Ferdinand Alexandre Coly (born 10 September 1973) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a full-back.
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![]() Coly in January 2008 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ferdinand Alexandre Coly | ||
Date of birth | (1973-09-10) 10 September 1973 (age 48) | ||
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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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.
Senegal squad – 2002 African Cup of Nations runners-up | ||
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Senegal squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup | ||
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Senegal squad – 2004 African Cup of Nations | ||
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Senegal squad – 2006 Africa Cup of Nations fourth place | ||
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