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Kalidou Koulibaly
b. 1991
Senegalese-French footballer (born 1991)
- Born
- 20 Jun 1991 · Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 20 Jun 1991BornBorn in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
- 2009 – 2011TeamFC Metz II
- 2010 – 2012TeamFC Metz
- 2011 – 2012TeamFrance national under-20 association football team
- 2012 – 2014TeamK.R.C. Genk
- 2014 – 2022TeamSSC Napoli
- 2015TeamSenegal men's national association football team
- 2018Took part2018 FIFA World Cup
- 2022 – 2023TeamChelsea F.C.
- 2023TeamAl Hilal SFC
- 2026Took part2026 FIFA World Cup
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1991 – today).
- 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- 19941994 FIFA World Cup
- 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
- 19981998 FIFA World Cup
- 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
- 2003 – 2011Iraq War
- 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- 20062006 FIFA World Cup
- 20082008 Summer Olympics
- 2008Russo-Georgian War
- 20102010 Haiti earthquake
- 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
- 20112011 Norway attacks
- 2011Libyan civil war
- 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
- 20122012 Summer Olympics
- 20142014 FIFA World Cup
- 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2015Paris Agreement
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic
- 20212020 Summer Olympics
- 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2023Gaza war
- 20242024 Summer Olympics
- 20262026 Iran war
Biography
Kalidou Koulibaly (born 20 June 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal. Born in France, he plays for and captains the Senegal national team.
Koulibaly began his professional club career with French team Metz in 2010, before moving to Belgian club Genk in 2012, winning the Belgian Cup in his first season. He joined Italian team Napoli in 2014, where he won the Supercoppa Italiana title; he also won the Coppa Italia in 2020.
As Koulibaly was born in France to Senegalese parents, he was eligible to represent both nations at international level, and initially played for the France national under-20 team. He later made his senior debut with Senegal in 2015, and was a member of the Senegal squad that participated in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. He was named to the side that represented Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup the following year, and subsequently helped his team to the final of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Koulibaly and Senegal then won the 2021 and finished as runner-up in the 2025 edition of the tournament, defeating Egypt and forfeiting against Morocco in the respective finals.
Text from the Wikipedia article Kalidou Koulibaly, CC BY-SA 4.0
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