Saliou Guindo
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 12 September 1996||
Place of birth | Ségou, Mali | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lamia | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Jeanne d'Arc | ||
2013–2014 | Bamako | ||
2014–2015 | ASEC Mimosas | ||
2015–2017 | Espérance Tunis | 1 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Al-Ahli | ||
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) |
2021–2022 | KF Laçi | 34 | (19) |
2022 | Dibba Al Fujairah | 8 | (0) |
2023 | → KF Laçi (loan) | 12 | (9) |
2023–2024 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 22 | (4) |
2024– | Lamia | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | Mali U20 | 7 | (0) |
2022 | Mali | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2022 |
Saliou Guindo (born 12 September 1996) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Super League club Lamia and the Mali national team.
Club career
[edit]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 Espérance Sportive de Tunis. He has also appeared in four CAF Confederation Cup matches with Espérance.[3] 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 Byllis 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.[4] It was Guindo's best performance so far.
In 2020, he went to Turkey and signed a three-year contract with TFF First League outfit Ankara Keçiörengücü but has not appeared in league games.[5]
On 21 November 2020, it was announced that I-League outfit Gokulam Kerala have completed the signing of Saliou Guindo.[6] "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 1 January 2021, Guindo has also appeared in the squad of Gokulam Kerala B, which competes in the Kerala Premier League.
Guindo joined Albanian club KF Laçi in the summer of 2021.[7]
Guindo signed a two-year contract with Dibba Al Fujairah on 14 August 2022.[8]
Guindo joined Maccabi Petah Tikva on 9 July 2023.[9] On 30 May 2024, he won his first title with the club, Israel State Cup, after beating Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1–0 in the final.
On 1 August 2024, Guindo joined Super League Greece club Lamia.[10]
International career
[edit]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?'"[11]
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.[12]
Guindo was called up in the squad of Mali national team in 2020 but he is still searching his debut match for the senior team.[13] He debuted with Mali in a 1–0 2022 World Cup qualification loss to Tunisia on 25 March 2022.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 6 May 2024[15]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Espérance Tunis | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
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 | 40 | 19 | |
Gokulam Kerala[16] | 2020–21 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Laçi | 2021–22 | Kategoria Superiore | 34 | 19 | 7[a] | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 22 |
Dibba Al Fujairah | 2021–22 | UAE Pro League | 8 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Laçi | 2022–23 | Kategoria Superiore | 18 | 11 | 2[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 11 |
Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2023–24 | Kategoria Superiore | 22 | 4 | 1[d] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 |
Career total | 124 | 52 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 60 |
- ^ a b c Appearances in the Albanian Cup
- ^ Appearances in the IFA Shield
- ^ Appearances in the UAE President's Cup
- ^ Appearances in the Israel State Cup
Honours
[edit]Espérance Tunis
KF Bylis
Gokulam Kerala
Maccabi Petah Tikva
Mali U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup third place: 2015[19]
- African U-20 Championship fourth place: 2015
Individual
- Kerala Premier League top scorer: 2020–21 (with 8 goals)[20]
- Kategoria Superiore top scorer: 2021–22 (with 19 goals)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Saliou Guindo at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "I-League: Gokulam Kerala rope in Malian striker Saliou Guindo". www.aninews.in. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Saliou Guindo soccer player profile and statistics". Global Sports Archive. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "I-League side Gokulam Kerala FC sign Malian striker Saliou Guindo". footballexpress.in. 1 December 2020. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Ankara Keçiörengücü, Saliou Guindo ile anlaştı". haberturk.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "I-League: Gokulam signs Malian striker Saliou Guindo". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Shpëtim Duro merr dhuratën e parë te Laçi, firmos me Saliou Guindo". abcnews.al (in Albanian). 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Guindo firmos te Diba". sportiim.al. 14 August 2022.
- ^ "סליאו גווינדו חתם ל-2 עונות במכבי פתח תקווה". one.co.il (in Hebrew). 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Έναρξη συνεργασίας με Saliou Guindo" [Start of collaboration with Saliou Guindo]. www.lamia1964.gr (in Greek). 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Football: Mali hoping to make name known". New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "SALIOU GUINDO: MALI HOLDS ITS NEW PEARL". Africa Top Sports. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "International Saliou Guindo confides in Today-Mali: "I would be very happy to wear the Aigles du Mali jersey. I'm ready"". Maliweb.net. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™". www.fifa.com.
- ^ Saliou Guindo at Soccerway
- ^ "GKFC sign Malian striker Saliou Guindo". Gokulam Kerala FC (official website). Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "KPL: Gokulam Kerala to meet KSEB in final". www.onmanorama.com/sports. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Kerala Premier League 2021: Gokulam Kerala defeat KSEB to be crowned champions". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ @keralafa (21 April 2021). "TOP Scorer @saliouguindo20 🤩@GokulamKeralaFC 👍🏻" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
[edit]- Saliou Guindo at Soccerway
- Saliou Guindo at WorldFootball.net
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Ségou
- Malian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Mali men's international footballers
- Mali men's under-20 international footballers
- Malian Première Division players
- Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
- Bahraini Premier League players
- Kategoria Superiore players
- I-League players
- UAE Pro League players
- AS Bamako players
- ASEC Mimosas players
- Espérance Sportive de Tunis players
- Al-Ahli Club (Manama) players
- KF Skënderbeu Korçë players
- KF Bylis players
- Ankara Keçiörengücü S.K. footballers
- Gokulam Kerala FC players
- KF Laçi players
- Dibba Al Fujairah FC players
- Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players
- PAS Lamia 1964 players
- Malian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ivory Coast
- Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bahrain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Albania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in India
- Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in Ivory Coast
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in Albania
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in India
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- 21st-century Malian people