Abdel Kader Coulibaly

Abdel Kader Coulibaly
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-06-18) 18 June 1993
Place of birth M'Bahiakro, Ivory Coast
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Melaka
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Asia Euro United
2019–2020 Ministry of Interior FA
2022–2025 ISI Dangkor Senchey 35 (11)
2025–2026 Angkor Tiger 25 (5)
2026– Melaka
International career‡
2024– Cambodia 9 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 August 2026

Abdel Kader Coulibaly (Khmer: ឃូលីបាលី អាបឌែល; born 18 June 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Ivory Coast, he represents Cambodia internationally.

Club career

In 2018, Coulibaly signed for Cambodian side Asia Euro United, before signing for Cambodian side Ministry of Interior FA in 2019. Ahead of the 2022 season, he signed for Cambodian side ISI Dangkor Senchey. Cambodian newspaper wrote in 2025 that he "earned a name for himself in Cambodian football" while playing for the club.[1] Subsequently, he signed for Cambodian side Angkor Tiger in 2025.[2]

International career

Coulibaly is a Cambodia international and played for the Cambodia national football team at the 2024 ASEAN Championship. On 8 December 2024, he debuted and scored his first goal for the team during a 2–2 home draw with the Malaysia national football team in the 2024 ASEAN Championship.[3]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 December 2024Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Malaysia1–12–22024 ASEAN Championship
2.20 December 2024Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Thailand2–32–3
3.4 June 2026Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Bhutan2–04–0Friendly

Honours

ASEAN All-Stars

Individual

Personal life

Coulibaly was born on 18 June 1993 in Ivory Coast and is a native of the east of the country.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Coulibaly determined to win CPL title for Angkor Tiger FC". Khmer Times. 18 February 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Abdel Kader Coulibaly at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Coulibaly feels Kouprey on track for improvement". Khmer Times. 25 December 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  4. ↑ @theaseanball (17 April 2025). "🇰🇭 Cambodia Sends Two Players to Represent ASEAN All-Stars Against Manchester United! ⚽🌟
    The selected players are:
    🌟 Kan Mo (Visakha)
    🌟 Andres Neto (Phnom Penh Crown)"
    (Tweet). Retrieved 19 April 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  5. ↑ "Abdel Kader Coulibaly, un Ivoirien désormais dans l'équipe nationale du Cambodge" [Abdel Kader Coulibaly, an Ivorian now in the Cambodian national team] (in French). Radio France Internationale. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2025.