Lassana Coulibaly (born 10 April 1996) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for club Lecce and the Mali national team.
Club career Coulibaly is a youth product from Bastia. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 8 August 2015 against Rennes. He replaced François Kamano during stoppage time in a 2–1 home win. Two weeks later, he scored his first league goal against Guingamp.
On 10 July 2018, Coulibaly joined Scottish Premiership side Rangers on a season-long loan from Angers.
On 14 August 2024, Coulibaly signed a three-year contract with Lecce.
International career Coulibaly was called up to the Mali U20 national team for the 2016 Toulon Tournament, and made his debut in a 1–0 loss to the Czech Republic U20s. He made his debut for the senior Mali national team in a 5–2 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Benin on 4 September 2016.
Subsequently, on 8 October 2016, he played a match against Ivory Coast counting for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (defeat 3-1).
He competes for his first international competition at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon.
Two years later, he was summoned again to participate in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
In December 2021, Coulibaly was selected by coach Mohamed Magassouba to participate in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
On 2 January 2024 he was selected from the list of 27 Malian players selected by Éric Chelle to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
On 11 December 2025, Coulibaly was called up to the Mali squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBastia II2014–15CFA 260————602015–16CFA 280————80Total14000000000140Bastia2015–16Ligue 11512010——1812016–17Ligue 13000010——310Total45120100000491Angers2017–18Ligue 11910030——2212020–21Ligue 129120———311Total48220300000532Rangers (loan)2018–19Scottish Premiership191111091—303Cercle Brugge (loan)2019–20Belgian Pro League16010———170Angers II2019–20CFA 210————10Salernitana2021–22Serie A31020———3302022–23Serie A35310———3632023–24Serie A28110———291Total94440000000984Lecce2024–25Serie A38100———3812025–26Serie A33320———3532026–27Serie A5210———62Total76630000000796Career total3131413160910034116
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsMali20163020175020183020191002020302021302022402023202024121202591202650Total602
International goals + List of international goals scored by Lassana CoulibalyNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali2–06–2Friendly2Berkane Municipal Stadium, Berkane, Morocco3–03–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
References
External links Lassana Coulibaly at the US Salernitana 1919 website