Gary Coulibaly (born 30 March 1986) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was born in Corsica in France and is of Malian descent. He previously represented France at under-20 level, but has represented Corsica at senior level. Career Born in Bastia, Coulibaly began his career with SC Bastia and made 35 league appearances in four seasons with the club, one of them being in Ligue 1. He moved to Istres in July 2008 and helped the club gain promotion to Ligue 2 as National champions in his first season. Two years later, Coulibaly was transferred to Monaco, having scored 6 goals in 107 games for Istres. In January 2014, he was released by Monaco, having played no games for the club in almost a year. A few days later, he signed a six months contract with Laval. Six months later, Coulibaly returned to his native island, joining Ligue 2 side AC Ajaccio. In July 2015, he joined Belgian First Division A club Waasland-Beveren on a free transfer. He signed a one-year contract with the option of another. In August 2017, Coulibaly returned to his former club SC Bastia as one of four new signings announced by the club, which had played in Ligue 1 in the 2016–17 season but dropped to the fifth-tier Championnat National 3 after filing bankruptcy. References External links 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Bastia French footballers French sportspeople of Malian descent Association football midfielders France youth international footballers Corsica international footballers SC Bastia players FC Istres players AS Monaco FC players Stade Lavallois players AC Ajaccio players S.K. Beveren players Levadiakos F.C. players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Belgian Pro League players Super League Greece players French expatriate footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate footballers in Greece Footballers from Corsica