Saliou Guindo (born 12 September 1996) is a Malian professional footballer[3] who plays as a forward for KF Laçi and the Mali national team.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1996-09-12) 12 September 1996 (age 25)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ségou, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | KF Laçi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Jeanne d'Arc | ||
| 2014–2015 | → ASEC Mimosas (loan) | ||
| 2015–2018 | Espérance Tunis | 1 | (0) |
| 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– | KF Laçi | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Mali U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Mali | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:59, 26 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
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 4 CAF Confederation Cup matches with Espérance.[4] 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 Bylis 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.[5] It was Guindo's best performance so far.
In 2020, he went to Turkey and signed a three year contract with TFF 1st League outfit Ankara Keçiörengücü SK but has not appeared in league games.[6]
On 21 November 2020, it was announced that I-League outfit Gokulam Kerala FC have completed the signing of Saliou Guindo.[7] “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.
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?'"[8]
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.[9]
Guindo was called up in the squad of Mali national football team in 2020 but he is still searching his debut match for the senior team.[10] He debuted with the Mali national team in a 1–0 2022 World Cup qualification loss to Tunisia on 25 March 2022.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Espérance Tunis | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 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 | 7 | 1 | |
| Gokulam Kerala[13] | 2020–21 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career total | 43 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
Notes
Espérance Tunis
KF Bylis
Gokulam Kerala
Mali U20
Individual
Kategoria Superiore top scorers | |
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