Matar Coly

Matar Coly

Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-11-10) 10 November 1984
Place of birth	Tivaouane, Senegal
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position	Striker
Youth career
1994—2002	Génération Foot
2002—2003	Lens
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2005	Lens B	38	(11)
2005–2008	Neuchâtel Xamax	104	(35)
2009	Al-Wahda	12	(6)
2009–2010	Young Boys	13	(1)
2010–2013	Young Boys II	5	(1)
2012–2013	→ Biel-Bienne (loan)	21	(9)
2013–2014	Lausanne-Sport	20	(4)
2014–2015	Biel-Bienne	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matar Coly (born 10 November 1984) is a Senegalese former professional footballer.

Career

Coly began his career in 1994 in Dakar with Génération Foot, at 10 years old. Aged 18 he joined the youth team of RC Lens, in 2003 was called up to the second team of Lens, where he played alongside Seydou Keita, Daniel Cousin and John Utaka. In the summer of 2005 he transferred to Neuchâtel Xamax, where he played until January 2009 before being sold to Al-Wahda in the United Arab Emirates where he would remain for only six months. Coly returned to Switzerland during the summer of 2009, signing for BSC Young Boys. After featuring for the first-team in his first season with the club, he was moved down to the reserve team for the next two seasons and was finally sent on loan to second-tier side FC Biel-Bienne for the 2012–13 season. In the summer of 2013 Coly signed for FC Lausanne-Sport on a one-year contract with an option for a one-year extension, arriving as a free transfer.

External links

• Matar Coly at WorldFootball.net