Ferdinand Coly
Coly in January 2008
Personal information
Full name Ferdinand Alexandre Coly
Date of birth (1973-09-10) 10 September 1973
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Libourne 29 (0)
1994–1996 Poitiers 66 (4)
1996–1999 Châteauroux 91 (8)
1999–2003 Lens 74 (2)
2003 → Birmingham City (loan) 1 (0)
2003–2005 Perugia 41 (2)
2005–2008 Parma 56 (2)
Total 358 (18)
International career
2000–2007 Senegal[1] 44 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ferdinand Alexandre Coly (born 10 September 1973) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a full-back.

Career

Coly was born in Dakar. He moved to France when he was 7 years old. He played in all of Senegal's matches in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. After impressing at the tournament, he moved from RC Lens to Birmingham City on loan.[2] But this proved to be a poor career move as he made his debut in the FA Cup against Fulham and then only managed a single Premiership appearance, against Arsenal.[3][4] Coly left Birmingham in summer 2003[5] and then moved on to Perugia. In his first season with the Italian club (2003–04), he made 11 appearances but never really impressed. He spent 2004–05 in Serie C (the team descended via playoffs to Serie B then suffered "another relegation", this time in the courts), making 29 appearances and scoring twice. In the summer of 2005 he made a move to Serie A side Parma, where he was a regular.

References

  1. ↑ Mamrud, Roberto (16 December 2020). "Senegal – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Birmingham land Dugarry". BBC. 2 January 2003. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Stylish Fulham banish Blues". BBC. 5 January 2003. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Arsenal brush Blues aside". BBC. 12 January 2003. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Coly quits Birmingham". BBC. 19 August 2003. Retrieved 14 April 2020.


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