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based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameWoyo Coulibaly
PositionCentre-back
NationalityFrance
Age27
Date of birth26 May 1999
BirthplaceGonesse
Height188 cm
Shirt number#25
ClubLeicester
Centre-back
2
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
134
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Leicester.

Also this season

On loan at SassuoloCoppa Italia: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Leicester; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

W. Coulibaly is a 27-year-old central defender at Sassuolo, rated 54.2 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.18 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Coulibaly.

On the season, Coulibaly graded 11 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 3.177 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 8 → 11). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 54. At 27 Coulibaly is in his prime years, and a market index of 33.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downStepped up 2024/25
54.2
Ratingi
a solid contributor and squad regular
10.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
30.6%
Minutes
limited game time
3.18
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Sassuolo finished 11th of 20 · a mid-table side

20
Apps
3.18
Def. / 90
24
Tackles
9
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 20 appearances.

Strengths

  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 88.1/100).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 30.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 54.2 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles24
Interceptions9
Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.