Kalidou Koulibaly

Koulibaly's current-season form is level with last season (Season 38→38), while his Rating held around 17. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 58).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Al-Hilal Saudi FC · 2nd	9	0	1	6.77	17	38
2025/26	Al-Hilal Saudi FC · 2nd	18	1	2	7.4	17	38
2024/25	Al-Hilal Saudi FC · 2nd	31	2	0	7.02	24	46
2023/24	Al-Hilal Saudi FC · 1st	30	2	1	7.23	28	58
2022/23	Chelsea · 12th	23	2	1	7.12	39	30

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 12 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Senegal · international

Side	Apps	G
Senegal	82	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Full-back

K. Koulibaly is a 35-year-old full-back at Al-Hilal Saudi FC, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 2 assists in 18 appearances, a Season grade of 38, top 18% of Pro League full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 16.5, ranking 160th of 167 in the Pro League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (52.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.16 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Koulibaly.

Judged on this season alone, Koulibaly graded 38 — a strong campaign that ranks top 19% of the 22 full-backs in the Pro League, on 8 clean sheets and 4.16 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 38 → 38). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 17, 22nd of 22 of the 22 full-backs in the Pro League. At 35 Koulibaly is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24

Current potential22nd of 22 full-backs · Pro League Current seasonTop 19% full-backs · Pro League 4th-best full-back in the Pro League 160th in the Pro League · potential 22nd-highest potential full-back in the Pro League

16.5

Ratingi

22nd of 22 full-backs

38.4

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

52.3%

Minutes

rotation minutes

4.16

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Al-Hilal Saudi FC finished 2nd of 18 · a title-challenging side

Apps

4.16

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
Defensive volume. 4.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 52.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 16.5, Koulibaly carries the 22nd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Pro League of 22. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %52.3%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.056

Assists / 900.112

Goal contribution / 900.169

Defensive actions / 904.16

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.394

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~8), then tapers with age. At 35, Koulibaly sits on 2.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Koulibaly's projected Rating — 16.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles36

Interceptions24

Blocks14

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards1

Transfer history

€71M total transfer fees · 4 moves

Al-Hilal Saudi FCJul 2023 – now€ 23M

ChelseaJul 2022 – Jul 2023€ 38M

NapoliJul 2014 – Jul 2022€ 10M

GenkJul 2012 – Jul 2014

Metzuntil Jul 2012

About K. Koulibaly

Kalidou Koulibaly is a 35-year-old full-back who plays for Al-Hilal Saudi FC, born on June 20, 1991 in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, standing 195 cm tall. He is from Senegal. Al-Hilal Saudi FC currently sit 2nd of 18 in the Pro League.

This season

In the current season, K. Koulibaly has made 9 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 779 minutes, averaging a 6.7 match rating over his last 10 rated games.

When K. Koulibaly plays, Al-Hilal Saudi FC's record this season is 9W-0D-1L — and his match ratings average 6.39 at home against 7.01 on the road.

Recent matches

October 19, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Al-Hazm (90 minutes, 7.5 rating)
October 13, 2026: 2-0 win away at Al Sadd (89 minutes, 7.09 rating)
October 10, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Al-Ittihad FC (90 minutes, 5.7 rating)
September 15, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Al-Gharafa (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
September 12, 2026: 6-0 win away at Al Taawon (70 minutes, 7.19 rating)
September 7, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs NEOM (90 minutes, 5.57 rating)
September 4, 2026: 2-0 win away at Al Shabab (90 minutes, 7.28 rating)
August 28, 2026: 5-1 win away at Al Khaleej Saihat (73 minutes, 5.9 rating)
August 20, 2026: 3-0 win away at Al-Fayha (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.6 rating)
August 14, 2026: 4-2 win at home vs Al-Faisaly FC (96 minutes, 5.9 rating)

K. Koulibaly's next match is on October 27, 2026, when Al-Hilal Saudi FC face Al Shamal away in the AFC Champions League Elite.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Koulibaly at 16.5 with a Season form score of 38.4, ranking 160th of 167 full-backs in the Pro League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 14 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the Saudi League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 17 recorded seasons, K. Koulibaly has totalled 467 club appearances with 26 goals and 11 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 35 appearances for Napoli.

K. Koulibaly's career has also included time at Chelsea, Napoli, Genk and Metz.

On the international stage, K. Koulibaly has represented Senegal — 82 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

→ Al-Hilal Saudi FCRumoured

Kalidou Koulibaly new-deal talk played down at Al-Hilal Saudi

49%

will it happen

Talk of K. Koulibaly extending at Al-Hilal Saudi FC has been played down — 1 report pushes back on it. What reporting there is rates well-sourced (95% credibility), led by Al Hilal (official site).

95% credibility·1 reports·led by Al Hilal (official site)

The reports (1)

Trusted source · 95%Al Hilal (official site)ConcreteNamed sourceDenial
Kalidou Koulibaly signed a one-year contract extension with Al-Hilal (stays at the club until 2027).
Kalidou Koulibaly signed a one-year contract extension with Al-Hilal (stays at the club until 2027).

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Al-Hilal Saudi FC finished 2nd of 18 · a title-challenging side

Strengths

Watch points