Abdel Kader Coulibaly (; born 18 June 1993) is a professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

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or a winger for Angkor Tiger. Born in Ivory Coast, he represents

Cambodia Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline ...

internationally.

Club career

In 2018, Coulibaly signed for Cambodian side

Asia Euro United Asia Euro United () is a football club in Kandal, Cambodia. It plays in the Cambodian League, the top division of Cambodian football and it represents Asia Euro University Asia Euro University (, ''Sakâlvĭtyéalai Asi Oerŏb'') is a priv ...

, before signing for Cambodian side Ministry of Interior FA in 2019. Ahead of the 2022 season, he signed for Cambodian side

ISI Dangkor Senchey FC ISI Dangkor Senchey Football Club () is a Cambodian professional football club based in the capital Phnom Penh. Founded in 2016, the club currently competes in the Cambodian Premier League, following promotion from the Cambodian League 2 in 2022 ...

. Cambodian newspaper wrote in 2025 that he "earned a name for himself in Cambodian football" while playing for the club. Subsequently, he signed for Cambodian side Angkor Tiger in 2025.

International career

Coulibaly is a Cambodia international and played for the

Cambodia national football team The Cambodia national football team ( Khmer: ក្រុមបាល់ទាត់ជម្រើសជាតិកម្ពុជា, ''Krŏm Băltoăt Chômreus Chéatĕ Kâmpŭchéa'') is the men's national football team that represents Ca ...

at the

2024 ASEAN Championship The 2024 ASEAN Championship (officially the ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024 due to sponsorship reasons) was the 15th edition of the ASEAN Championship (formerly the AFF Championship) association football, football tournament of nations affili ...

. On 8 December 2024, he debuted and scored his first goal for the team during a 2–2 home draw with the

Malaysia national football team The Malaysia national football team () represents Malaysia in international association football, football and is governed by the Football Association of Malaysia. The national team is recognised by FIFA as the successor of the defunct Malaya ...

in the

Honours

ASEAN All-Stars *

Maybank Challenge Cup The 2025 Maybank Challenge Cup () was the charity hybrid friendly match played by the ASEAN All-Stars, a selection team by the ASEAN Football Federation and English Premier League club Manchester United in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The ASEAN All ...

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Individual *

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Personal life

Coulibaly was born on 18 June 1993 in

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...

and is a native of the east of the country.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Coulibaly, Abdel Kader 1993 births Living people Cambodian men's footballers 21st-century Cambodian sportsmen Ivorian men's footballers 21st-century Ivorian sportsmen Men's association football forwards Cambodian Premier League players Angkor Tiger FC players ISI Dangkor Senchey FC players Expatriate men's footballers in Cambodia Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Cambodia Ivorian emigrants Immigrants to Cambodia Naturalized citizens of Cambodia Cambodian people of African descent Asian people of Ivorian descent Sportspeople of Ivorian descent Cambodia men's international footballers Naturalised association football players