Perfil del Jugador
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 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.
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Momentos Icónicos
Scored the winning goal against Burkina Faso to send Senegal to the AFCON 2022 final.
A centre-back delivering in the biggest moment, helping Senegal achieve their lifelong dream of winning AFCON.
Was the defensive leader at Napoli for 8 seasons, widely regarded as one of the best centre-backs in the world.
His consistency made him one of the most sought-after defenders in European football for nearly a decade.