First professional contract for Mamadou Coulibaly at AS Monaco
AS Monaco announces the signing of Mamadou Coulibaly’s first professional contract, which will take effect on July 1, 2022, until June 30, 2025.
Aged 18 since April 21, Mamadou Coulibaly, the talented Monegasque midfielder, has been a resident of the AS Monaco Academy since the summer of 2019. Parisian by birth, Mamadou Coulibaly had already had FC Sevran, FC Villepinte and the Football Academy of Epinay-sur-Seine.
A framework of the U19s, qualified for the play-offs
Present in the U19 group, the midfielder has been established 21 times by his coach Frédéric Barilaro this season. His ability to be decisive (9 goals and 2 assists) as well as his overall performance make him one of the strong men of the excellent exercise of young Monegasques.
Leaders of group D in the category with a 7-point lead over their nearest pursuer after 25 matches played, the Red and Whites are already guaranteed to contest the play-offs. In addition, Mamadou Coulibaly has already imagined the ranks of the French team, he who had participated in a rally with the U16 Tricolors in 2019.
> Paul Mitchell, Sporting Director
“The development of the young talents of our Academy is a priority of our sports project. In this context, signing a first professional contract is always an important step. I would like to congratulate Mamadou for the work he has already accomplished. Of course, the road is still long and it is up to him to continue to work even harder in order to pass the next stages of his progress. »
> Pascal de Maesschalck, Director of Young Player Development
“This season, Mamadou was able to transfer his qualities. He still has a lot of things to prove and we are happy that he will be part of the club for the long term with this first professional contract. Everything is gathered in Monaco to support our young players, to encourage them to exploit their potential and I am delighted that Mamadou is part of this project. »