Ferdinand Coly
| Born: | 10 September 1973 |
| Birthplace: | Dakar |
| Weight: | 81 kg |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Position: | Defender |
Born in Senegal but raised in France, Ferdinand began his career in the French Third Division playing for Poitiers. His performances earned him a contract at Chataeroux in the French First Division at the start of the 1997-98 season. After two successful seasons he moved to Lens in the 1999 close season and has been instrumental in their title challenge.
An experienced central defender, Ferdinand made a major impact after becoming a regular in the Senegal squad under new coach Bruno Metsu. Strong in the air and quick in the tackle, he was a key figure in a back line that conceded just two goals in what was the strongest of the African qualifying groups for the 2002 World Cup Finals. He played exceptionally well in the African Nations’ Cup Finals when used as an emergency right back.
| Date | Against | Score | Venue | Competition | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Apr 2000 | Arsenal | 0-1 | Highbury | UEFA Cup | Semi Final 1st Leg |
| 16 Jun 2000 | Algeria | 1-1 | Annaba | World Cup | Africa |
| 29 Jul 2000 | Nantes | 2-0 | La Beaujoire-Louis-Fontaine | French Championnat | 1 |
| 05 Aug 2000 | Guingamp | 3-2 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 2 |
| 08 Aug 2000 | Olympique Marseille | 0-0 | Stade Velodrome | French Championnat | 3 |
| 19 Aug 2000 | Toulouse | 2-1 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 4 |
| 26 Aug 2000 | Bordeaux | 1-1 | Parc de Lescure | French Championnat | 5 |
| 06 Sep 2000 | Auxerre | 1-0 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 6 |
| 09 Sep 2000 | Olympique Lyonnais | 0-3 | Stade Gerland | French Championnat | 7 |
| 16 Sep 2000 | Paris St Germain | 1-1 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 8 |
| 30 Sep 2000 | Strasbourg | 0-0 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 10 |
| 14 Oct 2000 | Rennes | 0-1 | Route de Lorient RENNES | French Championnat | 11 |
| 21 Oct 2000 | Sedan | 1-1 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 12 |
| 29 Oct 2000 | Metz | 1-2 | Stade Saint Symphorien | French Championnat | 13 |
| 18 Nov 2000 | Saint Etienne | 0-0 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 16 |
| 25 Nov 2000 | AS Monaco | 4-3 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 17 |
| 28 Nov 2000 | Guingamp | 1-0 | Stade du Roudourou | French Championnat | 18 |
| 02 Dec 2000 | Olympique Marseille | 1-0 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 19 |
| 09 Dec 2000 | Toulouse | 0-1 | Municipal | French Championnat | 20 |
| 16 Dec 2000 | Bordeaux | 2-2 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 21 |
| 21 Dec 2000 | Auxerre | 2-3 | Stade de l'Abbe Deschamps | French Championnat | 22 |
| 12 Jan 2001 | Olympique Lyonnais | 0-0 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 23 |
| 27 Jan 2001 | Paris St Germain | 0-1 | Parc des Princes | French Championnat | 24 |
| 07 Feb 2001 | Strasbourg | 0-1 | Stade de la Meinau | French Championnat | 26 |
| 17 Feb 2001 | Rennes | 1-2 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 27 |
| 24 Feb 2001 | Morocco | 0-0 | Prince Moulay Abdallah RABAT | World Cup | Africa Group C |
| 03 Mar 2001 | Sedan | 2-2 | Stade Louis Duguaguez | French Championnat | 28 |
| 11 Mar 2001 | Namibia | 4-0 | Stade Laopold Sadar Senghor DAKAR | World Cup | Africa Group C |
| 17 Mar 2001 | Metz | 1-1 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 29 |
| 22 Apr 2001 | Algeria | 3-0 | Stade Laopold Sadar Senghor DAKAR | World Cup | Africa Group B |
| 28 Apr 2001 | Saint Etienne | 1-1 | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard | French Championnat | 32 |
| 06 May 2001 | Egypt | 0-1 | National CAIRO | World Cup | Africa Group C |
| 12 May 2001 | AS Monaco | 0-0 | Stade Louis II | French Championnat | 33 |
| 19 May 2001 | Nantes | 1-4 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 34 |
| 14 Jul 2001 | Morocco | 1-0 | Stade Laopold Sadar Senghor DAKAR | World Cup | Africa Group C |
| 28 Jul 2001 | Olympique Lyonnais | 0-0 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 1 |
| 04 Aug 2001 | Nantes | 0-0 | La Beaujoire-Louis-Fontaine | French Championnat | 2 |
| 11 Aug 2001 | Olympique Marseille | 0-0 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 3 |
| 18 Aug 2001 | Metz | 0-0 | Stade Saint Symphorien | French Championnat | 4 |
| 26 Aug 2001 | Lille | 0-0 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 5 |
| 08 Sep 2001 | Paris St Germain | 0-0 | Parc des Princes | French Championnat | 6 |
| 15 Sep 2001 | FC Sochaux Montbeliard | 0-0 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 7 |
| 22 Sep 2001 | AS Monaco | 0-0 | Stade Louis II | French Championnat | 8 |
| 29 Sep 2001 | Auxerre | 0-0 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 9 |
| 13 Oct 2001 | Lorient | 0-0 | Stade du Moustoir-Yves Allainmat | French Championnat | 10 |
| 20 Oct 2001 | Montpellier | 0-0 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 11 |
| 27 Oct 2001 | Rennes | 0-0 | Route de Lorient RENNES | French Championnat | 12 |
| 04 Nov 2001 | Bordeaux | 0-0 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 13 |
| 08 Nov 2001 | Korea Republic | 1-0 | World Cup Stadium JEONJU | International | - |
| 17 Nov 2001 | Sedan | 0-0 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 14 |
| 08 Dec 2001 | Guingamp | 0-0 | Stade du Roudourou | French Championnat | 17 |
| 18 Dec 2001 | Nantes | 0-0 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 18 |
| 21 Dec 2001 | Olympique Marseille | 0-0 | Stade Velodrome | French Championnat | 19 |
| 30 Dec 2001 | Algeria | 1-0 | DAKAR | International | - |
| 20 Jan 2002 | Egypt | 1-0 | Modibo Keita BAMAKO | African Nations Cup | Finals Group D |
| 26 Jan 2002 | Zambia | 1-0 | Modibo Keita BAMAKO | African Nations Cup | Finals Group D |
| 04 Feb 2002 | Congo DR | 2-0 | Modibo Keita BAMAKO | African Nations Cup | Finals Quarter Final |
| 07 Feb 2002 | Nigeria | 1-2 | Stade du 26 Mars BAMAKO | African Nations Cup | Finals Semi Final |
| 10 Feb 2002 | Cameroon | 0-0 | Stade du 26 Mars BAMAKO | African Nations Cup | Finals Final |
| 16 Feb 2002 | Lorient | 0-0 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 26 |
| 23 Feb 2002 | Montpellier | 0-0 | Stade de la Mosson | French Championnat | 27 |
| 06 Mar 2002 | Rennes | 0-0 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 28 |
| 17 Mar 2002 | Bordeaux | 0-0 | Stade Jacques Chaban Delmas | French Championnat | 29 |
| 23 Mar 2002 | Sedan | 0-0 | Stade Louis Duguaguez | French Championnat | 30 |
| 27 Mar 2002 | Bolivia | 2-1 | DAKAR | International | - |
| 06 Apr 2002 | Troyes | 0-0 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 31 |
| 13 Apr 2002 | Bastia | 0-0 | Stade Armand Casari | French Championnat | 32 |
| 27 Apr 2002 | Guingamp | 0-0 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 33 |
| 04 May 2002 | Olympique Lyonnais | 0-0 | Stade Gerland | French Championnat | 34 |
| 14 May 2002 | Saudi Arabia | 2-3 | RIYADH | International | - |
| 23 May 2002 | Ecuador | 1-0 | Tattori TOKYO | International | - |
| 31 May 2002 | France | 1-0 | Seoul Sang-am Stadium | World Cup | Finals Group A |
| 06 Jun 2002 | Denmark | 1-1 | World Cup Stadium | World Cup | Finals Group A |
| 11 Jun 2002 | Uruguay | 3-3 | World Cup Stadium SUWON | World Cup | Finals Group A |
| 16 Jun 2002 | Sweden | 2-1 | Big Eye Stadium OITA | World Cup | Finals 2nd Round |
| 22 Jun 2002 | Turkey | 0-1 | Osaka Nagai Stadium | World Cup | Finals Quarter Final |
| 17 Aug 2002 | Sedan | 0-0 | Stade Louis Duguaguez | French Championnat | 3 |
| 24 Aug 2002 | Nantes | 0-0 | La Beaujoire-Louis-Fontaine | French Championnat | 4 |
| 31 Aug 2002 | AS Monaco | 0-0 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 5 |
| 08 Sep 2002 | Lesotho | 1-0 | Setsoto Stadium MASERU | African Nations Cup | Group 8 |
| 14 Sep 2002 | Rennes | 0-0 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 7 |
| 18 Sep 2002 | AC Milan | 0-0 | San Siro | Champions League | Group G |
| 24 Sep 2002 | Bayern München | 0-0 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | Champions League | Group G |
| 28 Sep 2002 | Lille | 0-0 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 9 |
| 01 Oct 2002 | Deportivo La Coruña | 0-0 | Estadio Riazor | Champions League | Group G |
| 05 Oct 2002 | Montpellier | 0-0 | Stade de la Mosson | French Championnat | 10 |
| 12 Oct 2002 | Nigeria | 2-2 | Stade Laopold Sadar Senghor DAKAR | JOOLA DISASTER CHARITY MATCH | - |
| 19 Oct 2002 | Ajaccio AC | 0-0 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 11 |
| 26 Oct 2002 | Nice | 0-0 | Municipal du Ray | French Championnat | 12 |
| 29 Oct 2002 | AC Milan | 0-0 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | Champions League | Group G |
| 02 Nov 2002 | Auxerre | 0-0 | Stade Felix-Bollaert | French Championnat | 13 |
| 09 Nov 2002 | Strasbourg | 0-0 | Stade de la Meinau | French Championnat | 14 |
| 05 Jan 2003 | Fulham | 1-3 | Loftus Road | FA Cup | 3rd Round |
| 12 Jan 2003 | Arsenal | 0-4 | St Andrews | Premiership | - |
| 12 Feb 2003 | Morocco | 0-1 | St Denis PARIS | International | - |
| 30 Apr 2003 | Tunisia | 0-1 | RADES | International | - |
| 31 May 2003 | Cape Verde Islands | 2-1 | DAKAR | International | - |
| 14 Sep 2003 | Parma | 0-0 | Stadio Ennio Tardini | Serie A | 2 |
| 28 Sep 2003 | Chievo Verona | 0-0 | Marc'Antonio Bentegodi | Serie A | 4 |
| 02 Nov 2003 | Modena | 0-0 | Stadio Alberto Braglia | Serie A | 8 |
| 09 Nov 2003 | Lecce | 0-0 | Stadio Renato Curi | Serie A | 9 |
| 30 Nov 2003 | Empoli | 0-0 | Stadio Renato Curi | Serie A | 11 |
| 21 Dec 2003 | Brescia | 0-0 | Stadio Renato Curi | Serie A | 14 |
| 17 Jan 2004 | South Africa | 2-1 | DAKAR | International | - |
| 26 Jan 2004 | Burkina Faso | 0-0 | EL MANZAH | African Nations Cup | Finals Group B |
| 18 Apr 2004 | Sampdoria | 0-0 | Stadio Luigi Ferraris | Serie A | 30 |
| 25 Apr 2004 | Brescia | 0-0 | Stadio Mario Rigamonti | Serie A | 31 |
| 02 May 2004 | Juventus | 0-0 | Stadio Renato Curi | Serie A | 32 |
| 09 May 2004 | AS Roma | 0-0 | Stadio Olimpico | Serie A | 33 |
| 16 May 2004 | Ancona | 0-0 | Stadio Renato Curi | Serie A | 34 |
| 05 Jun 2005 | Congo | 0-0 | Stade Alphonse Massamba Debat | World Cup | Africa Group 1 |
| 18 Jun 2005 | Togo | 2-2 | Stade Laopold Sadar Senghor DAKAR | World Cup | Africa Group 1 |
| 03 Sep 2005 | Zambia | 1-0 | CHILILABOMBWE Stadium | World Cup | Africa Group 1 |
| 27 Jan 2006 | Ghana | 0-1 | Port Said | African Nations Cup | Group D |
| 21 Aug 2007 | Ghana | 1-1 | The New Den | International | - |
| 08 Sep 2007 | Burkina Faso | 5-1 | Stade Leopold Sedar Senghor | African Nations Cup | Group 7 |