Keba Paul Koulibaly (born 24 March 1986) is a Burkinabé footballer who plays as a defender for EFO and the Burkina Faso national team. He plays as a centre-back or a left-back.

Personal life

Paul's twin brother, Pierre Koulibaly is also a professional footballer.

Paul Koulibaly

Club

Paul Koulibaly began his career with EFO in Burkina Faso.

Paul Koulibaly

In January 2008, he signed a contract with Al-Ittihad Tripoli club, but due to the maximum numbers of foreigners players playing in squad, they loaned him out to Al-Nasr Benghazi.

Paul Koulibaly

He went for a trial with Leeds United towards the end of July 2010, but was not kept.

In 2010–2011, he played for Asswehly and then left for R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne.

In 2012, he moved to Dinamo București. Won the 2012 Romanian Supercup with the club. After playing in the club for six months, he went to the Iraqi club Al Shorta. He won the Iraqi Premier League with the club.

In 2014, he moved to the Guinean club Horoya AC. With him he won all the trophies in Guinea (championship, cup and super cup). In 2017 he returned to the EFO.

Koulibaly made his debut for Burkina Faso in 2006. Together with the Burkina Faso national team, he took part in four African Cups of Nations. In 2013, together with her, he reached the final of the tournament, where his team lost to Nigeria 0–1. On January 10, 2015, Koulibaly played his last international match in a friendly against Swaziland.

Honours

Team

EFO

Burkinabé Premier League: 2008

Coupe du Faso: 2006, 2008

Dinamo București

Romanian Supercup: 2012

Al-Shorta

Iraqi Premier League: 2012–13

Trivia

His twin brother Pan Pierre Koulibaly is also a footballer.

References

External links

1986 births

Living people

Burkinabé men's footballers

Men's association football defenders

Burkinabé Christians

Expatriate men's footballers in Libya

Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou players

FC Dinamo București players

Liga I players

Burkinabé expatriate men's footballers

Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Libya

Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Belgium

Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Romania

Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Iraq

Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Egypt

Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Guinea

Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium

Expatriate men's footballers in Romania

Expatriate men's footballers in Iraq

Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt

Expatriate men's footballers in Guinea

Burkina Faso men's international footballers

2010 Africa Cup of Nations players

2012 Africa Cup of Nations players

2013 Africa Cup of Nations players

Burkinabé twins

Asswehly SC players

Footballers from Ouagadougou

2015 Africa Cup of Nations players

Al-Shorta SC players

Horoya AC players

Libyan Premier League players

21st-century Burkinabé people