| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdoul Karim Coulibaly | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Oldenburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Werder Bremen | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2018 | HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst | ||
| 2018–2024 | Hamburger SV | ||
| 2024–2025 | Werder Bremen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Werder Bremen | 7 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Germany U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Germany U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Germany U19 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2025 | |||
Abdoul Karim Coulibaly (born 23 May 2007) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen. He has played for the Germany under-17 national team.
Coulibaly was born in Oldenburg, Germany. [1] He began his youth career at HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst, before leaving for Hamburger SV in 2018, and would play at HSV for six years, eventually leaving for Werder Bremen in 2024. [2] The club's academy director Björn Schierenbeck said on Coulibaly's signing, ""He's athletically strong, incredibly fast, and versatile in central defense and defensive midfield." [3] In the 2024–25 season, Coulibaly won the under-19 DFB-Pokal.
Coulibaly began training for the first team towards the end of the 2024–25 season, as well as being named a substitute in a Bundesliga match against VfL Wolfsburg, [4] In July 2025, Coulibaly signed his first professional contract for Werder Bremen. [5] Coulibaly made his professional senior debut for Bremen in August 2025, coming on as a substitute in a 4–1 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt. [6]
Coulibaly is eligible for Germany and Ivory Coast, [7] and has made three appearances for the Germany under-17 national team. [8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Werder Bremen | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||