Kalidou Koulibaly
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Al Hilal
SenegalKalidou Koulibaly was born on 20 June 1991 in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France. The Senegalese defender plays as a centre-back. At club level, he won the Belgian Cup (2013 with Genk), Supercoppa Italiana (2014) and Coppa Italia (2020) with Napoli, plus the Saudi Pro League (2024), King's Cup (2024, 2026), and Saudi Super Cup (2023, 2024) with Al-Hilal. Individually, he was named Serie A Best Defender (2019) and Golden Lion winner (2017, 2018). Internationally, he earned over 100 caps with 2 goals, appeared in two FIFA World Cups (2018, 2022), and won the Africa Cup of Nations (2021) with Senegal.
• Ball-Playing Left-Sided Centre-Back: Naturally right-footed, Koulibaly excels at playing as a left-sided central defender, utilizing his two-footed composure to open up switch-of-play angles and execute line-breaking passes through opposition presses.
• Proactive Defensive Style: Built with impressive physical presence and spatial awareness, he operates effectively in a high defensive line by anticipating opposition through-balls, stepping up aggressively to make interceptions, and dominating physical duels.
• Serie A Defensive Distinction: Voted official Serie A Best Defender for the 2018–19 season with SSC Napoli following four consecutive team of the year selections.
• International Goal Metric: Recorded 102 international appearances and scored a decisive goal against Ecuador at the 2022 FIFA World Cup to send Senegal to the knockout stage.
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