Aliou Coly (born 10 December 1992) is a

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ese

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playing as a defender for Jerv in the

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Career

Club

Early career

Aliou Coly started playing football for Casa Sports in

. In 2012, Coly went on trial with

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side

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, where his age was quoted as being 23.

Molde FK

Coly signed for

side

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in February 2013 at the beginning of the 2013-season. Coly's first appearance for Molde was in the

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first round match against

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in which he scored 4 of the 5 goals in a 5–0 victory. This included a 10-minute hattrick. In February 2014 Coly joined

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on loan till 31 July 2014.

Kristiansund

On 21 January 2015, Coly moved to

on a permanent deal, signing a two-year contract.

FK Jerv

On 11 September 2023, Coly signed with

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for the rest of

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-season.

International

Coly made his debut for the Senegalese U-23 team on 17 March 2012.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Casa Sports *

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: 2011–12 Molde *

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Kristiansund *

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

References

External links

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Molde Profile
1992 births Living people Senegalese men's footballers Molde FK players Kristiansund BK players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Senegalese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Norway Men's association football forwards 21st-century Senegalese sportsmen {{Senegal-footy-bio-stub