Saliou Guindo

Saliou Guindo

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-09-12) 12 September 1996 (age 27) [1]
Place of birth	Ségou, Mali
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Maccabi Petah Tikva
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Jeanne d'Arc
2013–2014	Bamako
2014–2015	ASEC Mimosas
2015–2017	Espérance Tunis	1	(0)
2017–2018	Al-Ahli
2018–2019	Skënderbeu Korçë	5	(0)
2019	→ Bylis Ballsh (loan)	10	(8)
2019–2020	Bylis Ballsh	26	(10)
2020	Ankara Keçiörengücü	0	(0)
2020	Gokulam Kerala FC [2]	0	(0)
2021	Gokulam Kerala FC B	7	(8)
2021–2022	KF Laçi	34	(19)
2022	Dibba Al Fujairah	8	(0)
2023	KF Laçi (loan)	12	(9)
2023–	Maccabi Petah Tikva	22	(4)
International career‡
2015	Mali U20	7	(0)
2022–	Mali	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2022

Saliou Guindo (born 12 September 1996) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Maccabi Petah Tikva and the Mali national team.

Club career

Guindo began his professional club career at Jeanne d'Arc FC in 2014 and played until 2015. He later signed with ASEC Mimosas in the Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast).

In 2015, he moved to Tunisian side Espérance Sportive de Tunis. He has also appeared in four CAF Confederation Cup matches with Espérance. ^[3] Guindo later played for Kategoria Superiore side KF Skënderbeu Korçë from 2018 to 2019.

In the 2017–18 season, he featured for Al-Ahli Manama in the Bahrain top flight and Albanian club KF Skënderbeu then came calling in the season that followed. Between 2018 and 2020, the striker featured for them and later FK Byllis Ballsh in the Albanian first division, before he was signed by the Turkish tier two club Ankara Keciörengücü.

Domestically he has also played in another Kategoria Superiore side FK Byllis Ballsh. In the 2019–20 Kategoria Superiore, he emerged as the top scorer with 11 goals and 3 assists for FK Byllis Ballsh. ^[4] It was Guindo's best performance so far.

In 2020, he went to Turkey and signed a three year contract with TFF First League outfit Ankara Keçiörengücü but has not appeared in league games. ^[5]

On 21 November 2020, it was announced that I-League outfit Gokulam Kerala have completed the signing of Saliou Guindo. ^[6] "Saliou Guindo has signed for Gokulam Kerala on a season-long deal", a source close to the developments informed Khel Now. Guindo and the Malabarians have mutually agreed terms on a season-long deal until the end of the 2020–21 season. On 1 January 2021, Guindo has also appeared in the squad of Gokulam Kerala B, which competes in the Kerala Premier League.

Guindo joined Albanian club KF Laçi in the summer of 2021. ^[7]

Guindo signed a two-year contract with Dibba Al Fujairah on 14 August 2022. ^[8]

Guindo joined Maccabi Petah Tikva on 9 July 2023. ^[9] On 30 May 2024, he won his first title with the club, Israel State Cup, after beating Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1–0 in the final.

International career

Born in a town named Ségou, Guindo represented his country at the FIFA U20 World Cup in 2015, where they secured the 3rd position.

Guindo was eyeing to win the tournament for making Mali proud around the world. In his words, "It's our dream to win this competition." Guindo added : "Our country would be known around the world. Many countries don't know about us and many people sometimes ask us, 'what's Mali?'" ^[10]

He has also represented his nation in 2015 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, where they finished 4th. Guindo was the man behind his country's qualification in the tournament. ^[11]

Guindo was called up in the squad of Mali national team in 2020 but he is still searching his debut match for the senior team. ^[12] He debuted with Mali in a 1–0 2022 World Cup qualification loss to Tunisia on 25 March 2022. ^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 May 2024 ^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Espérance Tunis	2015–16	Ligue 1	1	0	1	1	–		0	0	2	1
Skënderbeu Korçë	2018–19	Albanian Superliga	5	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	1	–		0	0	7	1
KF Bylis	2019–20	Kategoria Superiore	36	18	4	1	–		0	0	40	19
Gokulam Kerala [15]	2020–21	I-League	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 2]	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
Laçi	2021–22	Kategoria Superiore	34	19	7 [lower-alpha 1]	3	6	0	0	0	47	22
Dibba Al Fujairah	2021–22	UAE Pro League	8	0	2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Laçi	2022–23	Kategoria Superiore	18	11	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	4	0	0	0	24	11
Maccabi Petah Tikva	2023–24	Kategoria Superiore	22	4	1 [lower-alpha 4]	1	0	0	0	0	23	5
Career total			124	52	21	8	10	0	0	0	155	60

1. Appearances in the Albanian Cup
2. Appearances in the IFA Shield
3. Appearances in the UAE President's Cup
4. Appearances in the Israel State Cup

Honours

Espérance Tunis

• Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2016–17, 2017–18

KF Bylis

• Kategoria e Parë: 2018–19

Gokulam Kerala

• Kerala Premier League: 2021–21 ^{[16] [17]}

Maccabi Petah Tikva

• Israel State Cup: 2023–24

Mali U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup third place: 2015 ^[18]
• African U-20 Championship fourth place: 2015

Individual

• Kerala Premier League top scorer: 2020–21 (with 8 goals) ^[19]
• Kategoria Superiore top scorer: 2021–22 (with 19 goals)

See also

• List of Malian expatriate footballers

References

1. Saliou Guindo at WorldFootball.net
2. "I-League: Gokulam Kerala rope in Malian striker Saliou Guindo". www.aninews.in. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
3. "Saliou Guindo soccer player profile and statistics". Global Sports Archive. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
4. "I-League side Gokulam Kerala FC sign Malian striker Saliou Guindo". footballexpress.in. 1 December 2020. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
5. "Ankara Keçiörengücü, Saliou Guindo ile anlaştı". haberturk.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
6. "I-League: Gokulam signs Malian striker Saliou Guindo". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
7. "Shpëtim Duro merr dhuratën e parë te Laçi, firmos me Saliou Guindo". abcnews.al (in Albanian). 5 June 2021.
8. "Guindo firmos te Diba". sportiim.al. 14 August 2022.
9. "סליאו גווינדו חתם ל-2 עונות במכבי פתח תקווה". one.co.il (in Hebrew). 9 July 2023.
10. "Football: Mali hoping to make name known". New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
11. "SALIOU GUINDO: MALI HOLDS ITS NEW PEARL". Africa Top Sports. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
12. "International Saliou Guindo confides in Today-Mali: "I would be very happy to wear the Aigles du Mali jersey. I'm ready"". Maliweb.net. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
13. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™". www.fifa.com.
14. Saliou Guindo at Soccerway
15. "GKFC sign Malian striker Saliou Guindo". Gokulam Kerala FC (official website). Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
16. "KPL: Gokulam Kerala to meet KSEB in final". www.onmanorama.com/sports. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
17. "Kerala Premier League 2021: Gokulam Kerala defeat KSEB to be crowned champions". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
18. "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
19. @keralafa (21 April 2021). "TOP Scorer @saliouguindo20 🤩@GokulamKeralaFC 👍🏻" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

• Saliou Guindo at Soccerway
• Saliou Guindo at FootballDatabase.eu
• Saliou Guindo at WorldFootball.net