Saliou Guindo

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Saliou Guindo
Personal information
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 November 2020

Saliou Guindo (born 12 September 1996) is a Malian professional footballer[3] who plays as a forward.

Club career[]

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 Esp��rance 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]

Gokulam Kerala[]

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 January 1, 2021, Guindo has also appeared in the squad of Gokulam Kerala B, which competes in the Kerala Premier League.

International career[]

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]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 12 December 2020.[11]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
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[a] 1 – 0 0 7 1
KF Bylis 2019–20 Kategoria Superiore 36 18 4 1 – 0 0 7 1
Gokulam Kerala[12] 2020–21 I-League 0 0 2[b] 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
Career total 43 18 8 4 2 1 0 0 10 2
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the Albanian Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the IFA Shield

Honours[]

Country[]

Mali U20

Club[]

Espérance Tunis
KF Bylis
Gokulam Kerala

Individual[]

See also[]

  • List of Malian expatriate footballers

References[]

  1. ^ Saliou Guindo player profile Sofascore.com Retrieved 14 March 2021
  2. ^ "I-League: Gokulam Kerala rope in Malian striker Saliou Guindo". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. ^ Saliou Guindo soccer (Mali) player detailed stats playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021
  4. ^ "Saliou Guindo soccer player profile and statistics". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  5. ^ "I-League side Gokulam Kerala FC sign Malian striker Saliou Guindo". footballexpress.in. 1 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Ankara Keçiörengücü, Saliou Guindo ile anlaştı". haberturk.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  7. ^ "I-League: Gokulam signs Malian striker Saliou Guindo". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Football: Mali hoping to make name known". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  9. ^ "SALIOU GUINDO: MALI HOLDS ITS NEW PEARL". Africa Top Sports. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  10. ^ "International Saliou Guindo confides in Today-Mali: "I would be very happy to wear the Aigles du Mali jersey. I'm ready"". Maliweb.net. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  11. ^ Saliou Guindo at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  12. ^ "GKFC sign Malian striker Saliou Guindo". Gokulam Kerala FC (official website). Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  13. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.
  14. ^ "KPL: Gokulam Kerala to meet KSEB in final". www.onmanorama.com/sports. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Kerala Premier League 2021: Gokulam Kerala defeat KSEB to be crowned champions". Goal.com. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  16. ^ @keralafa (21 April 2021). "TOP Scorer @saliouguindo20