Ferdinand Alexandre Coly (born 10 September 1973) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a full-back.

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Ferdinand Coly

Coly in January 2008
Personal information
Full name	Ferdinand Alexandre Coly
Date of birth	(1973-09-10) 10 September 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth	Dakar, Senegal
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1994	Libourne	29	(0)
1994–1996	Poitiers	66	(4)
1996–1999	Châteauroux	91	(8)
1999–2003	Lens	74	(2)
2003	→ Birmingham City (loan)	1	(0)
2003–2005	Perugia	41	(2)
2005–2008	Parma	56	(2)
Total		358	(18)
International career
2000–2007	Senegal[1]	44	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Coly was born in Dakar. He moved to France when he was 7 years old. He played in all of Senegal's matches in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. After impressing at the tournament, he moved from RC Lens to Birmingham City on loan.^[2] But this proved to be a poor career move as he made his debut in the FA Cup against Fulham and then only managed a single Premiership appearance, against Arsenal.^[3][4] Coly left Birmingham in summer 2003^[5] and then moved on to Perugia. In his first season with the Italian club (2003–04), he made 11 appearances but never really impressed. He spent 2004–05 in Serie C (the team descended via playoffs to Serie B then suffered "another relegation", this time in the courts), making 29 appearances and scoring twice. In the summer of 2005 he made a move to Serie A side Parma, where he was a regular.