Goduine Koyalipou
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000
Place of birth Bangui, Central African Republic
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Beveren
Number 7
Youth career
2008–2017 Niort
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Niort II 20 (9)
2017–2021 Niort 57 (6)
2021–2023 Lausanne-Sport 22 (4)
2022–2023 → Avranches (loan) 18 (13)
2023– Beveren 4 (1)
International career‡
2018 France U18 3 (2)
2018 France U19 2 (2)
2023– Central African Republic 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023

Goduine Koyalipou (born 15 February 2000) is a Central African professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian club Beveren. A former youth international for France, he plays for the Central African Republic national team.

Club career

Koyalipou moved to France from the Central African Republic as a young child, and joined the Niort academy at the age of 7. Koyalipou made his professional debut for Niort in a 2–1 Ligue 2 loss to Stade de Reims on 8 December 2017.[1] He signed his first professional contract on 26 January 2018.[2]

Koyalipou signed for Swiss club Lausanne-Sport in June 2021.[3] On 4 January 2023, he was loaned to Avranches in Championnat National.[4]

On 17 July 2023, Koyaliou signed a three-year contract with Beveren in Belgium.[5]

International career

Born in Central African Republic, Koyalipou represented France internationally. He was called up to the France U18s for a friendly tournament in April 2018.[6] After more than two years without being called to France's youth teams and irregular seasons, in January 2021, Koyalipou expressed his desire to represent Central African Republic. He made his debut for CAR on 7 September 2023 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ghana.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2017/2018 - 18ème journée - Chamois Niortais / Stade de Reims". www.lfp.fr.
  2. ↑ "Goduine Koyalipou, du centre de formation des Chamois niortais à l'équipe professionnelle". 2 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Koyalipou, Kapo et Kingombe sont lausannois" (in French). lausanne-sport.ch. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "GODUINE KOYALIPOU EN PRÊT JUSQU'AU TERME DE LA SAISON" (in French). FC Lausanne-Sport. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, GODUINE KOYALIPOU!" [WELCOME TO THE FREETHIEL, GODUINE KOYALIPOU!] (in Dutch). Beveren. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Koyalipou en U18 France - Chamois Niortais FC". 10 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Ghana v CAR game report". Soccerway. 7 September 2023.
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