Mamadou Coulibaly (footballer, born 1999)

Mamadou Coulibaly (born 3 February 1999) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Italian club Palermo, on loan from Salernitana.

Club career
Coulibaly arrived in Europe in 2015, having trained with Pescara for six months. Pescara announced they had signed Coulibaly permanently and he made his debut on 19 March 2017 in a 3–0 away loss against Atalanta.

On 12 July, a Udinese statement confirmed Coulibaly had put pen to paper on a five-year contract with the Zebrette. Still, it would stay with Pescara for the upcoming campaign.

On 22 January 2019, Coulibaly joined Serie B club Carpi on loan until 30 June 2019.

On 1 September 2019, he joined Virtus Entella on loan.

On 13 January 2020, he moved on another loan to Trapani.

He made four appearances for Udinese in the first half of the 2020–21 season before joining Salernitana in January on loan until June 2021. On 26 July 2021, Coulibaly returned to Salernitana on a new season-long loan, with a conditional obligation to buy.

On 9 August 2022, Coulibaly joined Ternana on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.

On 1 September 2023, Coulibaly was loaned out to Serie B club Palermo until the end of the season, with an option to buy.

Personal life
Coulibaly arrived in Europe in 2015, having fled his native Senegal. He spent a period homeless before being spotted by Pescara while playing football with friends.