[22] Among interested parties was Anderlecht but Genk won the race to sign him.[23]. In the 2016–17 season, Koulibaly continued to be a regular starter for Napoli under coach Maurizio Sarri and helped the side start the season well, earning four wins from their first six league matches. ", "Koulibaly a Castelvolturno, a pranzo con Benitez e De Laurentiis: "Studierò l'italiano. Quando parla lui stiamo tutti zitti ad ascoltare, "Napoli, esordio vincente di Ancelotti: Lazio battuta con una rimonta", "Napoli, la "rivoluzione" di Ancelotti funziona: 2-0 al Sassuolo", "Il Napoli non-molla lo scudetto: 2-1 all'Atalanta", "Napoli, una perla di Milik per restare in corsa scudetto", "Serie A sanctions Inter Milan for alleged racist abuse", "Napoli-Sassuolo 2-0: gol di Milik e Fabian Ruiz, annullato il pari di Locatelli", "Koulibaly, respinto il ricorso: il difensore non ci sarà contro la Lazio", "Milan-Napoli 0-0: Piatek debutta, Ancelotti espulso", "Serie A, Napoli-Sampdoria 3-0: decidono Milik, Insigne e Verdi", "Serie A, Parma-Napoli 0-4: gol di Zielinski, Milik (2) e Ounas", "Arsenal investigate after Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly allegedly racially abused by fan", "Serie A, Chievo-Napoli 1-3: gol di Koulibaly e Milik. Serve pazienza, ma sta facendo benissimo, "FORMAZIONI UFFICIALI - Out Gargano, Kou e De Guzman, ci sono Britos, Inler e Mertens", "Southampton keep tabs on Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly", "Sarri convince tutti, corsa al biglietto per la Juve", "Napoli, Insigne e Mertens giocatori fotocopia, mai più doppioni in campo", "Serie A, Lazio-Napoli 0-2: Higuain e Callejon stendono i biancocelesti", "Lazio: Serie A club fined for racist chanting against Napoli", "Napoli fans wear Kalidou Koulibaly masks in protest against racism", "Napoli-Carpi 1-0: Higuain su rigore, Sarri sempre primo", "Napoli-Lazio 5-0: azzurri da favola, biancocelesti non-pervenuti", "Carpi-Napoli 0-0, il tabellino: sei gli ammoniti", "Nel giorno di Higuain le novità tattiche di Sarri per continuare a vincere", "Spesi oltre cento milioni la squadra ora è più forte solo il Napoli sfida la Juve", "Napoli, a Kiev decidono gli esterni, ma il centrocampo ancora non-funziona", "Napoli, è ufficiale: Koulibaly rinnova fino al 2021", "Napoli, brutta sconfitta contro la Roma: i giallorossi vincono 3-1 al San Paolo", "Infortunio Koulibaly: per il difensore elongazione del collaterale esterno", "Grana infortunio Koulibaly, rischia di tornare dopo la Coppa d'Africa", "Coppa d'Africa: Senegal eliminato, Koulibaly torna a Napoli", "Napoli-Genoa 2-0. Pouye, N’Sor, Bouby et Ødegaard en partance, Sujet - Des nouvelles de Kalidou Koulibaly. He was named to the side that represented Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup the following year, and subsequently helped his team to the final of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. [18] Despite this, Koulibaly returned to the first team and then captained the side for the first time on 2 December 2011, in a 2–0 win over AS Monaco. Kalidou Koulibaly, 29, from Senegal SSC Napoli, since 2014 Centre-Back Market value: £45.00m * Jun 20, 1991 in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France Kalidou Koulibaly, 29, de Sénégal SSC Napoli, depuis 2014 Défenseur central Valeur marchande: 50,00 mio. francês. With Kalidou Koulibaly, those circumstances were much different. I knew that it would come to him because it was already showing a good maturity. [81], In May 2018, he was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [77], However, in early September 2015, Koulibaly changed federations and joined the Senegal national football team, despite the interest to call him for Les Bleus from Didier Deschamps. He has also been praised by pundits for his overall solidity as a player and his ability to make interceptions; however, he has also drawn criticism for giving away too many fouls. [11], Prior to the start of the 2010–11 season, Koulibaly signed his first professional contract agreeing to a one-year deal.