Ferdinand Coly

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

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)
2002 → Birmingham City (loan) 1 (0)
2003–2005 Perugia 41 (2)
2005–2008 Parma 56 (2)
Total 358 (18)
National team
2000–2007 Senegal[1] 44 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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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