Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Souleymane Coulibaly


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) Roscelese (talk &sdot; contribs) 04:52, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Souleymane Coulibaly

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A footballer who is not notable at present. Fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL. Argyle 4 Life talk  12:47, 5 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Argyle 4 Life  talk  12:50, 5 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete No senior appearances (Serie B nor Coppa Italia) Matthew_hk   t  c  17:27, 5 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 17:57, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

Wait, he is rumoured to be signing for Real Madrid where he will most likely play for their B team. At least wait until this next season begins, he has a tournament-high 9 goals at the 2011 Fifa U-17 world cup, no other player will match that. This article should stay open. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Msalway (talk • contribs) 20:05, 5 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete - WP:NSPORT explicitly excludes youth footballers. No prejudice to recreation if and when he makes his senior debut. Sir Sputnik (talk) 00:58, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep He appears to meet WP:GNG. Many reliable sources can be found here.  Just as a point of reference, this search for Souleymane Coulibaly yielded about 2/3 of the amount of hits as U-17 World Cup did in its entirety and 1/4 of the amount of hits as a similar Under 17 World Cup search did.  A player of this much importance to the event is notable.  Don't take this the wrong way, to think that I am using "inherent notability" as my reasoning.  The stats and link I have provided prove that he has had significant coverage from many reliable sources. Ryan Vesey (talk) 07:02, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Weak keep - just about passes WP:GNG. GiantSnowman 10:15, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep meets WP:GNGWarburton1368 (talk) 18:35, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep The sources provided are enough to indicate to me that he's a notable player, whether he technically meets NSPORT yet or not. Qrsdogg (talk) 20:23, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep The subject is the subject of significant coverage by reliable sources meeting WP:GNG. Hack (talk) 01:28, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep Meets WP:GNG. Notable enough. ( G a b i n h o >:) 09:23, 8 July 2011 (UTC))
 * Keep Easily meets WP:GNG even if he fails WP:FOOTY. Even if he never plays pro, being the all-time top scorer at the FIFA U17 World Cup is no small feat and is enough to warrant an article in my opinion.TonyStarks (talk) 10:02, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep Meets WP:GNG. Very notable. Jaime070996 23:28, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep Easily meets WP:GNG Sexyeamo 17:48, 11 July 2011 (AEST)
 * Keep This young football player has a bright future soon, as international top teams want his services for their teams, this kid is amazing, and playing in Italy only keep his value soaring.
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