 season.[8][9]

On 30 August 2021, he joined Parma, signing a contract that would last until 2025 and taking the number 26.[10][11] He made his Parma debut on 12 September in a 4–0 win against Pordenone.[12] Coulibaly quickly settled into the Parma team, featuring regularly under manager Enzo Maresca.[13] On 1 April 2023, he scored his first career goal in a 2–1 victory over Palermo in Serie B.[14]

On 15 January 2025, he signed for Leicester City,[15] for a reported fee of £3 million on a four and a half year contract.[16][17] He made his debut on 26 January in a 2–1 win against Tottenham Hotspurs, coming on for James Justin in stoppage time.[18]

Personal life

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Coulibaly was born in Gonnesse, France. He holds French and Malian nationalities.[19]

Career statistics

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As of match played 26 January 2025[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Le Havre 2019–20 Ligue 2 11 0 1 0 1 0 13 0
2020–21 Ligue 2 26 0 0 0 — 26 0
2021–22 Ligue 2 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 39 0 1 0 1 0 41 0
Parma 2021–22 Serie B 22 0 0 0 — 22 0
2022–23 Serie B 20 1 2 0 — 22 1
2023–24 Serie B 26 0 3 0 — 29 0
2024–25 Serie A 14 0 1 0 — 15 0
Total 82 1 6 0 — 88 1
Leicester City 2024–25 Premier League 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Career total 122 1 7 0 1 0 130 1

Honours

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Parma

References

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  1. ^ "Woyo Coulibaly, à la recherche d'un second souffle". Foot Normand (in French). 23 October 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Woyo Coulibaly signe son premier contrat pro au HAC". Havre Athletic Club (in French). 19 June 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  3. ^ Bertrand Queneutte (11 March 2019). "Havre AC : où sont passés les finalistes du championnat de France U19, en 2017 ?". ici (in French). Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  4. ^ Esteban Pinel (2 August 2019). "Le Havre cale face à Niort pour sa première de la saison dans son stade Océane". ici (in French). Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Le Havre vs. Niort - 2 August 2019". Soccerway.
  6. ^ Gilles Antoine (8 October 2020). "Le Havre. Issu du centre de formation, Woyo Coulibaly poursuit avec le HAC". Tendance Ouest (in French). Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  7. ^ Dorian Waymel (15 October 2020). "Le Havre – Paul Le Guen sur Woyo Coulibaly : « Je vois en lui un joueur de niveau L1 »". MaLigue2 (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  8. ^ Dorian Waymel (31 October 2020). "Le Havre – Woyo Coulibaly : « Le coach a une totale confiance en nous »". MaLigue2 (in French). Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Woyo Coulibaly : "Nous devons travailler la constance"". Havre Athletic Club (in French). 17 October 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Woyo Coulibaly è un giocatore del Parma" (Press release) (in Italian). Parma. 30 August 2021. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  11. ^ "UFFICIALE: Woyo Coulibaly è il nuovo terzino destro del Parma". Sport Parma (in Italian). 30 August 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  12. ^ Guglielmo Trupo (12 September 2021). "Pordenone-Parma – Vazquez insegna calcio, Danilo è una sicurezza". Forza Parma (in Italian). Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  13. ^ Vittorio Rotolo (25 July 2022). "Woyo Coulibaly, dalla banlieue alla maglia crociata". Gazzetta di Parma (in Italian). Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  14. ^ "Il Palermo lotta ma non basta: al 'Tardini' vince il Parma 2-1" (in Italian). Stadionews24. 1 April 2023.
  15. ^ "Woyo Coulibaly Joins Leicester City". Leicester City. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  16. ^ "Leicester sign French full-back Coulibaly". beIN SPORTS. 15 January 2025.
  17. ^ Sam Jones (17 January 2025). "'I'm Very Passionate' – Coulibaly's First Words". Leicester City. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  18. ^ Jordan Blackwell (26 January 2025). "Tottenham 1-2 Leicester City live reaction from van Nistelrooy as huge victory claimed". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  19. ^ "Woyo Coulibaly". UNFP (in French). Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  20. ^ Woyo Coulibaly at Soccerway
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