Ousman Koli

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Ousman Koli
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Personal information
Date of birth (1988-10-18) 18 October 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Bakau, Gambia [1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Youth career
2001–2002 Bakau United
2003–2004 Steve Biko
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2009 Steve Biko
2009–2010 Red Star Saint-Ouen 3 (0)
2010–2011 Radomlje 9 (0)
2011–2012 Šenčur 11 (1)
2012 Triglav Kranj 5 (0)
2012–2013 Mohammedan Dhaka 12 (0)
2013 Muktijoddha Shangsad KC 10 (0)
2013–2014 Ankaran Hrvatini 33 (1)
2015 Mosta 9 (0)
2015–2016 Mladost Doboj Kakanj 0 (0)
2016 Sala FF 5 (0)
2017 Boo FK 0 (0)
2020–2021 IB 1975 Ljubljana 0 (0)
International career
Gambia U17
2007–2015 Gambia 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ousman Koli (born 18 October 1988) is a Gambian retired footballer who played as a defender.

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Club career

Born in Bakau, Koli began his career in 2001 with Bakau United and joined their league rivals Steve Biko in 2003. [2]

In August 2011, he signed a contract with Slovenian second tier side Šenčur. [3]

In February 2012, Koli joined Slovenian top flight team Triglav Kranj. [4]

International career

Koli was a member of the Gambia under-17 team that won the 22 July Peace Tournament, held in Banjul in 2003. [2] He was also included in the squad that won the first-ever international trophy for Gambia, when the team hosted and won the 2005 African U-17 Championship. [2]

He debuted for the senior team in 2007 in a match against Guinea. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Gambia – O. Koli". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Gallant Scorpions – Ousman Koli – Steve Biko". Daily Observer. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  3. Ous Koli Seals Deal With Slovanian[sic] Club at AllAfrica.com
  4. Plestenjak, Rok (7 February 2012). "Kako so trgovali drugoligaši?" (in Slovenian). Siol . Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  5. "Ousman Koli". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.