Kalidou Koulibaly: Al Hilal Defender Reacts After Winning First League Title in 12 Attempts

• Kalidou Koulibaly has won the league title with Al-Hilal
• The former Chelsea defender starred for the Blue Waves
• Al-Hilal thrashed Al-Hazm to win the league on Saturday

Senegal defender, Kalidou Koulibaly, has shared his excitement after winning his first league title with Saudi giants Al-Hilal.

The former Chelsea and Napoli centre-back played a pivotal as the Blue Waves won the title with three games to spare.

Koulibaly started and lasted the entire duration on Saturday, May 11, as Al-Hilal thumped Al-Hazm to be crowned the new champions of Saudi Arabia.

The towering defender took to social media to express his delight following his latest success.

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"Alhamdulilah, we are champions," he wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

The 32-year-old joined Al-Hilal last summer after leaving Chelsea just a season in England.

Before moving to the Middle East, Koulibaly tried winning a league title with three different clubs in Europe, coming close multiple times with Italian giants Napoli.

In his 12-year spell in Europe, the Senegal captain featured for KRC Genk in Belgium, SSC Napoli and Chelsea.

He also won the Saudi Super Cup with Al-Hilal and could crown the campaign with the King's Cup against Al-Nassr on May 31, 2024, as reported by MSN.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Senegal defender Koulibaly and Yassine Bounou have won the SPL with Al-Hilal.

The African duo played a pivotal role as the Saudi giants won the league with three games to spare, while also keeping their unbeaten run intact after 31 games.

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Both players arrived last summer, with Koulibaly joining from Chelsea as Bounou signed from Sevilla.

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Sports Brief also reported that Senegal defender, Koulibaly won his first trophy with Al-Hilal after starring in their victory over Al-Ittihad in the Saudi Super Cup final.

The former Chelsea centre-back played an instrumental role as the Saudi League leaders stopped Karim Benzema and his teammates in a 4-1 annihilation in Abu Dhabi.

Brazilian forward, Malcom, scored twice to add to strikes from Salem Al-Dawsari and Nasser Al-Dawsari with Abderrazak Hamdallah getting the consolation goal for Al-Ittihad.