Saliou Guindo
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 12 September 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Ségou, Mali | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||
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 | 0 | (0) |
2021 | Gokulam Kerala FC B | 7 | (8) |
2021–2022 | KF Laçi | 34 | (19) |
2022 | Dibba Al Fujairah | 8 | (0) |
2023 | KF Laçi | 12 | (9) |
2023– | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | Mali U20 | 2 | (0) |
2022– | Mali | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:59, 26 March 2022 (UTC) |
Saliou Guindo (born 12 September 1996) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Maccabi Petah Tikva and the Mali national team.
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 Espérance Sportive de Tunis. He has also appeared in 4 CAF Confederation Cup matches with Espérance. 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. 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.
Gokulam Kerala
On 21 November 2020, it was announced that I-League outfit Gokulam Kerala have completed the signing of Saliou Guindo. "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.
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?'"
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.
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. He debuted with the Mali national team in a 1–0 2022 World Cup qualification loss to Tunisia on 25 March 2022.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 12 December 2020
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 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
KF Bylis | 2019–20 | Kategoria Superiore | 36 | 18 | 4 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 40 | 19 | |
Gokulam Kerala | 2020–21 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Laçi | 2021–22 | Kategoria Superiore | 34 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 22 |
Dibba Al Fujairah | 2021–22 | UAE Pro League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Laçi | 2022–23 | Kategoria Superiore | 18 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 11 |
Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2023–24 | Kategoria Superiore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 102 | 48 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 55 |
Notes
- Appearances in the Albanian Cup
- Appearances in the IFA Shield
- Appearances in the UAE President's Cup
- Appearances in the Israel State Cup
Honours
Espérance Tunis
KF Bylis
Gokulam Kerala
Mali U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup: third place 2015
- African U-20 Championship: Fourth place 2015
Individual
- Kerala Premier League top scorer: 2020–21 (with 8 goals)
- Kategoria Superiore top scores : 2021–22 (with 19 goals)
See also
- List of Malian expatriate footballers