Goduine Koyalipou
 Koyalipou in 2025 with Lens | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Bangui, Central African Republic | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Kortrijk (on loan from Lens) | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2017 | Niort | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Niort II | 20 | (9) |
| 2017–2021 | Niort | 57 | (6) |
| 2021–2023 | Lausanne-Sport | 22 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | → Avranches (loan) | 18 | (13) |
| 2023–2024 | Beveren | 30 | (16) |
| 2024–2025 | CSKA Sofia | 16 | (14) |
| 2025– | Lens | 15 | (4) |
| 2025–2026 | → Levante (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2026 | → Angers (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2026– | → Kortrijk (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | France U18 | 3 | (2) |
| 2018 | France U19 | 2 | (2) |
| 2023– | Central African Republic | 10 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:22, 5 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Goduine Koyalipou (born 15 February 2000) is a Central African professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club Kortrijk on loan from French club Lens. A former youth international for France, he plays for the Central African Republic national team.
Club career
Koyalipou moved to France from the Central African Republic as a young child, and joined the Niort academy at the age of 7. Koyalipou made his professional debut for Niort in a 2–1 Ligue 2 loss to Stade de Reims on 8 December 2017.[1] He signed his first professional contract on 26 January 2018.[2]
Koyalipou signed for Swiss club Lausanne-Sport in June 2021.[3] On 4 January 2023, he was loaned to Avranches in Championnat National.[4]
On 17 July 2023, Koyaliou signed a three-year contract with Beveren in Belgium.[5] On 6 August of the following year, he moved to CSKA Sofia where he signed a three-year contract.[6]
On 9 January 2025, Koyalipou returned to France and signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Lens.[7] On 29 July, he was loaned to La Liga side Levante for one year. He scored his first goal in a 4–0 victory over Girona. [8] On 29 January 2026, Koyalipou moved on a new loan to Angers.[9] On 16 July 2026, he was loaned by Kortrijk in Belgium, with an option to buy.[10]
International career
Born in Central African Republic, Koyalipou represented France internationally. He was called up to the France U18s for a friendly tournament in April 2018.[11] After more than two years without being called to France's youth teams and irregular seasons, in January 2021, Koyalipou expressed his desire to represent Central African Republic. He made his debut for CAR on 7 September 2023 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ghana.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Niort II | 2016–17 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 14 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 4 | ||||||
| 2018–19 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 2020–21 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 20 | 9 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 9 | ||||||
| Niort | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 3 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 61 | 7 | ||||
| Lausanne-Sport | 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Swiss Challenge League | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 25 | 4 | |||||
| Avranches (loan) | 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 13 | |||
| Beveren | 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 30 | 16 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 32 | 17 | |||
| CSKA Sofia | 2024–25 | Bulgarian First League | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 17 | 15 | |||
| Lens | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 4 | ||||
| 2026–27 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | |||
| Levante (loan) | 2025–26 | La Liga | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 14 | 2 | |||
| Angers (loan) | 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 191 | 69 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 71 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Swiss Cup, Belgian Cup, Bulgarian Cup
- ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
International
- As of match played 5 June 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central African Republic | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Central African Republic's goal tally first.[13]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 September 2024 | Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida, Morocco |  Lesotho | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifier |
| 2. | 5 June 2026 | Moulay El Hassan Stadium, Rabat, Morocco | .svg.png){kind=small} Togo | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
References
- ↑ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2017/2018 - 18ème journée - Chamois Niortais / Stade de Reims". www.lfp.fr.
- ↑ "Goduine Koyalipou, du centre de formation des Chamois niortais à l'équipe professionnelle". 2 February 2018.
- ↑ "Koyalipou, Kapo et Kingombe sont lausannois" (in French). lausanne-sport.ch. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ↑ "GODUINE KOYALIPOU EN PRÊT JUSQU'AU TERME DE LA SAISON" (in French). FC Lausanne-Sport. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ↑ "WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, GODUINE KOYALIPOU!" [WELCOME TO THE FREETHIEL, GODUINE KOYALIPOU!] (in Dutch). Beveren. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ↑ "ЦСКА подписа с централния нападател Годуин Коялипу" [CSKA signed centre-forward Goduine Koyalipou] (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ↑ "Goduine Koyalipou, les crocs et l'instinct du buteur" [Goduine Koyalipou, the fangs and the instinct of the goal scorer] (in French). RC Lens. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ↑ "Goduine Koyalipou se convierte en jugador del Levante UD" [Goduine Koyalipou becomes a Levante UD player] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ↑ "Bienvenue Goduine !" [Welcome Goduine!] (in French). Angers SCO. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ "Goduine Koyalipou is een Kerel" [Goduine Koyalipou is a Kerel] (in Dutch). KV Kortrijk. 16 July 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "Koyalipou en U18 France - Chamois Niortais FC". 10 April 2018.
- ↑ "Ghana v CAR game report". Soccerway. 7 September 2023.
- ↑ "Wild Beasts overpower Likuena in Group B Afcon qualifier opener". supersport.com. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
External links
- Goduine Koyalipou at Soccerway
- Goduine Koyalipou – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Goduine Koyalipou at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Chamois Niortais Profile Archived 7 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Goduine Koyalipou at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Goduine Koyalipou at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- 2000 births
- Footballers from Bangui
- Naturalized citizens of France
- French sportspeople of Central African Republic descent
- Central African Republic emigrants to France
- Living people
- Central African Republic men's footballers
- Central African Republic men's international footballers
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Chamois Niortais FC players
- FC Lausanne-Sport players
- US Avranches players
- SK Beveren players
- PFC CSKA Sofia players
- RC Lens players
- Levante UD footballers
- Angers SCO players
- KV Kortrijk players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Swiss Super League players
- Challenge League (Switzerland) players
- Ligue 3 players
- Challenger Pro League players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Ligue 1 players
- La Liga players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Central African Republic expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- French expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Central African Republic expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Central African Republic expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- French expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
- Central African Republic expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
- French expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Central African Republic expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- 21st-century Central African Republic sportsmen